Starratt Earns QPA Designation

6/30/2011 - By Zachary Farrington

Heather M. Starratt, ERPA, QKA, a Manager in the Retirement and Medical Plans Department at Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund has received the designation of Qualified Pension Administrator (QPA) from the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA). Starratt is also a Qualified 401(k) Administrator (QKA) and an Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent (ERPA). The Qualified Pension Administrator (QPA) credential was created by ASPPA to recognize professionals who are qualified to perform the technical and administrative functions of qualified plan administration. QPA’s assist employers, actuaries, and consultants in performing functions such as determination of eligibility benefits, computation of benefits, plan recordkeeping, trust accounting and disclosure, and compliance requirements.