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APA COMMITTEES APA Education Grant Committee Reviews applications for and selects the recipients of the APA Education Grants. Chair Betty H. Martin, CPP Tommy Windsor, CPP Robin A. Murphy, CPP Consultant/Instructor Payroll Tax Specialist HRIS/PR Mgr. MSE Consulting Services One Source VHR Deluxe Corporation Suzanne Mulligan, CPP Mary Brumm, CPP Director of Payroll Payroll Manager Central Piedmont Community College NVIDIA Automated Clearing House Committee Interacts with the banking community on electronic funds transfer issues that affect Payroll Professionals. Chair Sherry L Dwyer, CPP James R. Paille, CPP Amy Jankowski, CPP Software Sup./Trng. Mgr. Director Operations Manager, HRIS & Payroll Optimum Solutions Inc. Thomson Reuters Seahawk Drilling Inc. Michelle Ganzer, CPP Bruce E. Phipps, CPP Dee A. Nelson, CPP Payroll Manager Corporate Payroll Manager Corporate Payroll Mgr. B&S Corp. Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Koniag Development Corp. Kelly R. Klitz, CPP Mark J. Smith Mary Brumm, CPP Principal Strategy Manager VP Client Svcs. Payroll Manager Oracle USA, Inc. Money Network NVIDIA Temple Liebmann, CPP Sally M. Thomson, CPP Amorette N. Bryant, CPP Corp Acctg. Mgr. Payroll Manager President Collision Centers of America FBL Financial Group A. Bryant Consulting Alan Moidel Timothy Walstrum, CPP Mark Canter Independent Consultant Payroll Lead Dir. Payroll Process & Control BMAC-APA Lowe’s Companies Gary B. Nesbitt Senior Vice President Mary Kate Cole EastPay Inc. Vice President Upper Midwest ACH Association Board of Contributing Writers Contributes articles pertinent to payroll operations, compliance or management for publication in APA’s membership publications. Martin C. Armstrong, CPP Nora M. Daly, CPP Susan Darring, CPP Sr. Dir., PR Shared Svcs. Sr. Prod. Mgr. US Legislation Director of Implementation Time Warner Cable Oracle America, Inc. ACS Fred A. Basehore Jr., CPP Dennis G. Danilewicz, CPP Howard R. Freedman, CPP Owner/Principal Senior Director Payroll Services President F.A. Basehore & Assoc. NYU Medical Center Eagles Eye Consulting 48 2010 Annual Report APA COMMITTEES Board of Contributing Writers (continued) Contributes articles pertinent to payroll operations, compliance or management for publication in APA’s membership publications. Brent R. Gow, CPP Nicole M. Myers, CPP Karen Salemi, FLMI, CPP Dir., Global Pr. Consulting & Compliance Solution Ctr. Cons. North America Training Mgr. Starbucks Coffee Co. ADP IBM Raeann B. Hofkin, CPP Dee A. Nelson, CPP Roger A. Smith, CPP PR/AP Mgr. Corporate Payroll Mgr. Payroll Management Consultant Telerx Marketing Koniag Development Corp. PayrollProf.com Christian C. Hoyt, CPP LaTisha O’Neal, CPP Steven Van Alstine, CMP President Payroll Analyst VP CO Prog. Svcs. Pay USA Inc. BOK Canadian Payroll Association Peter A. Isberg Michael Pappas, CPP Sarona-Lee Wilde, CPP VP Gov. Affairs Owner/Managing Dir. Payroll Manager ADP, Inc. MP Consulting Services Portland Public Schools Melenie R. Lambert, CPP David A. Pena, CPP Employers Resources of Colorado Payroll Lead/Accountant HB Management Group Nancy L. Larmore, CPP Consultant John V. Raguz, CPP Payroll Manager Levi G. Meeske, CPP Progressive Sr. HRIS Analyst Scientific Games Intl. Keith Rodgers Co-founder Billy J. Meyerkorth, CPP Webster Buchanan Research Inc. Payroll Manager American Century Investments Certification Advisory Group Writes questions for the Certified Payroll Professional and Fundamental Payroll Certification Exams to be reviewed by the Certification Board. Ana O. Davis, CPP Patty K. Lake Cady, CPA, CTP, CPP Billy J. Meyerkorth, CPP Payroll Manager Functional PR CN Payroll Manager Jackson Walker L.L.P. Hewitt Associates American Century Investments Tammy Domngern, CPP Melenie R. Lambert, CPP Kathy D. Pack, CPP County of San Diego Employers Resources of Colorado Payroll Manager Central Parking System Taunya Fritzsching, CPP Betty H. Martin, CPP Payroll Tax Administrator Mgr., Payroll Services Lisa R. Poole, CPP Noble Energy, Inc. Swedish Match NA Corporate Payroll Manager Simmons Bedding Co. Christine M. Garner, CPP Robyn T. Maslouski, CPP Consultant Dir., HR Svcs. Les P. Quinn, CPP Cardinal Health Inc. Consultant Helen Karakash, CPP Colorado Payroll Consulting Inc. Payroll Manager Terry M. Meggitt, CPP Republic Services, Inc. Payroll Manager Carl York, CPP Health Partners Payroll Manager La Quinta Inns & Suites 49 APA COMMITTEES CertiFication Board Certified Payroll Professional Committee Reviews, edits and constructs questions for the APA’s Certified Payroll Professional Exam. Responsible for format, design and security issues regarding the exam. Chair Michael Pappas, CPP Carl York, CPP Robyn T. Maslouski, CPP Owner/Managing Dir. Payroll Manager Dir., HR Svcs. MP Consulting Services La Quinta Inns & Suites Cardinal Health Michael J. Ruhm, CPP Billy J. Meyerkorth, CPP Manager, Treasury Compliance Payroll Manager Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. American Century Investments Roger A. Smith, CPP Valery A. Noakes, CPP Payroll Management Consultant Mgr. PR PayrollProf.com Tesoro Companies Inc. Fundamental Payroll Certification Committee Reviews, edits and constructs questions for the APA’s Fundamental Payroll Certification Exam. Chair Rosemarie Fraumeni, CPP Gary W. Lynch, CPP Daniel B. Dycus, CPP PR/BEN SP Consultant Sr. Mgr. PR - Disbmt./Ben. Insulet Corporation Intelsat Helen Karakash, CPP Scott Angel, CPP Dir. PR Payroll Operations Manager Republic Services Inc. Wal-Mart Associates Inc. Melenie R. Lambert, CPP Lori Brown, CPP Employers Resources of Colorado Senior Manager, Payroll CACI Inc. Certification Review Panel Provides a final step for review of a candidate’s score on the Certified Payroll Professional and Fundamental Payroll Certification Exams. Chair Michael D. Jones Lucy Key Price, CPP James R. Paille, CPP Consultant President Director Operations Midel Corp. L. K. Price & Assoc. Consult Svcs. Thomson Reuters Kathleen L. Mizejewski, CPP, GBA Lois Fried, CPP Owner Learning Specialist III KLM Enterprises ADP, Inc. 50 2010 Annual Report APA COMMITTEES Payroll Certifications Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) and Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) Economic and legislative developments have broadened CPPs may retain their designations after each five-year period the scope of payroll activities. Payroll is a field which is con- by one of two methods. The first is to successfully retake the stantly changing; it demands that professionals keep current on CPP exam within the fifth year of the recertification period. The new legislation on the federal, state and local levels, as well as second option is to accumulate a minimum of 120 qualifying on innovative electronic processing technologies. The payroll Recertification Credit Hours (RCHs) within the CPP Continued department interfaces with all of the other departments in an or- Competency Program, during the five-year recertification pe- ganization and is subject to more governmental regulations and riod. RCHs are the official recertification unit for all those certi- requirements than any other internal division of a contemporary fied by the American Payroll Association. RCHs are defined as U.S. business. The job of a Payroll Professional is complex, re- the number of actual clock hours spent in direct participation in quiring specialized, advanced study on a continual basis. a structured educational format as a learner or instructor. If the The Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) program was courses and/or educational programs attended offer qualifying developed by the American Payroll Association in 1985 as a Continuing Education Units (CEUs), then a simple conversion method of serving the interests of those working in payroll by can be made to RCHs by multiplying .1 CEU by 10 = 1 RCH or establishing respect for payroll as a professional, rather than a 1 CEU x 10 = 10 RCHs. technical, discipline, by maintaining high standards in the indus- There are several ways to accumulate qualifying RCHs. try, as well as by recognizing those individuals who have proven First, all APA programs (courses, seminars, conferences) are themselves to be among the top ranks of the industry. Currently, pre-approved for RCHs. Second, pre-approved local APA chap- there are more than 9,500 CPPs. ter meetings and regional statewide conferences. Third, edu- The American Payroll Association’s CPP Committee devel- cational programs offered by third parties (i.e., payroll software ops a comprehensive exam which tests the aspects of payroll vendors, colleges, universities) that directly relate to the payroll in which a skilled professional should be proficient, including: profession. payroll fundamentals and operations, fundamentals for calcula- CPPs can determine if a non-APA educational program tion of paychecks, tax and regulatory compliance, accounting, qualifies for RCHs by first determining if the educational pro- payroll and supporting systems, and management and admin- gram directly covers any area in the Content Outline of the istration. Certified Payroll Professional Examination. Non-APA educa- The CPP exam is a rigorous, four-hour test consisting tional programs should be pre-approved by APA’s Certification of 190 multiple-choice questions. The APA administers the Department. If there is a question concerning an educational exams at over 3,500 locations worldwide throughout the year. program’s eligibility, CPPs are encouraged to request approval Examinations are delivered ONLY in English and are based prior to attending the educational program in question. on U.S. federal