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Martha Tejera
Project Leader,
Subject Matter Expert (Administration, Consulting) 206-855-0791
1-800-342-4619
martha.tejera@tejera-associates.com
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Martha Tejera brings over 30 years
of consulting experience in the design, funding, administration, and communication of retirement plans. Since 2005 she has
focused on helping plan sponsors evaluate, select, and establish service arrangements for their retirement programs.
She enjoys partnering with benefits staff, Committees, vendors, and other benefits professionals to seek the best solution
for plan participants.
Martha is a former Principal with Mercer. Her experience
includes managing 401(k) recordkeeping teams for Mercer, The Wyatt Company (now Towers Watson), and in-house for Weyerhaeuser.
She is able to bring the detailed knowledge of platforms and procedures to help plan sponsors understand and work within the
constraints of the systems. Martha is an Enrolled Actuary (R) under ERISA and serves on the board of the Seattle chapter
of Western Pension & Benefits Council and the Institutional Retirement Income Council, and is a frequent speaker at industry
conferences. She is an honors graduate from the University of Washington in economics.
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Abby Stanton brings 15 years of retirement
administration and consulting experience. Since 2005 she has managed the provider data for Tejera & Associates, including
benchmarking general capabilities and participating in due diligence site visits.
Abby assisted with the evaluation of vendor capabilities while a consultant at Mercer. She was also a team leader
at Howard Johnson & Company (now Bank of America Merrill Lynch) providing recordkpeeing services. Abby earned the
Certified Pension Consultant (CPC) designation from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA). She
is a University of Washington graduate with a degree in mathematics.
Nancy Lorenzen
Subject Matter Expert (Administration, Investments)
nancy.lorenzen@tejera-associates.com Nancy Lorenzen brings over 25 years of experience
with retirement plans and has been assisting clients with provider selection and investment review since 1995 as president
of HR Advocates Inc. During her career she has managed defined contribution recordkeeping departments, conducted outside
audits, and developed one of the first automated voice response systems for 401(k) plan enrollment. Nancy is a Certified Public Accountant, has worked with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Alexander & Alexander Consulting
Group, and Ernst & Young. She is President of the Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council and is based in Tampa,
Florida.
Martin Schmidt
Subject Matter Expert (Administration, Trust/custody, Negotiation)
martin.schmidt@tejera-associates.com Martin Schmidt brings over 25 years of experience
in the administration, design, development, and evaluation of retirement plan systems. Since 2006 he has worked with
HS2 to help plan providers develop their retirement offerings, including system design and asset management strategies.
He also works with plan sponsors to evaluate, select, and negotiate contractual arrangements with their services providers. Martin is form Principal with Buck Consultants where he managed the Midwest region
of their retirement practice. His experience also includes managing 401(k) and defined benefit teams at Hewitt.
He also was responsible for developing third party relationships with system providers and trustees to support the first 401(k)
daily trading platform at Hewitt (now Aon Hewitt). Martin holds a CPA certificate, is Chair of the Institutional Retirement
Income Council, and a is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He has a graduate degree in finance from Loyola
University of Chicago and an accounting degree from Northern Illinois University.
Michelle Rathbun
Subject Matter Expert (Actuarial, Administration)
michelle.rathbun@tejera-associates.com Michelle Rathbun brings over 12 years of consulting
and plan sponsor experience in the funding, accounting and administration of pension plans. Her unique perspective allows
her to understand the different views of the same objective, to maximize retirement program effectiveness in the current business
environment. Michelle is a former actuarial consultant of Mercer
where she worked with multiple facets of the annual funding and accounting valuation process for both private and public sponsored
pension plans. Her work experience includes Milliman, Sedgwick Noble Lowndes and in house for Regence Group. Michelle
is an Enrolled Actuary (R) under ERISA and has served on the leadership team of the Portland Actuarial Club. She is
a Whitman College graduate with a degree in mathematics.
Laura Renshaw
Search Analyst
laura.renshaw@tejera-associates.com Laura Renshaw is a retirement benefits professional with over 7 years of experience working with organizations to
manage and administrer various benefit programs, including Howard Johson & Company (now Bank of America Merrill Lynch),
and Western Wireless Corporation (since acquired by T-Mobile). She
received a Certification in Employee Benefits Law from the Institute of Applied Management & Law, completed the defined
contribution portion of the Certified Employee Beneifts Specialist (CEBS) series, and graduated from Central Washington University
with a degree in Business Administration, specializing in finance.
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