Rodney Balbuena

Managing Director

SageView Advisory Group

Rodney Balbuena is a Retirement Plan Consultant in SageView’s Pasadena, California office. Rodney has delivered quality retirement plan solutions to mid and large-sized organizations for over 20 years. He is known for his in-depth industry experience, knowledge, and understanding of financial strategies and markets and has been recognized by Institutional Investor Magazine as a "rising star of retirement".* His experience has been called upon by both industry and national publications, including in the USA Today article on "401(k) plans take a page out of pensions' playbook." Rodney's first and most important priority is servicing the client to ensure all aspects of their retirement program is functioning with high efficiency. To accomplish this, Rodney implements strategies that are customized for each organization to ensure that the financial vehicles support the unique requirements for both the employee and employer. Prior to joining SageView, Rodney served as a Retirement Investment Adviser for one of the largest insurance brokerages in the United States. He successfully built and managed a portfolio of approximately $850+ million for-profit and non-profit organizations. He has also worked at other prominent financial institutions which gives him the in-sight, background and ability to understand the global requirements of each individual company. Rodney attended California State University, Los Angeles, and holds Series 6, 63, and 65 securities registrations. Rodney is a native of Los Angeles and currently resides in Studio City.

Brett Shofner

President

Work Plan Retire

Brett is the President of Work Plan Retire. His focus since 2001 has been consulting to employers on their retirement plans, with offices in South Florida, Denver, and New York. He has advised an employer clientele in excess of $1 billion in retirement plan assets and currently servicing over 50 retirement plan clients for American Portfolios. Brett has sat on the national advisory Boards of several top 401(k) Providers such as Prudential, ING, Fidelity, Alliance Bernstein, Fisher Investments, and Transamerica.

Kathleen Kell, CRPS, AIFA

Founder & Managing Partner

Compass Financial Partners

Kathleen Kelly, originally from Ballston Lake (Saratoga County), NY, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Wake Forest University. She is a Founding and Managing Partner of Compass Financial Partners, LLC, and a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, specializing in the areas of retirement plan consulting & investment advisory services for qualified retirement plans and executive benefits planning. Ms. Kelly has achieved the Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS) designation and the Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst (AIFA) designation through the Center for Fiduciary Studies. A nationally recognized firm, the team at Compass Financial Partners was named to Barron's 2015 inaugural ranking and 2018-2020 listing of Top Institutional Investing Consultants**, the 2013-2019 Pension & Investments Top Consulting listing***, the PLANADVISER 2013-2018 & 2020 Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers listing and was selected as a finalist for 2015, 2016 and 2017 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser Team of the Year Award****. Additionally, she represented Compass Financial Partners as the recipient of the “2014 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award” (Sponsored by NAPA/ASPPA).* In further recognition of Kathleen’s leadership within the retirement plan consulting community, she has been selected to serve on the Empower Advisory Board, Nuveen Retirement Leadership Council, Principal Financial Professional Advisor Council, the Prudential Advisor Council, the MassMutual Retirement Partners Council, the Transamerica Retirement Solutions RIA Advisory Board, the JP Morgan DC Advisor Council, the Fidelity Workplace Investing Advisor Council, and the Retirement Advisor Council. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and regularly quoted in trade publications. Active in her community, Ms. Kelly was appointed by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to the Board of Trustees for Winston-Salem State University where she serves as Vice-Chair of the Board, and serves on the Advancement Committee; the Finance Committee; and Chairs the Governance, Advocacy, Trusteeship, and Ethics Committee. Additionally, she has served on both the Wake Forest Board of Visitors and Greensboro College Board of Visitors. She was awarded a “Women in Business” Award (based on successful entrepreneurship) through the Triad Business Journal and was named a “2019 Women of Distinction” by the Peaks to Piedmont Girl Scout Council for making a difference in the community, where she served as a past Board member. Other community involvement has included work with Operation Smile, founding membership in the Steering Committee for Women’s Programming with the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, and her current position on the United Way of Greater Greensboro’s Tocqueville Strategy Team and Canterbury School Endowment Committee. Ms. Kelly also completed her 1-year term as the 2011 American Heart Association Guilford Heart Ball Chair, having achieved both fundraising and attendance numbers representing new records. In her spare time, Ms. Kelly enjoys playing golf and tennis and spending time with her husband, two children, and a golden retriever.

Jamie Worrell, JD

Founder and Managing Director, Northeast

Strategic Retirement Partners

Jamie is a Registered Representative with LPL Financial and an Investment Advisor Representative with Global Retirement Partners. Jamie is a Founder, Managing Director and investment advisor representative in Strategic Retirement Partners’ Northeast Office. Jamie has built a successful retirement plan team and practice over the last 20+ years through his passion for helping plan sponsors reduce fiduciary liability and offer competitive, affordable retirement benefits, while helping individuals save, plan, and invest wisely. Jamie is a frequent speaker and industry commentator for professional, association, and industry groups. He has been quoted in The Wall St. Journal, PLANSPONSOR / PLANADVISOR Magazines, Defined Contribution & Savings Plan Alert and in local media. Prior to SRP, Jamie founded GPS Investment Advisors, worked at Financial Architects Partners and John Hancock Investments. He is a graduate of Moses Brown, Connecticut College, Suffolk University Law School, and Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program. Jamie's community involvement has included San Miguel School, being a Rhode Island Commodore, serving on the Investment Committees of Neighborhood Health Plan of RI, Blithewold, and The Providence Children's Museum, and serving as a lay representative of the Episcopal Diocese of RI Commission on Finance. He coached all three of his children in youth lacrosse and soccer. Jamie and his family live in Providence, RI.

Timothy Irvin, MBA, CFP, QKA, CPFA, AIF, CHSA

Director, Corporate Markets Practice Leader

Cammack Retirement Group

Tim Irvin is focused on the retirement needs of several of Cammack Retirement Group's large defined contribution plan clients. Tim partners with clients in all aspects of the due diligence process, including investment analysis, plan design, compliance, regulatory, and process changes. Additionally, he works to address all levels of vendor and participant issues and works to ensure the successful delivery of vendor services including fund array changes, outsourcing, and participant communication and education. Tim has over ten years of experience in providing retirement plan consulting and client management services. Previously, he served as a retirement plan consultant at a New York City retirement services firm. Tim received his bachelor of science degree in business administration from Villanova University and his master's in business administration from NYU. PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA®) Certified Health Savings Adviser (CHSA®) Securities and investment licenses: Series 7 and 66 Life, Accident, and Health Insurance Licensed Registered Representative with FINRA PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS PLANADVISER National Conference: Plan Committee Excellence (September 2018) PLANADVISER National Conference: Benchmarking Your Advisory Services (October 2017) NAPA 401(k) Summit: Bench Pressed: Effective Plan Benchmarking (March 2017) “Small Market Retirement Plan Advisers Face Big Time Challenges” (Investment News, March 2017) Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) Conference: Fiduciary Best Practices & Retirement Industry Trends (October 2016) Western Pension & Benefits Council Spring Conference: Breaking Down Retirement Plan Differences (April 2016)

Jed Petty, CFA

Managing Director, Director of DC Strategies, and Relationship Manager

Wellington Management

As a relationship manager on the Americas Pension team within the Global Relationship Group, Jed is instrumental in establishing and developing partnerships with pension clients. He assists clients with long-term investment strategy and policy issues, evaluating portfolio risks and performance, and ensuring compliance with policy guidelines and applicable regulations. He also plays an important role in helping to build and manage the firm’s defined contribution business. Jed joined Wellington Management in 2005 and has held positions based in the US and Singapore. Jed earned his graduate diploma in economics from the London School of Economics and his BS in accounting from Bucknell University. Additionally, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Amar Reganti

Managing Director and Investment Director

Wellington Management

As an investment director in Investment Products and Strategies, Amar works closely with investors to help ensure the integrity of their fixed income investment approaches. This includes meeting regularly with fixed income investment teams and overseeing portfolio positioning, performance, and risk exposures, as well as developing new products and client solutions and managing business issues such as capacity, fees, and guidelines. He also meets with clients, prospects, and consultants to communicate our investment philosophy, strategy, positioning, and performance. Amar has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a master of science in European political economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a bachelor of arts from Vassar College.