Fort Wayne Office

Sheila McLaughlin Retirement Plan Specialist For 13 years, Sheila worked with SYM in a Third-Party Administer role and in 2014 she began her current job as retirement plan consultant. Sheila’s responsibilities include compliance testing, government reporting, and oversight of qualified plan record keeping systems. Fort Wayne, IN smclaughlin@sym.com Personal Pursuits Sheila loves spending time with her husband, Bert, and their three children: Karissa, Braxton, and Kendall. Get Sheila’s Help As life events and stages demand

Thomas Ackmann Principal, Senior Retirement Plan Advisor Tom’s professional experience positions him to understand the rewards and challenges of offering a qualified retirement plan. His two decades of experience in all aspects of recordkeeping, compliance, design, and participant education provides a unique perspective that considers the sponsor, the plan and the participants. Fort Wayne, IN tackmann@sym.com Credentials Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Cum Laude – Concordia University, River Forest, IL Community Member, Board of Directors, Fort

Nick Gray Retirement Plan Advisor Nick enjoys developing relationships through thoughtful service to plan sponsors, and advice/education to retirement plan participants. He has more than 23 years of industry experience helping business owners and their employees plan and save for retirement. Fort Wayne, IN ngray@sym.com Credentials Bachelor of Science – Purdue University School of Management and Business, Fort Wayne, IN Community Member, School Board, Bishop Dwenger High School Member, Board, Northeast Indiana Human Resources Association

Michelle Hipskind Michelle Hipskind Principal and Financial Advisor My skills include experience and passion for translating complex information and ideas into something that is digestible, understandable, and meaningful to varied audiences. I love to teach and have been a member of Ivy Tech adjunct staff and conducted many financial seminars for women. Fort Wayne, IN mhipskind@sym.com Click here to learn about the Women’s Initiative and EmpowHER podcast Michelle leads this carefully curated program to educate