Leading a Hard-Working Team for Hard-Working Customers
2021-12-09 16:30 - 17:00 UTC | The Carhartt Workshop, 5800 Cass Ave 2nd Floor, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
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EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC MEMBERS AND ACCOMPANIED GUESTS

Join us for a member-only benefit at no charge: DEC Member Peer Groups!
The DEC has partnered with WTW, who will facilitate peer group conversations.
Network with like-minded members, sharpen professional skills, share best practices, discuss trends and timely field-related topics and build your DEC network through small, facilitated peer groups centered around your profession.
Please Note: Participation in previous Peer Groups does not guarantee a spot, please RSVP through eTix.

MEETING AGENDA

8:00 a.m. Light Breakfast & Networking 8:30 a.m. Discussion9:30 a.m. Adjourn

Facilitators

J.R. Hesano

Financial AdvisorUBS Financial Services Inc.

BIO

With 35 years of experience providing investment counsel to high net worth clients, J.R. has built a career of providing objective, conflict of interest-free advice to families in order to help manage risk and grow their wealth. Both his undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Finance and Economics from Western and Central Michigan Universities. J.R. was named a Barron's Top 1000 Financial Advisor during the Great Recession in 2008.
He has been involved with the Detroit Economic Club for many years and sits on several committees.

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Melissa Mayea, FSA, EA

Director, RetirementWTW

BIO

Melissa Mayea is a director in the Retirement business in WTW’s Detroit office. She has 17 years of benefits consulting experience.
Melissa consults in the areas of pension plan funding, accounting for pension and other postretirement benefits plan and pension plan design. She has also led, consulted on and project managed pension de-risking and financial wellbeing projects.

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VENUE

WTW – Southfield

26555 Evergreen Rd

Southfield,

MI

48076

United States

DETAILS

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