Webinars

Webinars are presented live, typically last 60-90 minutes, and require a computer, internet access, and computer speakers or a telephone. Webinar attendees enrolled in the Medical Plan are awarded 50 Call to Health points.

Retirement Income for Life: The Defined Benefit Pension Plan of the PC(USA)

Thursday, April 10, 2025 (VIRTUAL)
2-3:15 p.m. ET
Registration is open through 8 p.m. ET on April 9, 2025.

Do you have a good understanding of how the Defined Benefit Pension Plan of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is designed and aligns to our PC(USA) values? Are you familiar with experience apportionments? Do you have questions about the pension plan’s ability to pay out retirement income for life?

Join the Board of Pensions’ presenters Don Walker, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer; John Matekovic, Vice President, Income Security; Peter Maher, Managing Director and Vice President, Investments; and moderator Jacqueline Boersema, certified financial planner and Director, Financial Education, as they discuss the pension plan, including:

• the historical overview and missional values of the pension plan
• how the pension plan was uniquely designed, unlike any other
• fulfillment of benefit promises through oversight and administration
• the tools, technology, and world-class portfolio managers leveraged by the Board of Pensions’ investment team

About the speakers

Don Walker is the Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer at The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He and his team manage the $12 billion Board of Pensions investment portfolios (both defined benefit and defined contribution). Don directs investment strategy and provides the Investment Committee of the Board of Directors of the Board of Pensions with recommendations for strategic portfolio actions, including asset allocation and governance.

Don has served the investment community for over 30 years. He is currently Chair of the Church Benefits Association’s Topical Interest Committee (Investments). Don regularly speaks at investment industry conferences and has served the CFA Institute on the Disciplinary Review Committee. He serves on the investment committee of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (North Adams) and is a former member of the American Friends Service Committee’s investment subcommittee and former co-President of Wolf Performing Arts Center (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania). Don holds a B.A. from Amherst College and an MBA from Villanova University.

Peter Maher is Managing Director & Vice President, Investments of The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He oversees the public equity components of the Board of Pensions Balanced Investment Portfolio. Prior to joining the Board of Pensions, Pete worked as a U.S. Equity Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst at Pitcairn Investment Management and Bryn Mawr Trust. He began his career in the investment industry at the Vanguard Group. Pete is a CFA charterholder and past President of the Board of Directors of the CFA Society of Philadelphia, where he also provided instruction in the Society’s CFA Exam Preparation program. He has held the position of Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Kanbar College of Business at Jefferson University and the Rutgers University School of Business. Pete serves on the Board of Directors of After-School All-Stars and as Program Ambassador for the U.S. Dream Academy, nonprofit organizations dedicated to supporting at-risk children through engagement, mentoring, and skill building. He holds a BS and MBA from Saint Joseph’s University.

John Matekovic joined the Board of Pensions in 2011 and at that time brought with him 24 years of benefits experience. He currently serves as Vice President, Income Security, and his areas of responsibility include oversight of the design and funding of the Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Retirement Savings Plan, and Financial Protection Plans.

Prior to joining the Board, John was the Director, Employee Benefits for Aramark, responsible for the design and strategy of the organization’s domestic benefit plans. He also worked for the law firm of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP as the Director of Benefits, overseeing all aspects of the firm’s defined benefit, defined contribution and health & welfare programs. He spent time as a Benefit Administrator and Quality Assurance Auditor at Towers Perrin (now WTW). John began his career working with the benefit plans for a Taft-Hartley Fund, serving as a Payroll Auditor and an Administrative Manager.

John is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist and currently serves as a board member on the Fidelity Investments Client Advisory Board for the Tax-Exempt Market. He holds a BS from Saint Joseph’s University.

Upcoming webinars

Registration for each Lifelong Learning webinar opens a few weeks before the event. Titles, descriptions, and speaker information will be added as they are confirmed.

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Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 (VIRTUAL)
Registration launches Nov. 3, 2025.

Webinar recordings

Whenever possible, we record our live webinars and make them available as stand-alone courses on the Board of Pensions’ e-learning site. Some of the webinar recordings available for replay include:

• Being Your Own Healthcare Advocate
• Building Financial Resiliency in the Black Community
• College Planning: Birth to Graduation
  
• Estate Planning for Ministers
• Financial Preparation for Aging Parents
• Having the Talk with Your Parents
• Healthy Bodies: Thinking Beyond Our Weight Series
  
• Learning about Healthcare Coverage Options for You and Your Family (captioned in English, Korean, and Spanish)
• Money Basics: Let's Build a Plan
  
• 은퇴 계획 (Planning for Retirement)
• 건강 프로그램와 보조 프로그램 이해 및 활용 (Understanding the Board’s Health Programs)

Access webinar recordings

Members and employers who have a user ID and password for Benefits Connect, our benefits management website, can access Board of Pensions e-learning content through the portal.

1. Log in to Benefits Connect and scroll down to the Recommended for Me section.
   
2. Select the Board University tile and click Log in to Lifelong Learning. 
3. After clicking the link, you will automatically be directed to the e-learning site.
4. Inside the e-learning platform, go to the Learning Library and select Webinar Recordings in the Topics filter.

If you are eligible for e-learning opportunities from the Board of Pensions and do not have access to Benefits Connect, you can request access by completing this form. Those eligible include spouses, members employed by an organization affiliated with the PC(USA) or Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad (KPCA), seminary students, and others.