Classes

Preparing Your Members for Retirement

1:30 - 3:00 pm
2025-Ed-Seminar-Tuesday, April 22
Speakers: Bruce Anderholt, Tim Valencia

Planning for retirement should begin when you’re hired. We’ll review 6 steps along the way and share information you should have when life happens. We will cover the essentials of LEOFF2, getting ready for retirement, and post-retirement issues.

About the Speakers

Bruce Anderholt

Bruce joined the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems in 2022 and worked in financial services for the previous two decades.  Bruce has a BA in International Relations from Claremont McKenna College and lives in Salmon Creek, WA with his wife and daughter. His father is a retired Undersheriff from Imperial County, California and...

Tim Valencia

Mr. Valencia is the deputy director for the Washington State Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ (LEOFF) Plan 2 Retirement Board, a policy-making board with the responsibility to study pension issues, set contribution rates and recommend pension policy to the state legislature. Mr. Valencia has 30 years of experience in public pension policy and...

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