Laurie LoFranco
Municipality Practice Leader
Public Agencies, CALPERS Benefits and Retirement System, Schools, Joint Powers Authorities, Employee Benefits, Labor Negotiations, OPEB, HRA, HSA, FSA, California State Disability
With over 36 years of experience in human resources and employee benefits, Laurie LoFranco, serves on the Board of Directors for the California Personnel Employee Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA) and the Board of Directors for the Inland Empire Chapter of IPMA.
Laurie's deep industry knowledge, decades of experience, and passion for empowering her team drive innovation in a fast-paced field, ensuring efficiency and success. She presents her clients with creative and powerful benefit solutions that allow them to successfully provide a “Best in Class” benefits package that attracts and retains top talent.
Her expertise creating consensus and trust with unions has helped create a smooth transition when implementing benefit changes. A CALPERS participant herself, she has managed both the medical plans and the retirement system and is a breath of knowledge allowing clients to lean on her guidance in these coverages.
- Executive Level Human Resources Certification from IPMA
- California State Insurance License in Accident, Health, and Life Insurance
- Bachelors in human services, College of Notre Dame
- Masters in public administration, Cal State San Bernardino
Laurie, a recognized leader and prolific conference speaker, fuels industry progress with her insightful presentations. Here are some of notable public speaking appearances:
- CALPELRA Conference
- Southern California Human Resources Association Conference
- IPMA-HR Regional Training Conference
- CALGOV HR Conference
- California Counties Conference
- MMASC Conference
- Cal Baptist College Public Agency Class
- USC Training in Government Group