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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.
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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. |
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Chicago Chapter Officers
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President
Chris OHara, CPP
Email: Christine.OHara@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
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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
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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.
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Committees: Please Volunteer
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Membership – (To
be assigned) This
group will help promote membership in the Chicago Chapter. |
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Vendor Sponsorship – (Gabriel
Vergara) This group will help solicit donations from organizations to
help provide quality programming to you, our members. |
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Holiday Party –
(Christine O'Hara) Volunteers will help plan this special event including entertainment, soliciting door prizes and location for next year. |
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