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2005 Pennsylvania Payroll Professional of the Year
The Pennsylvania Payroll
Professional of the Year award is presented each year at
the annual PA Statewide Payroll Conference to recognize
an outstanding payroll professional within our state.
Congratulations to Ken Krum CPP, the 2005 Pennsylvania
Payroll Professional of the Year!
Each of the four PA Chapters of the
APA submitted a nominee for this award. Nominees were
then reviewed based upon their involvement at the
chapter level (60%), national level (10%), job level
(20%) and community level (10%). All of the nominees
are outstanding payroll professionals and are to be
commended for their service to their profession, their
company and their community.
Ken Krum CPP was the nominee
from the Lehigh Valley Chapter. He is one of the
founding members of that chapter and has been
instrumental in getting the chapter up and running so
quickly. Previously, Ken served in numerous officer and
committee positions for the SEPA chapter. He was
chairperson for the 2001 PA Statewide Conference and has
taught Paytrain and PPLS classes at local colleges. Ken
currently serves on the National Speakers Bureau,
Certification Board, PayTrain Leaning System, Job Task
Analysis, Government Affairs Task Force, and Hotline
Referral areas and previously served on the Board of
Advisors. Over the years Ken has volunteered his time
and skills for the Habitat for Humanity projects,
Philadelphia Aids Walk, and various food drives.
The
Southeastern PA Chapter nominated Raeann Hofkin CPP.
She has been a member of SEPA since 1999. During this
time Raeann has served as study group facilitator and
coordinator; member of the NPW, PA Statewide Conference
and Community Outreach committees; newsletter editor;
and chapter vice president and president. Raeann is a
member of APA’s Hotline Referral Committee, has taught
the PPLS at a local community college, contributed
articles for “Paytech” magazine and “Keep Up To Date on
Payroll” newsletter, and was recently asked to join the
board of advisors for the “Payroll Manager’s Report”.
She has been instrumental in the development and
continuing coordination of the internet CPP study
group. Raeann is an active volunteer for her local
preservation society and coordinates charitable events
for her employer and the PTA, as well as being a
certified soccer coach.
Heide Daugherty CPP, was
nominated by the Susquehanna Valley Chapter. She has
been an APA member since 1999 and a member of the
Susquehanna Valley Chapter since 2000. Heide’s
contributions to her chapter include roles as study
group facilitator, co-developer of the chapter website,
member of the Earned Income Tax Reform committee,
various PA Statewide Conference committees and chapter
president. Heide is also a member of the American
Business Member’s Association, the American Institute of
Professional Bookkeepers, and is on the Advisory Council
of the Continuing Education and Distance Learning
Center. She also participates in Crohn’s & Colitis,
Diabetes, and Heart Walks, sponsors two children in and
orphanage and was a CHAMPS volunteer for 2005. Heide
has also been honored with a Presidential Award and a
Volunteer Service Award.
The nominee from the Western PA
Chapter was Flo Wilmot-Burner. Flo has been a
member of the Western PA Chapter for several years. She
has served her chapter as Corresponding Secretary,
website developer and maintainer, and PA Statewide
Conference committee member. Flo has acted as
Administrator for several APA nationally sponsored
seminars in the Pittsburgh area and has represented the
Western PA Chapter at these seminars. She attended a
Leadership Seminar in June 2005 at APA’s training center
in San Antonio on her own time to learn ways to develop
and improve her chapter. Currently, Flo is working on
chapter initiatives to not only spread word of the
chapter through the community, but also to help needy
organizations through 50/50 raffles, business clothing
drives and soup kitchen donations.
Congratulations to all of these
nominees! They are true Payroll Professionals.
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