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James V. Cole II

Jim Cole is General Counsel of the NCCMP, a Principal at Groom Law Group, Chtd., and the head of Groom’s multiemployer practice group. He has represented numerous retirement, health, apprenticeship, and other types of multiemployer plans and multiemployer plan trustees in a variety of industries over the past twenty-five years. His practice includes specialization in… Read more »

Ronald J. Piksa

Initiated as an Apprentice in Local 114 (Tacoma, WA) on February 1, 1974. Graduated from Apprentice to Journeyman on March 1, 1976 and received Outstanding Apprentice Award. General President John H. Lyons, Jr. gave special recognition to Ron by having him participate in the Bicentennial Celebration in Washington D.C. June 29 through July 12, 1976…. Read more »

Earl Pomeroy

Former Congressman Earl Pomeroy brings 26 years of regulatory and legislative experience to his present position as senior counsel at Alston & Bird LLP. Mr. Pomeroy’s practice focuses on matters before the legislative and executive branches of government at the federal level as well as work before financial regulators at the state government level. Mr…. Read more »

David Young

David Young is Executive Director of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW). He was appointed to the position in 2006, after serving as the Guild’s Interim Executive Director in 2005. Prior to that, he was the Guild’s Director of Organizing. Under direction of the WGAW’s Board of Directors, he has led the effort to… Read more »

Carolyn Smith

Carolyn Smith is Counsel with Alston & Bird LLP. Carolyn brings to her practice a unique blend of policy and legal expertise.  She has 20 years of experience with the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, where she was the Associate Deputy Chief of Staff. While with the Joint Committee she counseled members and staff on… Read more »

Serena G. Simons, JD

Ms. Simons is a Senior Vice President in Segal’s Washington, DC office with over 20 years of experience in employee benefit plan compliance. She develops and manages the company’s retirement plan compliance services and is the National Retirement Compliance Practice Leader.

Toni C. Inscoe

Toni Inscoe is the Administrator of the Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund (PPNPF) – a multi-employer pension plan with over 150,000 participants and more than 4600 contributing employers. Prior to being appointed Fund Administrator in January 2017, she spent 20 years with the PPNPF in various leadership and benefit administration roles, specializing in Fund… Read more »

David B. Brenner, JD

Mr. Brenner is a Senior Vice President. He also serves as the National Director of Multiemployer Consulting and the Chair of Segal’s Multiemployer Leadership Group. He is a recognized expert on multiemployer benefit plan issues, having over 20 years of experience at Segal working with multiemployer benefit plan boards, and other professionals, on a wide range… Read more »