Your Retirement in Focus

In this episode, we interview retired TRS member, Mrs. Rhonda Lastie, who served at Athens Technical College.  Mrs. Lastie shares a wealth of knowledge and gives great advice to active members on what they should be doing to prepare for retirement.  Also, she gives helpful tips to our current retirees to enjoy their retirement to the fullest.  You do not want to miss this episode!  

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In this episode, we will discuss things you should be thinking about as a new member of TRS. This is the last episode in this series and we discuss some things outside of TRS you should think about as well.  It's never too early to start planning for your retirement and financial literacy is an important part of it!

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In this episode, we will discuss things you should be thinking about as a new member of TRS. We are doing things a little different and will be releasing this episode in parts with this one being part three of four.  Jerry LeBlanc, CFEI, Employer Training Coordinator and Retirement Planner at TRS, discusses the TRS formula, and things you should be thinking about early in your career as it pertains to your retirement planning.

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In this episode, we will discuss things you should be thinking about as a new member of TRS. We are doing things a little different and will be releasing this episode in parts with this one being part two of four.  Shaleste Miller, Retirement Planner II at TRS, discusses the importance of starting to plan early in your career for retirement and touches on the importance of compounding interest.

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In this episode, we will discuss things you should be thinking about as a new member of TRS. We are doing things a little different and will be releasing this episode in parts with this one being the first of four.  Join Shaleste Miller, Retirement Planner II, and Jerry LeBlanc, Retirement Planner/Employer Training Coordinator, as they provide valuable information about TRS and your future.

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In this episode, we will discuss things you should be thinking about as a new member of TRS. We are doing things a little different and will be releasing this episode in parts with this one being the first of four.  Join Shaleste Miller, Retirement Planner II, and Jerry LeBlanc, Retirement Planner/Employer Training Coordinator, as they provide valuable information about TRS and your future.

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For the month of July we will be doing things just different in the way that we release our episodes.  Instead of releasing the entire episode at once, we will publish our podcasts in parts each week on Saturday mornings at 11:00 AM.  This will allow for you to digest all of the valuable information provided.  We know that retirement planning can be a daunting task, but we at TRS are here to help.  

This month we will be focusing on our new members of TRS, but this information is valuable to all of our members.  Thanks for the dedication to our young and adult learners across the state!

Join us as we sit down with the Executive Director of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, Jim Potvin.   He will discuss plan options, PSERS, spending versus saving for retirement and so much more! He answers many of the questions that many state employees may have about their retirement plan including sharing his thoughts on the future of pensions. 

Jim Potvin is the Executive Director of the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia (ERSGA). He joined ERSGA in February, 2009 as the Deputy Director, after 15 years in private industry working in retirement plan administration and consulting. He was appointed as the Executive Director in February, 2012.

Jim began his career as a pension administrator for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, before moving into a consulting role with Arthur Andersen LLP. He later joined Hewitt Associates, a global HR consulting firm, as the Location Manager for the RFM Pension Administration outsourcing group. At ERSGA, Jim is responsible for the administration and operations of five defined benefit plans, two life insurance plans, and three defined contribution plans covering more than 125,000 active members and 73,000 retirees.

A native of Connecticut, Jim holds a B.A. in Mathematical Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University, and an M.S. from Georgia State University. He is President of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, and a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc., the National Conference of State Social Security Administrators, and the Government Finance Officers Association.

The Member Services Division of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia provides counseling sessions, process new retirement applications and provide refunds to our members. Take a listen as we learn more about how this department functions and assist TRS members with retirement. 

Guests: Dina Jones and Niki Morse