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MAPERS Annual Conference
July 9-11, 2025
Margaritaville Lake Resort | Osage Beach, MO
Registration opens March 3rd
Steve Kosoris
17 Capital
Eddie Meyers
ABL Technologies
Vincent Pellegrino
ABL Technologies
Christian Thorn
ABS Global Investments
Catherine Laster
ACORE Capital
John Lauria
ACORE Capital
Michael Romo
ACORE Capital
Aaron Montano
AllianceBernstein
Matthew Richter
Alidade Capital
Liz Smith
AllianceBernstein
Devin Benton
American Century Investments
Justin Moulder
Arga Investment Management
Ward Brown
Argent Capital Management
Trenton Paluczack
Argent Capital Management
Krystal Proctor
Argent Capital Management
Melissa Smith
Ariel Investments
Keri Hepburn
Aristotle Capital Management
Beth Bowen
Asset Consulting Group
Phinney Troy
Asset Consulting Group
Clayton Johnston
Barrow Hanley Global Investors
Art Jackson
Berkeley Police & Fire Retirement
James Linhardt
Berkeley Police & Fire Retirement
Brian Heuer
Bi-State Development
Allan Parker
Bi-State Development
Les Pinion
Bi-State Development
John Weideman
Bi-State Development
Clint Wittenborn
Bi-State Development
Emilee Brown
Blackstone
Grant Murray
Blackstone
Iliana Sobczak
Blackstone
Jeremy Ash
BPU Pension Plan
Steve Green
BPU Pension Plan
David Westfall
BPU Pension Plan
Michelle DePew
Brentwood Police & Firemen’s Pension
Katie Bruce
Bridgewater Associates
Memi Mathias
Bridgewater Associates
Michael Brock
Black Jack Fire Protection District
David Calhoun
Black Jack Fire Protection District
Kenneth Givens
Black Jack Fire Protection District
Bryan Wiegers
Black Jack Fire Protection District
Andrew Wohldmann
Black Jack Fire Protection District
Mark Burton
Blackstone
Wendy Hu
Blackstone
Alex Smith
Bridgewater Associates
Miles Littlefield
Brookfield Asset Management
Alex Hahn
Capital Dynamics
Steve Toyota
Capital Dynamics
Michael Kamell
Capital Group
Vince Ortega
Capital Group
Bryan Hoge
Cavanaugh Macdonald Consulting
Wendy Ludbrook
Cavanaugh Macdonald Consulting
Angela Dothage
Central County Fire & Rescue
Ben Giesman
Central County Fire & Rescue
Bobby Kreuzer
Central County Fire & Rescue
John LeDoux
Central County Fire & Rescue
John Schneider
Central County Fire & Rescue
Sam Sinovich
Central County Fire & Rescue
Marcy Copeland
Cerberus Capital Management
Karri Bell
City of Osage Beach
Torryn Shurts
City of Osage Beach
Nicholas Davis
Clayton Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Bill Grayson
Clayton Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Debra Miller
Clayton Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Cullen Baxter
Columbia Police & Fire Retirement System
Justin Collins
Columbia Police & Fire Retirement System
Steve Jeffrey
Columbia Police & Fire Retirement System
Mike Yoakum
Columbia Police & Fire Retirement System
Kevin O’Toole
Commerce Trust
Brian Gardner
Concordia Plans
Curtis Williams
Constitution Capital Partners
Sid Conklin
County Employees Retirement Fund
Pam Mayfield
County Employees Retirement Fund
Mark Price
County Employees Retirement Fund
Michael Ruff
County Employees Retirement System
Kelly Schwartze
County Employees Retirement Fund
Lori Smith
County Employees Retirement Fund
Cindy Stein
County Employees Retirement Fund
Erik Hall
Crescent Capital
Kyle Black
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
Brian Heppermann
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
Dave Kreuter
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
Kenny McCune
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
Kevin Saak
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
Harvey Seigel
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
Jim Younce
Creve Coeur Fire Protection District
Kelley Condy
Dahab Associates
Tom Donegan
Dahab Associates
Kevin Brown
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Scott Olguin
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Wes Walker
ElmTree Funds
Donna Baringer
Employees Retirement System of St Louis
Chris Carter
Employees Retirement System of St Louis
Felicia Hinton-Ramey
Employees Retirement System of St Louis
Michelle Smart
Employees Retirement System of St Louis
Tom Stoff
Employees Retirement System of St Louis
Tinesha Tyler
Employees Retirement System of St Louis
Tyler Alcorn
EnTrust Global
Richard Chapman
Financial Recovery Technologies
Andrew Callis
Firefighters Retirement Plan of St Louis
Freddie Dunlap
Firefighters Retirement Plan of St Louis
Michael Lawrence
Firefighters Retirement Plan of St Louis
Kenny Sturma
Firefighters Retirement Plan of St Louis
John Brewer
Firemen’s Retirement System of St Louis
Billy Ellner
Firemen’s Retirement System of St Louis
Lauren Grass
Firemen’s Retirement System of St Louis
Jerry Jacobsen
Firemen’s Retirement System of St Louis
Dennis Jenkersen
Firemen’s Retirement System of St Louis
Kenny Mitchell
Firemen’s Retirement System of St Louis
Bruce Williams
Firemen’s Retirement System of St Louis
Patrick Glavey
First Eagle Investments
Anoop Rathod
First Eagle Investments
Sharon Gutierrez
Fisher Investments
Robert Carmack
Florissant Valley Fire Protection District
Russell Kleffner
Florissant Valley Fire Protection District
Dan Lubiewski
Florissant Valley Fire Protection District
Michael Mahaffy
Florissant Valley Fire Protection District
Mark Waller
Florissant Valley Fire Protection District
Paul Baugher
Foster & Foster
Casey Ahlbrandt-Rains
Gabriel Roeder Smith & Co
Mita Drazilov
Gabriel Roeder Smith & Co
Jeff Tebeau
Gabriel Roeder Smith & Co
Chandra Brown
Gallagher
Matthew Staback
Gallagher
Taylor Houghton
General Atlantic
Tim Pollard
Golub Capital
Mike Nieves
Hamilton Lane
Melissa Cogdal
Hannibal Police & Fire Retirement Plan
John Dean
Hannibal Police & Fire Retirement Plan
Ben Devlin
Hannibal Police & Fire Retirement Plan
Alex Grote
Hannibal Police & Fire Retirement Plan
Jacob Nacke
Hannibal Police & Fire Retirement Plan
Steven Neff
Hannibal Police & Fire Retirement Plan
Dane Riefesel
Hannibal Police & Fire Retirement Plan
Melissa Cahill
HarbourVest Partners
Justine Wilk
HarbourVest Partners
Jay Green
Harding Loevner
Monte Dop
Invesco
Garrett Glawe
Invesco
Merope Pentogenis
IFM Investors
Daniel Hopkins
IPPFA
Gene Washington
IPPFA
Steve Gillis
Jackson County Employees Pension Plan
Sonya Reed
Jackson County Employees Pension Plan
Carolyn Watley
Jackson County Employees Pension Plan
Doug Clemens
Joint Committee-Public Employee Retirement
Robert Coleman
Joint Committee-Public Employee Retirement
Martin Jacobs
Joint Committee-Public Employee Retirement
Chris Schepers
Joint Committee-Public Employee Retirement
Kathy Steinhoff
Joint Committee-Public Employee Retirement
Ken Waller
Joint Committee-Public Employee Retirement
Adam Grimes
Joplin Police & Fire Pension Plan
Blake Johnson
JP Morgan Asset Management
Lawrence Ostow
JP Morgan Asset Management
Teri Casey
Kansas City Employees Retirement System & Fire Fighters
Yon Chung
Kansas City Employees Retirement System & Fire Fighters
Barbara Davis
Kansas City Employees Retirement System & Fire Fighters
Dana Eichholz
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Eddie Smith
Kansas City Public School Retirement System
Jason Steliga
Kansas City Public School Retirement System
Tyler Walock
Kansas City Public School Retirement System
Cecelia Carter
KCERS & KCPSRS Trustee
Lauren Caldwell
Kennedy Capital Management
Janet Newcomb
Kennedy Capital Management
Dennis Pohlmann
Ladue Fire & Police Pension Fund
Shelly Benson
Ladue Non-Uniformed Employees Retirement Fund
Scot Bollinger
Ladue Non-Uniformed Employees Retirement Fund
Dave Kaiser
Ladue Non-Uniformed Employees Retirement
Steven Lynn
Ladue Non-Uniformed Employees Retirement
Ivan White
Ladue Non-Uniformed Employees Retirement Fund
Maryann Cassidy
Lazard Asset Management
Shawn Farris
Levi, Ray & Shoup
John Katalinich
Levi, Ray & Shoup
Josh Reiss
LibreMax Capital
Guy Pinkman
Lincoln Police & Fire Pension System
Bryan Dennie
Manulife Asset Management
Jim Sakelaris
Manulife Asset Management
Brian Goding
Marquette Associates
Thomas Latzke
Marquette Associates
Jim Bray
Maryland Heights Fire Protection District
Tom Carter
Maryland Heights Fire Protection District
Brandy Douglas
Maryland Heights Fire Protection District
Matt Pagano
Maryland Heights Fire Protection District
Alissa Schulte
Maryland Heights Fire Protection District
Chance Baragary
Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
Ryan Falls
Milliman Inc
Kevin Hart
Milliman Inc
Bill Winningham
Milliman Inc
Abby Allen
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Ciara Bauer
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Mya Bernskoetter
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Bill Betts
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Scott Day
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Tony Kelley
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Jeff Kempker
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Marcelle Kostic
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Megan Loehner
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Tyler Luebbert
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Chad Munsey
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Grant Narzinski
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Amanda Norred
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Jeff Pabst
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Sheila Reinsch
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Kathy Rolwes
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Andrew Sartorius
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Dennise Schaben
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Penny Thomas
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Claire West
Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System
Sarah Hoeller
Missouri Retired Teachers Association
Paige Holtmeyer
Missouri Retired Teachers Association
Joann Lindemann
Missouri Retired Teachers Association
Ryan Mankin
Missouri Retired Teachers Association
Maria Walden
Missouri Retired Teachers Association
Jim Arnott
Missouri Sheriff’s Retirement System
Kevin Bond
Missouri Sheriff’s Retirement System
Rodney Herring
Missouri Sheriff’s Retirement System
Kenny Jones
Missouri Sheriff’s Retirement System
Andrea Binkley
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Margie Bunch
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
TJ Carlson
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Amanda Crawford
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Cindy Dixon
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Lindsey Evers
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Scott Hankins
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Kelsey Harris
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Jonathon Imhoff
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Shelley Lehmann
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Forrest Luck
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Alanna MacCleoud
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Don Mayhew
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Shelby Murdock-Kempf
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Jeremy Pond
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Rochelle Reeves
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Abby Spieler
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Cindy Rehmeier
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Nicki Russell
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Callie Simmons
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Candy Smith
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Ryan Toebben
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Lisa Verslues
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Crystal Wessing
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Ken Zellers
Missouri State Employees Retirement System
Wallace Ahrens
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Mike Azar
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Greta Bassett-Seymour
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Mark Caplinger
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Sue Cox
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Warren Erdman
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Jennifer Even
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Melissa Gourd
MoDot & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Barry Hovis
MoDOT & Patrol Employes Retirement System
Jennifer Johnson
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Larry Krummen
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Katy Lacy
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Scott Simon
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Michael Turner
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Todd Tyler
MoDOT & Patrol Employees Retirement System
Thomas Obaseki
Neuberger Berman
Marcel Sallis
Neuberger Berman
Lorena Cabezas
Ninety One
Colleen Brennan
Northern Trust Company
Ryan Lloyd
Northern Trust Asset Management
Kenny Parzgnat
Northern Trust Asset Management
Shannon Grieger
Nuveen
Matt Branding
Nyhart, part of a FuturePlan by Ascensus
Rebecca Brown
Nyhart, part of a FuturePlan by Ascensus
Charlie Hannigan
Oak Hill Advisors
Don Triveline
Palisade Capital Management
Gerard Branka
Pathway Capital Management
Mark Barnhart
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Bob Biondo
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Bill Esterline
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Dan Marcus
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Judi Rogger
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Bob Soutier
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Kevin Stuhlman
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Jim Usry
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Mark Woolbright
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Stephan Georgacopoulos
Pension Technology Group
Salvatore Ferrara
PGIM Fixed Income
Jason Fletcher
Police Retirement System of St Louis
Bill Murphy
PIMCO
Rob Kent
PNC Institutional Investors
Brett Stehl
PNC Institutional Investors
Matt Shirilla
Polen Capital
Jason Hoy
Police Retirement System of Kansas City
Scott Hummel
Police Retirement System of Kansas City
James Manley
Police Retirement System of Kansas City
Wayne Stewart
Police Retirement System of Kansas City
Patrick Caragher
Principal Asset Management
Todd Jablonski
Principal Asset Management
Ajith Chandrasekhar
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Lexi Bonnot
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Christina Bisges
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Dellanta Butler
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Laurie Cantrell
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Kirstan Chambers
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Susan Conrad
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Courtney Edwards
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Kate Eickhoff
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Melissa Forck
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Erin Fouch
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Ben Frede
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Stacey Garrison
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Lisa Glasgow
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Joshua Hale
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Nicole Hamler
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Anita Harrison
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Craig Husting
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
James Hyman
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Samantha Kelly
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Chad Kemna
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Holly Kleffner
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Cassey Kuester
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Sami Lindsay
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Jennifer Martin
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Logan Matthews
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Ashley Meyerpeter
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Max Meystrik
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Mike Moorefield
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Rachelle Ocheskey
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Jessica Pruitt
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Stephanie Rankin
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Colton Roy
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Lisa Scheulen
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
James Scurlock
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Dearld Snider
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Sarah Swoboda
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Jana Taylor
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Joren Trimble
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Michelle Varcho
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Katie Webb
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Hoaran Wu
Public School Retirement System of Missouri
Louis Cross
Public School Retirement System of St Louis
Emily Hubbard
Public School Retirement System of St Louis
Miata Reeve-Borne
Public School Retirement System of St Louis
Bobbie Richardson
Public School Retirement System of St Louis
Albert Sanders
Public School Retirement System of St Louis
Berit Christoff
RBC Global Asset Management
Connor O’Malley
RBC Global Asset Management
Trevor Savage
Reinhart Partners
Lisa Eckstein
Rock Community Fire Protection District
Marcia Beard
RVK Inc
Tony Johnson
RVK Inc
Ryan Sullivan
RVK Inc
Mark Rhein
Salem Trust Company
Omar Davis
Saxena White
Melissa Krajewski
Schroders
Chris Todisco
Schroders
Charles Alexander
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Jamie Frieze
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Andrew McPherson
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Justin Setser
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Andy Stewart
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Laura Robinson
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Bryan Welch
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Jonathan Winn
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Ann Young
Springfield Police & Fire Retirement System
Khalif Edwards
Starwood Capital Group
Charles Turgeon
T. Rowe Price
Carson Lepper
Tegrit Group
Andy Knapp
TPG Angelo Gordon
Heather Mehta
UB Greensfelder
David Martin
US Agriculture
Evan Newton
US Agriculture
Joel Brous
Virtus Investment Partners
Mike Barela
Voya Investment Management
Nathan Paulsen
Voya Investment Management
Wally Fikri
William Blair
Ramon Gonzalez
William Blair
Doug Borths
Wolf Popper LLP
Saxena White | $2,500 | Platinum |
William Blair | $2,500 | Platinum |
Wolf Popper LLP | $2,500 | Platinum |
ElmTree Funds | $2,000 | Gold |
ABL Technologies | $1,500 | Silver |
Alliance Bernstein | $1,500 | Silver |
Aristotle Capital Management | $1,500 | Silver |
Kennedy Capital Management | $1,500 | Silver |
LibreMax Capital | $1,500 | Silver |
Gallagher | $1,500 | Silver |
Pathway Capital Management | $1,500 | Silver |
PFM Asset Management | $1,500 | Silver |
Commerce Trust Company | $1,000 | Bronze |
EnTrust Global | $1,000 | Bronze |
Financial Recovery Technologies | $1,000 | Bronze |
IFM Investors | $1,000 | Bronze |
Invesco | $1,000 | Bronze |
Marquette Associates | $1,000 | Bronze |
Northern Trust Asset Management | $1,000 | Bronze |
Polen Capital | $1,000 | Bronze |
Principal Asset Management | $1,000 | Bronze |
Reinhart Partners | $1,000 | Bronze |
WCM Investment Management | $1,000 | Bronze |
Recent legislation (105.666 RSMo, SB 406) requires trustees of Missouri public employee retirement plans to attend trustee education programs provided at this conference, which is a great incentive for plan attendance. The two evening receptions will give you the opportunity to network with Board Members and Administrative staff from many Missouri public retirement plans.
Are you a Plan Sponsor Member looking for public pension plan trustee education programs?
You’ll find them at our Annual MAPERS conferences. Senate Bill 406 requires trustees of Missouri public employee retirement plans to attend trustee education programs which include information on topics such as:
- Duties and responsibilities of board members
- Ethics
- Governance process and procedures
- Pension plan design and administration of benefits
- Actuarial principles
- Investments
- Fiduciary duties
- Legal liability and risks
- Sunshine law requirements
- The role of staff and consultants in plan administration
The Annual Conference includes sessions that will help you meet these legislative requirements and is the perfect platform to learn from some of the most respected names in the public pension arena.
Are you a Corporate Member wanting to spotlight your company? As a Conference Sponsor, you can host a conference event and distribute your company’s promotional hand-outs at the event you choose to sponsor. Conference sponsorships are offered at five (5) levels ranging in cost from $1,000 to $5,000.
Sponsorship Incentive Levels:
- Bronze $1,000 – Acknowledgement on printed materials and session slides. Sponsorship of Friday lunch.
- Silver $1,500 – Acknowledgment on printed materials and session slides. Sponsorship of Thursday or Friday breakfast. Option to add a promotional item to the MAPERS swag bag.
- Gold $2,000 – Acknowledgement on printed materials and session slides. Sponsorship of Thursday lunch. Option to add a promotional item to the MAPERS swag bag.
- Platinum $2,500 – Acknowledgement at opening ceremony, on printed materials and session slides. Sponsorship of Wednesday night or Thursday night reception. Option to add a promotional item to the MAPERS swag bag. Option for speaker introduction during conference sessions.
- Double Platinum $5,000 – Acknowledgement at opening ceremony, on printed materials and session slides. Sponsorship of Wednesday night and Thursday night reception with acknowledgement on each table. Option to add a promotional item to the MAPERS swag bag. Option for speaker introduction during conference sessions.
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Margaritaville Lake Resort
494 Tan Tar A Drive
Osage Beach, MO 65065
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Hotel Reservation Cut-Off Date is June 8, 2025
Reservations: 800-826-8272
Booking Code: MAPE
Room Rates
$171 Standard
$381 One-bedroom suite
$506 Two-bedroom suite