Patty Burke earned the Certified Plan Sponsor Professional credential.

Patty Burke | Certified Plan Sponsor Professional

Patty Burke, CPSP has earned her Certified Plan Sponsor Professional credential through Plan Sponsor Council of America.

The Certified Plan Sponsor Professional (CPSP)TM demonstrates a level of expertise in the duties of a retirement plan sponsor, and attests that the holder possesses the knowledge and skills to evaluate, design, implement and manage an employer-sponsored retirement plan. Leveraging the most current online education technology, the rigorous curriculum ensures plan sponsors have the knowledge they need to protect their organization from fiduciary risk and help secure their plan participants' retirement success. The program was developed by the nation’s leading retirement experts at the American Retirement Association (ARA), Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA), and select education partners.

A part of the SSM team since 2005, Patty serves as Senior Administrative and Executive Assistant in the Human Resources Department at SSM. She is responsible for administrating the employee benefit and retirement programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and 401(k) plan. In addition, she administers the payroll process, facilitates recruiting and on-boarding initiatives and other employee safety and benefit programs.