OWNER PROFILES

As qualified plans become increasingly more complex, you need to know that the professionals handling your plan have the education and experience to recognize problems and find solutions. You'll have that at Arizona Qualified Plan Services, Inc. We have the credentials and the hands-on experience to back it up.

Bruce Gardner, F.S.A., E.A., M.A.A.A.

Bruce Gardner, a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries and an Enrolled Actuary, has been in the pension and employee benefits field since 1970. Before moving to Arizona in 1985, he was employed by the Pension Actuarial Branch of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington DC. Since 1984, he has served on the examination committee that develops the EA-1 exam, a requirement for the Enrolled Actuary designation. He has been a speaker at professional meetings and local seminars around the country. Mr. Gardner has a B.S. in Mathematics from St. Lawrence University and an M.S. in Actuarial Science from Northeastern University. In addition, he maintains professional memberships with the Society of Actuaries, American Academy of Actuaries, and American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries.

Katherine M. Manker, C.E.B.S., E.A., M.S.P.A.

Kathy Manker, an Enrolled Actuary and Certified Employee Benefits Specialist, has been in the pension and employee benefits field since 1977. She has been the Director of Pension Services for the Arizona region of a Big 6 accounting firm, managed a major local actuarial firm, and has been an employee benefits consultant for an international insurance broker. She has taught pension courses at Phoenix College, a national actuarial exam study course, and is a frequent speaker at professional workshops. She has been the chair of the APA Examination Committee and chair of the APA Part III Committee for the National Institute of Pension Administrators. Ms. Manker has a B.A. in Education and MBA in Business Administration from Arizona State University along with a Certificate in Employee Benefit Plans from The Institute for Paralegal Training. She maintains professional memberships with the National Institute of Pension Administrators, American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, and Western Pension and Benefits Conference. She has served as President of the Arizona Chapter of the National Institute of Pension Administrators, and on their National Board of Directors.