Chicago Chapter
of the American Payroll Association

P.O. Box 836
Chicago, IL
60690-0836
(773) 631 - 8480

chicago_chapter_
apa@hotmail.com

ABOUT US
The Chicago Chapter of the American Payroll Association is an organization of payroll professionals.  The Chicago Chapter was established in 1983 as the first local chapter for payroll professionals in the state of Illinois.  The Chapter is managed by a group of volunteers who dedicate their time and share their knowledge with chapter members.  The Chapter's purpose is to share and promote knowledge, professionalism, higher standards of performance, and networking with communication among the payroll professionals in the Chicago land area.

Join Us Today!

Member Benefits Include:

•Presentations by payroll  professionals on timely, relevant payroll topics.
•Networking with professionals in your same industry or company size.
•Annual CPP/FPC review and study group.
•Opportunities for you to share on various Chapter Committees.
•Chapter Newsletter with governmental updates and meeting information.

Chicago Chapter Officers



President 

Chris O’Hara, CPP
Email: Christine.O’Hara@infores.com
Phone: (312) 474-3221
Fax: (312) 474-3032

Director of Payroll
Information Resources, Inc.
150 N. Clinton St.
Chicago, IL 60661-1402




Treasurer 
Hank Mazik, CPP
Email: h.mazik@comcast.net
Phone: (312) 904-6778
Fax: (312) 904-2178

Assistant Vice President
Corporate Tax
Bank of America
135 South LaSalle St.
IL4-135-08-60
Chicago, IL 60603
henry.mazik@bankofamerica.com
Chicago APA Website
 & Job Bank Updates -Email: h.mazik@comcast.net




Education Director
Carolyn Kerkman, CPP
Email: kerkman@comcast.net
Phone: (847) 715-1352
Fax:  847-715-1438
Manager, Payroll, Benefits & Compensation
Maurice
1910 Techny Road
Northbrook Grove, IL 60065



Vice President 

Mary Kazmierczak, CPP
Email: mary_kazmierczak@adp.com
Phone: (847) 718-2000 Ext. 5582
Fax: (847) 439-3488
 
Teledata Tech Support/Trainer
Automatic Data Processing
Chicago Region
100 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1018

 
Correspondence Secretary 
Mary Weiner, CPP
Email:  mweiop@aol.com
Phone: 
Mobile: 



 



 

 




Government Liaison

Katie Staffeldt, CPP
Email:  katiestaffeldt@don.com
Phone:  708-883-8585

Lead Payroll Analyst
Edward Don & Company
2500 S. Harlem Ave
North Riverside, IL 60546

 

Recording Secretary 
Gabriel Vergara, CPP
Email: gvergara@ric.org
Phone: (312) 238-0861
Payroll Manager
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
345 E. Superior St
Chicago, IL 60611



 


 

 


 

 

 

Membership favorite topics:


In addition, you were interested in:  Garnishments, FLSA, Stock Plans, Wage Assignments, Multi State Taxes, Tips, Technical Software, Local Taxes and Ethics.

Surveys have shown that the members preferred meetings on Wednesdays or Thursdays, with 63% of the respondents being morning folks and preferring a.m. meetings.  

The other area, which didn't raise any eyebrows either, was the location of the meetings.  34.5% preferred the suburbs, 21% preferred the downtown Chicago area and 44.5% stated that they were willing to travel to either, they didn't have a preference.

Committees: Please Volunteer

Chicago Chapter Hotline – (Christine O’Hara) The hotline committee will be responsible for accessing and answering the calls made to the Chapter’s voice mailbox. We are looking for volunteers that can agree to check voice mail at least once a day for a month and respond to the calls. This may include answering questions, recording attendees for meetings and forwarding messages to the Board as appropriate.
 
Meeting Planning – (Chris O'Hara) We are looking for volunteers that can help with planning the meetings including choosing topics and finding speakers, as well as finding locations for next years meetings.
 
National Payroll Week – (Mary Kazmierczak) We are looking for volunteers that can help with obtaining proclamations from the various cities and the State. We also have the privilege of talking with radio stations, newspapers and educational institutions to promote National Payroll Week.
 
Nomination committee – (To be assigned) This group of volunteers will verify the membership and credentials of those members wishing to run for election in August 2006.
 
Membership – (To be assigned) This group will help promote membership in the Chicago Chapter.
 
Vendor Sponsorship – (Gabriel Vergara) This group will help solicit donations from organizations to help provide quality programming to you, our members.
 
Holiday Party – (Christine O'Hara) Volunteers will help plan this special event including entertainment, soliciting door prizes and location for next year.