Senior Editor, Publications at the International Foundation
Favorite Foundation Product: The Foundation magazines: Benefits Magazine and Plans & Trusts
Benefits Related Topics That Interest Her Most: Financial literacy, health and wellness programs
Favorite Foundation Conference Moment: Hearing attendees sing “O, Canada” at Canadian Annual in addition to hearing the anthem sung in both French and English.
Personal Insight: Whether she’s collecting information for a magazine story or hanging out with her family and friends, you know Kathy is fully engaged. Her listening ear and introspective nature provide reassuring presence to those enjoying her company.
Isolation and loneliness. Fear that you or a loved one will be infected with a deadly virus. Anxiety about finances. Stress over child care and school arrangements. During the COVID-19… Read more >
March 3, 2021 Canada, Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellness, Work Life Balance 0 Read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to bring long-lasting changes to life in the United States, and those changes will be reflected in employee benefits. How COVID-19 could affect health, retirement… Read more >
February 17, 2021 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer, Paid Leave, U.S. 1 Read more >
Employers and benefit plan sponsors can play a bigger role in addressing the disparities in access to adequate health care among minority populations—an issue that has received increasing attention in… Read more >
February 2, 2021 Communication, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Global Benefits, Health Care, U.S. 0 Read more >
Although the COVID-19 pandemic caught many off guard, the experience has provided opportunities for apprenticeship programs and training funds to adapt training methods that will meet educational needs far into… Read more >
December 9, 2020 Apprenticeship Programs, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S. 0 Read more >
Many say it would have been nearly impossible for multiemployer benefit funds to prepare for a pandemic as serious and widespread as COVID-19. However, having a comprehensive disaster recovery plan… Read more >
November 23, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S. 0 Read more >
The changes to the health care system brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are creating a new set of risks and opportunities for health care purchasers and plan sponsors, some… Read more >
November 5, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S. 0 Read more >
The COVID-19 global pandemic has added urgency to the case for paperless employee benefit fund administration. In her article “A Virus Makes Paperless Fund Administration Go Viral” in the September… Read more >
October 21, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S. 0 Read more >
This year’s annual benefits enrollment process presents new challenges for benefits professionals as they find themselves in the middle of a pandemic with workers nervous about their financial security as… Read more >
October 1, 2020 Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S. 0 Read more >
At the end of a typical summer, many parents of school-aged children would be breathing a sigh of relief, knowing the struggle to keep kids busy and to cobble together… Read more >
September 2, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, U.S., Work Life Balance 0 Read more >
About 31% of people in the United States have faced negative economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund. Those economic effects include… Read more >
August 20, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, U.S. 0 Read more >