The mission of the Pennsylvania Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (PAPERS) shall be to encourage and facilitate the education of its membership in all matters related to their duties as fiduciaries overseeing the assets of the pension funds with which they have been entrusted. It will be PAPERS' primary purpose to conduct an annual educational forum that provides the basis for improved financial and operational performance of the public employee retirement systems in the State. PAPERS will function as a central resource for educational purposes and act as a networking agent for all public plan staff and board members.
To learn more about PAPERS, please click here.
From the Desk of the Executive Director
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Welcome to the PAPERS website!!!
Just below you'll find a link to the latest edition of the PAPERS newsletter (Fall 2018). Our goal is to provide interesting reading and a variety of points of interest to spark conversations in the realm of public pensions. I hope you find the following items as informative and interesting as I have. Thank you to those who have contributed articles and suggestions to this edition.
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I spent a lot of time on the road the last few months. From traveling throughout Pennsylvania to visit local government association events to flying to Illinois, Wisconsin and other states - all in an effort to learn best practices and to help PAPERS grow and meet the needs of our public pension plans. The amazing part of traveling to other states is how many people have connections back in Pennsylvania and their unselfish desire to help us meet our goals. As I visit the local government associations it is evident there is a thirst for basic knowledge for trustees of their fiduciary responsibility. It’s with a lot of pride I can tell them the answers to their questions can be found in PAPERS as we truly are the leader in trustee education, but we only get that way with your help and support.
Several of the members of the inaugural class in our new certification program have already completed the on-line courses, the first step toward certification, and have received a proof of completion certificate. We look forward to sharing their experiences and in enrolling even more members in this new year.
Karen K Deklinski
kdeklinski@msn.com
717-979-5788
Registration Begins March, 2019

Certified PA Public Retirement Plan Professional
PAPERS has a new certification program designed to
provide a high quality educational opportunity for public pension trustees, pension administrators and staff, and industry professionals
to help them fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities.
Click here for more information.

Click here for the conference final agenda.
Click here to access links to some of the presentations given at the conference.
Special Thanks to These Conference Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
BNY Mellon
T. Rowe Price
Gold Sponsors
Neuberger Berman
Pension Technology Group
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Silver Sponsors
Fidelity Investments
Nareit
Click here to access the latest issue of the PAPERS e-newsletter
(Fall 2018)
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