Marta Holmberg

mholmberg@soa.org

847-706-3580

Managing Director, Core Studies and Global Initiatives

The Boss

Martha Sikaras

msikaras@soa.org

847-706-3596

Manager – Global Initiatives

Manages the APC and FAC programs as staff liaison to the Professionalism Education Management Committee.  Broad –spectrum role within the Education Redesign project primarily involving candidate and member communications.  Non E&E related duties:  Manages all the programs geared at non-North American candidates and members; IAA staff liaison, liaison to all international initiatives related SoA committees.

Doreen Tan

dtan@soa.org

847-706-3561

Professionalism Education Administrator

Under the supervision of Martha Sikaras, Manager of Global Initiatives, she is responsible for the planning and execution of the Associateship Professionalism Course (APC) and the Fellowship Admissions Course (FAC) sessions.  She also serves as staff support for the Professionalism Education Management Committee (PEMC)

Judy Powills

Jpowills@soa.org

847-706-3563

Director – Assessment and Candidate Affairs

Serves as the staff liaison for three current E&E system components; Course 5 Examination Committee, Course 7 Pretest and Professional Development.  Advises various committees and groups on assessment issues (e.g., Course 7 Seminar project grading, Essay Sort, CAS/SoA/CIA joint task force on Computer –based testing).  Additionally, the primary staff liaison for the design development and delivery of the Fundamentals of Actuarial Practice Course (Education Redesign).

Brett Rogers

brogers@soa.org

847-706-3586

Registrar and Senior Analyst

Manager of Exams Supervisor (Laura Kibiloski) and E&E Programmer/Technical Analyst (Dave Stangl).  Directs programs to ensure effective support of the basic education and examination functions of the SoA (registration, exams printing, analysis and grading of examinations); ensures the accuracy and integrity of candidate records (grade production) transcripts, issuing lists of new ASAs and FSAs; manages requests for credit or membership based on waiver/exemption and Mutual Recognition provisions established by the Board of Governors.

David Stangl

dstangle@soa.org

847-706-3508

Programmer and Technical Analyst

Develops and uses computer programs to perform the grading and analysis of SoA examinations; serves as the IT liaison between the SoA and the volunteer education and examination committees (this will be more visible in the future as we move to internet based grading/essay sort study systems)

Gena Long

glong@soa.org

847-706-3582

Course 7 Manager

Course 7 Pretest and Seminar planning, Course 7 seminar development and grading oversight

Judy Carney

jcarney@soa.org

8478-706-3594

Course 7 Coordinator

Course 7 Pretest and Seminar registration and distribution of materials

Judy Anderson

janderson@soa.org

847-706-3590

Staff Fellow of Actuarial Education

Serves as staff liaison to Course 6, Course 8s, EA Exams; Education Redesign – PE and FSA components; assists with content issues as they arise.

Sarah Phelps

sphelps@soa.org

847-706-3574

Coordinator – Core Studies and Global Initiatives

Manages the SoA Catalog process; coordinates exam irregularities, committee expenses, Central Review, the defective question process and syllabus development support.

Laura Kibiloski

lkibiloski@soa.org

8487-706-3589

Supervisor, Exam Services

Oversees the administrative personnel in support of exams.  Works with the exam department in establishing processes and procedures to ensure the successful construction, production and administration of exams.

Jane Lesch

jlesch@soa.org

847-706-3598

Exam Center Coordinator

Establishes supervisors and exam centers for all U.S., Canadian and International exam centers.  Works with the membership and volunteer base to procure supervisors and locations for each exam session.

Anna Kacprzyk-Abel

aabel@soa.org

847-706-3505

Exam Coordinator

Responsible for the construction of the examinations; oversees exam typing and interacts with committees to receive exam questions and revisions to produce the final drafts; provides on-site support to review committees at Central Review.

Ombudsperson (Pat Holmberg)

ombudsperson@soa.org

847-706-3527

Ombudsperson

Responds to non-routine inquiries from candidates and directs those inquiries to the appropriate staff member and department.  Manages resume referral process.

Leslie Fausher

lfausher@soa.org

847-706-3547

Administrator – Core Studies and Global Initiatives

Coordinates the administrative logistics of the Examination Discount Program; coordinates and manages the PD plan review processes; coordinates and manages the processes related to the Program and Provider Accreditation component;

Process all IT functions related to grade processing.

Non-CSGI Contacts

Aleshia Zionce

azionce@soa.org

847-706-3525

Publications Orders Manager

Responsible for updating Introductory Study Notes; coordinates printing and distribution of study notes and obtains reprint permission for reprinting copyrighted materials.

Beverly Haynes

bhaynes@soa.org

847-706-3526

Publication Orders Coordinator

Responsible for processing study note orders and all SoA books and publication orders; sends out copies of catalogs and promotional materials.