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James M. McNamee
630-784-0406
jim.mcnamee@ippfa.org
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James McNamee
started his career in law enforcement as a police officer
for the Village of Barrington in 1979. After leaving for
a short period to be a Deputy Sheriff in Los Angeles in
1982, Jim returned to the Barrington Police Department
where he continued to serve for almost 30 years.
In 1983, Jim was elected to the Barrington Police Pension
Board as a trustee of the fund, where he discovered that
there wasn't any training or educational associations
for police pension trustees. In response tothat realization,
Jim formed the Illinois Police Pension Fund Association,
which is now known as the Illinois Public Pension Fund
Association, to give pension funds the knowledge and training
they hadn't been offered before. In its first year Jim
was able to get fifty pension funds to join the Illinois
Police Pension Fund Association and began offering seminars
and Conferences to the funds. Jim did all this while continuing
to serve as a police officer and a field training officer
for the City of Barrington.
Jim was instrumental in leading the push for many changes
in pension board procedures and policies which helped
to develop the standards under which they operate today.
He was also involved in drafting and passing important
legislative changes, including comprehensive investment
law changes allowing for expanded investment authority
to the pension boards. Along with legislative changes,
Jim helped to develop the IPPFA 457 Defined Contribution
Plan and has since has become a leader in benefit development
for municipalities, coming up with many new programs and
ideas that are now being implemented in the state.
Jim continues to help with legislative pension fund issues
by assisting on the Coalition Group and chairing the Pension
Working Group with help of The Office of the State Treasurer.
The Pension Working Group helps to review the performance
of investment managers and consultants, along with helping
to develop uniform standards for comparing the costs of
investment services.
In the last couple years Jim realized the need for education
and training reached into other funds and he has since
expanded to include Unions and Teacher Funds. Under Jim's
leadership as president for the last twenty-five years,
the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association has grown
into the largest organization of its kind in the country
with more than 400 pension funds as members.
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TONY HALACHOULIS
630-784-0406
tony.halachoulis@ippfa.org
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Tony Halachoulis
is a retired police officer from the Mount Prospect Police
Department with 30 years of service. He served in a variety
of areas including Field Training Officer, Youth Investigator,
Traffic Radar Instructor and Composite Sketch Artist.
Tony served on the Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP)
collective bargaining unit representing the department's
patrol officers. He is currently an elected pension fund
trustee on the Mount Prospect Police Pension Board.
Tony joined the IPPFA staff in November 2004 and is responsible
for recruiting pension boards and corporations for IPPFA
membership, coordinating the IPPFA Certified Trustee Program
and assists in organizing IPPFA seminars. Tony is available
to assist member boards with referrals and find answers
to inquiries. Tony also attends and has been a speaker
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Communication
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JOHN EDWARDS
630-784-0406
john.edwards@ippfa.org
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John Edwards
is a retired Police Officer from the Barrington-Inverness
Police Department with over 31 years of service. Prior
to Barrington, he started his police career at Galena,
Illinois in 1972 and then Roselle, Illinois, totaling
35 plus years of police service. During his career, he
advanced through the ranks covering all levels of police
work up to the rank of Deputy Chief with Barrington, Illinois.
In addition to police positions, John graduated from the
Northwestern University Traffic Institute (management
long course) 1982-1983. He also held the Union President
position with Barrington and served on the Barrington
Pension Board.
John became a member of the IPPFA Staff in February 2008.
He presently is the editor to the IPPFA Newsletter and
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Website & Conference Administrator |
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KENNETH SARNI
630-784-0406
ken.sarni@ippfa.org
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Ken started
his Law Enforcement career in the United States Army serving
as a Military Police Officer. Ken's duties included the
following: Senior Military Police Officer, Patrol Supervisor,
and Desk Sergeant for an entire military base. Ken received
an Honorable discharge from the United States Army in
1976.
Ken finished his Law Enforcement career at Barrington-Inverness
Police Department after serving 31 years. During his years
with the police department Ken has made numerous accomplishments,
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Creating, training, organizing,
and supervising the Honor Guard Unit.
Creating, training, organizing, and supervising
the Truck Enforcement Unit.
Creating, training, and organizing the Major Crash
Investigation Team, along with being the Lead crash
investigator.
Established and created the physical options for
the Women’s self defense program. Trained
the other instructors in the simple techniques used,
along with being the primary physical instructor
and technical coordinator.
Was volunteered to be a member of the Northern Illinois
Police Alarm System Mobile Field Force. Specialties:
Crowd control, riot control, and high risk rescue.
Is a certified Field Training
Officer for new police officers.
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Ken retired from the Barrington-Inverness Police on May
1st 2009. Ken's duties with the IPPFA include but not
limited to website development and coordinator, facebook and twitter coordinator, Online Training, Conference Planning/Organizing, Coordinate ongoing projects and general office manager responsibilities.
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Julie Guy
630-784-0406
julie.guy@ippfa.org
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Julie Guy joined the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association in 2011, bringing with her experience in marketing, event planning and management. Before coming to the IPPFA, Julie was the Marketing Coordinator for a mortgage company for 5 years. During that time, she organized many events including the Fox Valley Showcase of Exceptional Homes. Before working in marketing, Julie worked for Community Consolidated School District 54 for 12 years as the Personnel Manager and Payroll Coordinator. Julie oversees the day to day operations of the IPPFA office. Other duties include conference planning, member recruitment, financial matters and HR related activities. |
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Mayra Banuelos
630-784-0406
mayra.banuelos@ippfa.org
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Mayra Banuelos has been a member of the IPPFA team since July 2015. She has a considerable amount of experience working in team-oriented environments and in providing customer service. She is currently the Administrative Assistant for IPPFA where she helps maintain an efficient office environment by providing support to others in the office, among other office duties. |
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