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2008 Executive Committee

> Board of Directors

Sal L. Tripodi, APM
President

Sheldon H. Smith, APM
Senior Vice President/Treasurer

Thomas J. Finnegan, MSPA,
CPC, QPA
Vice President

Chris L. Stroud, MSPA
Immediate Past President

David M. Lipkin, MSPA
Ex-Officio Member

Stephen L. Dobrow, CPC, QPA, QKA, QPFC
President-Elect

Ilene H. Ferenczy, CPC
Vice President

Robert M. Richter, APM
Secretary

Brian H. Graff, Esq., APM
Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer

 

President
Sal L. Tripodi, Esq., APM

Sal L. Tripodi, Esq., APM, currently maintains a nationally-based consulting practice in the employee benefits area, TRI Pension Services. Sal provides technical training in ERISA-related areas, presenting seminars around the country, and authors a five-volume reference guide, The ERISA Outline Book, and two electronic quarterly newsletters, ERISA Views and eRISA Update. He does ERISA-related seminars for major financial institutions, trade and professional associations, and consulting firms all over the United States. The ERISA Outline Book is used by more than 2,000 firms. In addition to his duties at TRI Pension Services, Sal is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver Graduate Tax Program. He was also named ASPPA President in October 2007. Sal started his employee benefits career with the Internal Revenue Service, as a Tax Law Specialist with the IRS National Office (1979-1983). Since 1983, Sal has been in the private sector, consulting on employee benefit matters, writing reference materials concerning employee benefit plans, and conducting numerous seminars. In 2001, Sal received ASPPA’s Educator Award. Sal received a JD at Catholic University of America Law School (1979) and an LLM at Georgetown University Law School (1983).

President-Elect
Stephen L. Dobrow, CPC, QPA, QKA, QPFC

Stephen L. Dobrow, CPC, QPA, QKA, QPFC, is president of Primark Benefits and is a frequent speaker and teacher. A San Francisco native, Stephen entered the retirement field in 1976 and has led Primark Benefits since 1990. Stephen holds a degree in Management from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He formerly served as a chapter officer for NIPA and is active in the Western Pension and Benefits Conference. Stephen has served on many ASPPA committees and will become ASPPA’s President in October 2008.