Collins joins Alcott HR as senior retirement specialist

Alcott HR, one of the leading providers of Human Resources (HR) outsourcing solutions with offices in Farmingdale, Manhattan, Buffalo and Rochester, NY, revealed the appointment of Genia Collins, MSM, as Senior retirement specialist, Western New York Division. An accomplished retirement professional, she brings to the role extensive experience in plan design administration across diverse benefits, from 401(k) and 403(b) plans to pension, multi-employer and profit-sharing plans. At Alcott HR she will be working with the company's clients on the administration of 401(k) plans. Before joining Alcott HR, Collins served as the benefit manager - retirement with Kaleida Health, where she focused on the management and administration of multiple company pension plans, multi-employer plans, qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans and executive plans. She also served as a benefits specialist with Rich Products Corporation, working with the organization's Payroll Services, Center of Excellence and Senior Benefits Analyst to meet the needs of the 401(k)/pension program. In addition, she was a Relationship Manager and Retirement Plan Senior Administrator with P&A Retirement Plan Services, Inc. and a Balance Forward Client Administrator with Epic Advisors, Inc. Collins earned her Master of Science in Management (MSM) and Leadership from Keuka College and Bachelor of Science in Business Studies from Buffalo State College. She holds a Certified, Change Management designation from Prosci. She resides in Buffalo, NY.