Upstate Total Rewards
Association
Meeting – ESL Federal Credit
Union
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
9:15 am – 11:30 am
Agenda
9:15 – 9:25
9:25 – 9:35
9:35 – 9:45
9:45 – 11:15
11:15 – 11:30
11:30 – 2:00
Welcome and Introductions
Committee Updates
Company Profile
Guest Speaker – Debbie Boutilier,
M & T Bank
Questions/Networking
Networking Lunch from Dinosaur
Bar-B-Que
Events Committee Update
Co-Chairs
Bob Lampka, HSBC
Robert.w.lampka@us.hsbc.com, 716-841-7648
Denise Martin, Kaleida Health
dmartin@kaleidahealth.org, 716-859-8588
Executive Committee
Update
• Developing Audit Committee (one volunteer
to date)
• Setting up relationships with UB and RIT for
speaking and educational opportunities and
garnering interest in the field (three
volunteers to date)
Events Committee Update
• WorldatWork certification course C12
Variable Pay held in May in Niagara Falls
• 15 individuals took course; 11 from UTRA
and one individual each from Rochester, St.
Louis, Erie and Wausau
• Seven signed up so far for September course
C17 Market Pricing
Events Committee Update
• 2011 courses approved: T4 Strategic
Communications in Total Rewards in May
and C1 Regulatory Environments for
Compensation Progress in September
• Networking lunch implemented at April
meeting successful; today’s luncheon is first
in the Rochester area
• October meeting host in the Buffalo area is
needed: topic to be determined
Membership/Treasury
Committee Update
Co-Chairs
Veronica Gorski, FedEx
Veronica_Gorski@ftn.fedex.com, 716-879-1048
Lisa McLaughlin, ESL
lmclaughlin@esl.org, 585-336-1354
Membership/Treasury
Committee Update
As of July 27th, 2010 we have:
•37 professional members (up by 59% from
April)
•74 additional are on our mailing list
•Total list almost equally split between
Buffalo and Rochester
•Total membership/mailing list represents
56 companies
Membership/Treasury
Committee Update
•Non-Member fees implemented with today’s
meeting
Membership/Treasury
Committee Update
Treasury Statistics:
3/31/10 – balance $3,534.24
06/30/10 – balance $8,775.19
Difference due to payment from WorldatWork for
May course; paid membership fees and April
meeting fees
Communications/Web Design
Committee Update
Co-Chairs
Chuck Brown, Gibraltar
cbrown@gibraltar1.com, 716-826-6500 x3282
Rose Sweeney, Rich Products
rsweeney@rich.com, 716-878-8065
Communications/Web Design
Committee Update
• Our focus continues to be keeping our website
current and sharing relevant information
with members.
• We are exploring options for creating a
Members-only section on our website working
within the constraints of Yahoo Small
Business tools
Communications/Web Design
Committee Update
• We are looking for:
• Individuals who are interested in being
Champions for the Upstate Total Rewards
Association Group that is a part of
WorldatWork’s on-line community
• Content for our website
– Contact Chuck or Rose if interested
Communications/Web Design
Committee Update
• Check www.upstatetotalrewards.org for:
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Job postings for total rewards positions
Information about upcoming events
Membership/Volunteer Opportunities
Archived material from previous meetings
Company Profile
ESL Federal Credit Union
Company Profile
• Headquartered in Rochester, NY
• 20 Branches and 39 ATM’s in greater
Rochester area. Branches in Batavia and
Geneseo scheduled to open in late 2010
• $3.9 billion financial institution, serving more
than 300,000 members worldwide
• Largest credit union in NYS and ranked in
top10% of national credit unions (by assets)
Company Profile
• 624 employees
• People and Organization Development (POD):
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Rewards & Recognition Team – 5
Talent Management Team – 4
Employee Communication Team – 3
Training Team - 6
Company History
• George Eastman founded Eastman Savings
and Loan Association (ES&L) in 1920
• On February 1, 1996, ESL made history by
becoming the first mutual savings and loan
association to convert to a federal credit
union
• Today, ESL Federal Credit Union is
chartered, regulated, supervised, and insured
by the National Credit Union Administration
Company Info.
Key differences between a Credit Union and a
Bank:
Credit Union
Bank
Owned by members.
Owned by stockholders.
Members may vote on credit
union issues.
Only stockholders may vote
on bank issues.
Members may attend annual
meeting.
Only stockholders may
attend annual meeting.
Earnings are returned to
members.
Earnings are distributed to
stockholders.
Company Strategy
• Mission Statement – To meet the financial
service needs of ESL customers.
• Core Values:
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Integrity
Caring about people
Accountability
Initiative
Teamwork
Recent Successes
• Company
– New Headquarters!!
– Implemented Core Banking System
– Business Banking
• Rewards and Recognition Team
– Redesign of Retirement Program
– Redesign of Performance Management Program
– Redesign of Profit Sharing Plan
Guest Speaker
Debbie Boutilier
M & T Bank
Generational Differences in the
Workplace
Questions for the group?
Thank you for your continued
participation and support