Brethren Benefit Trust announces organizational changes.

Brethren Benefit Trust (BBT) has announced organizational changes that will also affect personnel. BBT is a Church of the Brethren agency that provides insurance and pension benefits; employee financial services; credit union, investment, asset management, and deferred gifts services; and information technology services.

Effective Jan. 3, 2006, BBT's Pension Plan and Employee Financial Services will be combined with its Insurance Plans into one department named Employee Benefit Plans. Jeff Garber will become the director of this department. Garber's responsibilities will include management of the Pension Plan and Employee Financial Services operations.

Other responsibilities and staffing in the new department will include Donna March as manager of Insurance Operations; Lori Domich as staff for Member Services, Insurance; and Peggy Bruell as staff for Member Services, Pension Plan and Employee Financial Services.

Information Services management and systems oversight in BBT has moved from the Communications Department to the Financial Operations Department. Laura Nedli is the director of this combined department and will continue to report to Darryl Deardorff as chief financial officer. Eric Thompson, network administrator, has moved to this department. Veronica Aragon has assumed increased responsibilities as system specialist.

Based on feedback received by BBT board members, the agency's Communications Team is finalizing and soon will begin implementing a new plan that calls for increased time and focus on marketing. Marketing is a prominent priority in BBT's current strategic plan. Nevin Dulabaum will continue to serve as director of the Communications Department.

For more information about BBT and its ministries, see www.brethrenbenefittrust.org.

Source: 10/26/2005 Newsline
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