The Resource Centers are always committed to bringing only the finest resources and expertise to our clients, evidenced by the quality of our principal staff.

 

 

Scott Baur founded the Pension Resource Center in 1997 to offer plan administration services to municipal, Chapter 175, Chapter 185, and local law pension plans in the State of Florida.  He also founded the Financial Resource Center, which provides benefit consulting services to health and welfare trusts, and investment and estate planning services to individual clients.  Scott is widely known as a professional speaker on plan administration, investment, and retirement topics.  He has conducted seminars and workshops for both pension trustees and plan participants.

 

Scott Baur graduated from Virginia Tech, where he received degrees in Architecture, Engineering, and Math.  He also taught in the College of Architecture at Virginia Tech, and served as the director for a research center funded by a coalition of government agencies.  During this time, Scott published numerous papers in academic journals.  Scott Baur originally received training on the use and design of pension plans as a representative and trainer for MetLife, where he later participated in the design of MetLife’s pension plans for small employee groups. He has since established defined benefit and contribution plans for employees, including profit sharing and money purchase plans, 401(k) plans, tax sheltered annuities, and simplified employee pensions. 

 

Scott is member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, the Palm Beach Estate Planning Council, the Palm Beach Planned Giving Council, and the Million Dollar Round Table.  He serves as both an Elder and Treasurer in his church.  He also serves as an advisor or director to a number of charitable organizations in Palm Beach County, including the Children’s Home Society of Florida, First Care Crisis Pregnancy Centers, and the Lighthouse Gallery and School of the Arts.  He has acted as an advisor to numerous additional organizations regarding planned gifting arrangements and estate planning.  He has participated in the Congressional Business Commission and the Business Advisory Council.  He has also acted as a court qualified expert witness on insurance and investment matters in Florida.

 

 

 

Denise M. McNeill joined the Pension Resource Center and the Financial Resource Center as Chief Financial Officer when they were founded in 1997.  In addition to handling daily operations of both the Pension Resource Center and the Financial Resource Center, Denise also serves as a Benefit and Plan Administrator for our many public pension plans and employee benefit plans.  Denise is known as a professional speaker on retirement topics, benefit administration and business management. 

 

Denise joined the Resource Centers after several years in customer service, billing management and finally marketing, with a large international corporation where she received several awards for service excellence.  She began her career with pension and benefit administration as an agent with New York Life and a representative of NYLIFE Securities. 

 

Denise has an Associates degree in Computer Science.  Denise remains active in the community and has previously served as an Ambassador for the Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce, member of Women’s Council of Realtors of Stuart/Martin County, volunteer for a local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, PTO Secretary for her daughter’s school and teacher of Children’s Liturgy for her church.

 

 

Margaret M. Adcock joined the Pension Resource Center as President and General Counsel. She also serves as General Counsel for The Financial Resource Center as well.  She oversees the administration of our many public pension plans.  Margie holds a Juris Doctor Degree and is an active member of The Florida Bar.

 

Prior to joining the Resource Centers, Margie was associated with a labor law firm for over eight years where she provided legal representation almost exclusively in the area of employee benefits law.  Her representation primarily focused on public sector and multi-employer pension and health and welfare funds throughout the State of Florida.  In her legal representation of such plans, Margie drafted ordinances, plan documents, and contracts; handled Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and other governmental filings; represented trust funds in litigation on all benefit issues and delinquent contributions; and participated in trust meetings and advised fund trustees in all aspects of fund administration.

 

Margie received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and her Juris Doctor Degree from Saint Louis University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri.  Margie was admitted to The Florida Bar on October 18, 1991, and is a member in good standing.  She is also admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.  She routinely speaks on employee benefit issues at the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association’s various conferences.  Margie is also a member of the American Bar Association.

 

 

Ed Scott, a CPA with extensive consulting experience to human resources departments, oversees the internal controls and procedures for services provided through the Financial Resource Center.  Ed Scott has significant and recognized success in specialized and technical financial reporting, corporate accounting, tax reporting, strategic planning, and management information systems. 

 

As Controller for Aircraft Service International Inc., an international corporation headquartered in Miami, Ed was responsible for the tracking, documentation and control of up to $44M in annual financial volumes, with management and supervisory oversight of financial reporting.  As Controller, he also supervised the administrative support staff of more than 13 people.  He was also responsible for formulating annual operating budgets, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, state and federal tax reporting, depreciation schedules, preparation for and execution of audits, and maintenance of mainframe and PC computer information systems.  Ed has acted as a Corporate Controller, Assistant Controller, Corporate Treasurer, Accounting Supervisor, Budget Officer, and Staff Training Director and Manager.

 

Ed maintains his designation as a CPA.  He received a Chartered Corporate Secretary (ACIS) Degree from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in London, England.  He also has a Baccalaureate Degree of Business Administration from the University of Miami.  He actively continues his education on current issues; multi-state reporting protocols and guidelines; sales, intangible, property, payroll, and income taxes; and Federal and Sate audit procedures and protocols. 

 

 

Ms. Schaffer works with the Pension Resource Center on a contract basis.  She is a software consultant and programmer specializing in Florida public pensions.  She has been working with governmental pension plans for nearly fourteen years and has developed programs to accurately track and value DROP accounts. She also has programs designed to manage employee contributions and calculate participant pensions.  The Cities of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and Fort Lauderdale, in addition to more than a dozen other pension systems, currently use her programs.