Message From Raeann Hofkin CPP - Chapter President

Welcome to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Payroll Association website. This site has been created to provide payroll professionals and their colleagues with information about the activities of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter (SEPA) of the American Payroll Association (APA). We invite you to visit our site often and hope that you will join us at a future meeting!

The SEPA Chapter is open to anyone involved in payroll or a payroll related profession. We currently have 150+ members with an average of 100 attendees at our quarterly dinner meetings. Please come in and see what the SEPA Chapter can offer you!
 

Our Mission

The Members of the SEPA Chapter of the APA are dedicated to working together in providing educational and networking opportunities to professionals involved with all aspects of payroll while supporting the goals of the National organization. We further strive to extend our professionalism and recognition of the payroll professional to our community by volunteering our time as needed.

History of the SEPA Chapter

In June of 1987, a spark was ignited and the idea of forming an APA Chapter in the Bucks/Montgomery county areas of Pennsylvania came to light.

The first Executive Planning Committee meeting was held in September 1987 at a local restaurant in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania. A decision was made to send surveys to area payroll professionals to determine the level of interest in forming a local chapter. The response was overwhelming and the chapter, originally known as the Bux-Mont Area Chapter was formed.

The first official meeting was held in the cafeteria of an employer of one of the members. Twelve people were in attendance, committees were appointed and a round-table discussion was held. The first group of Board Members was nominated and officially elected at the next meeting. Members’ employers hosted the meeting at their company office sites. Company sites rotated until May 1990, at which time the first dinner meeting was held at a restaurant in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. In an effort to more accurately reflect the membership area served, the Bux-Mont Chapter was renamed the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the APA.

During its first decade, the SEPA Chapter has had the opportunity of hosting several Pennsylvania Statewide Conferences. As the chapter enters their second decade, which brought us into the new millennium and beyond, we look forward to continued success and recognize that our success is only possible with your support!