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State Insurance Implementation Team. Row 1: Quantae McCutchen, Tammy Henderson, Alice Malloy, Val Martinez, Mel Miner, Michelle Dean.
Row 2: Lindsay Holt, Nan Jackson, Anita Kovacs, Beau McHenry, Becky Ouellette, Mike Johnston.
Quantae McCutchen discusses differences between current and upcoming State insurance plans.
Tammy Henderson shares pertinent information about upcoming changes with the new State benefits package.
Faculty and staff gather in the PSC campus library to listen to the team presentation.
In the PSC Benefits Committee meeting on Friday, September 13, Human Resources Director Tammy Henderson and team discussed state insurance for full-time employees, effective January 1, 2025. Employees from all campuses were invited to attend the 2:00 p.m. meeting at the Pensacola campus library to learn more about the upcoming changes to their benefits.
At the start of the meeting, Director of Facilities, Planning and Construction Diane Bracken was nominated for and accepted as the Chair of the Benefits Committee. “Next time, I’ll sit in the back row,” joked Bracken as she agreed to the position. Once that committee agenda item was handled, the Human Resources team presented current benefits and upcoming state benefits changes to attendees.
Anita Kovacs, Tammy Henderson, Quantae McCutchen, Val Martinez and Michael Johnston highlighted key points and processes of the new state insurance and benefits package, including changes to current health, life, vision and dental insurance options as well as FSA/HSA, disability, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offerings. Kovacs advised attendees to go to www.mybenefits.myflorida.com to access additional detailed information, assuring attendees there will be more discussion to follow in the upcoming weeks.
Open enrollment for the state benefits package is October 14 – November 1, 2024, and Henderson stressed the importance of enrolling during this period. The college is providing several meetings to further assist employees with this process, starting on September 24 in the Hagler Auditorium, Pensacola campus from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. at which a Department of Management Services representative will discuss more detailed information for those interested in doing a deeper dive into this process. For those who cannot attend this meeting, other meetings’ details will be announced by the Department of Management Services and held on the following dates:
- October 21 – Chappie James Building, downtown
- October 22 – UWF campus
- October 23 – FSU-Panama City campus
The human resources department will also offer enrollment assistance in the lab at the Pensacola library from October 14-November 1 on Mondays/Wednesdays 8:30-10:30 a.m., Tuesdays/Thursdays 2:00-4:00 p.m. and Fridays 9:00 am.-12:00 p.m. Zoom meetings will be available during these times by appointment only; please contact Val Martinez to arrange personal meetings.
As of this publication, welcome letters with login instructions are already being received by employees at their home addresses through the United States Postal Service, as of this publication, so employees are advised to look for these particularly important letters that include pertinent individualized login information. All workers were auto-enrolled into the People First plan within the Workday app to show benefits and to provide a one-click access to the People First website link. The shortcut to login to the People First website is www.pensacolastate.edu/dms.
The benefits committee ended the meeting by affirming that President Edward Meadows was instrumental in bringing these benefits to Pensacola State College, and that employee expenses will be much less than in the current plan, a true advantage for employees.