Fort Wayne Office

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Sheila McLaughlin

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

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Tom Ackmann

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 three 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 Schedule time with Tom Credentials Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Cum Laude – Concordia University, River Forest, IL Community Member,

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Savannah Hillyard

Savannah Hillyard Savannah Hillyard Social Media and Event Lead With a strong background in financial client service, Savannah brings a wealth of experience and a keen eye for detail to our team. As the driving force behind our corporate, client, and sponsorship events, Savannah ensures that each occasion is meticulously planned and executed. Additionally, she creates engaging social media content across all of our platforms, showcasing our brand and connecting with our audience in meaningful

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Nick Gray

Nick Gray Retirement Plan Advisor Nick enjoys developing relationships through thoughtful service to plan sponsors, and advice/education to retirement plan participants. With almost 30 years of industry experience, Nick has been instrumental in 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

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Michelle Hipskind

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 Book an in-person meeting with Michelle Book a virtual meeting with Michelle Click here to learn about the Women’s

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Kris Black

Kris Black Kris Black Principal and Chief Financial Officer Kris is responsible for all matters related to corporate finance, HR, facilities management, and IT oversight. Kris started her career as a certified public accountant in the Fort Wayne, Indiana office of Baden, Gage and Schroeder. She moved on to create an independent accounting and bookkeeping practice, which then led her to SYM, at that time her client. “What attracted me to SYM was the high

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