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Fall Conference 2025

CUCEA/CUCRA
Joint Meeting Agenda

Council of UC Emeriti Associations (CUCEA) and
Council of UC Retiree Associations (CUCRA)

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
UC San Francisco via Zoom

Joint Meeting Agenda – October 29 -- 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Zoom link will be provided to registrants in advance of the meeting


1:00 p.m. Welcome and introductions 

Sue Abeles (Chair, CUCRA)

Campus Association Host Introductions

  • Susan Janson, PhD, NP, FAAN (President, UCSF Emeriti and Retired Faculty Association)
  • E. Eastman (President, UCSF Retirees Association)

Introductions of Attendees

1:30 p.m. Welcome by Chancellor Sam Hawgood, UCSF (Video)

1:40 p.m. UCSF Campus Update (Video)

1:50- 2:00 p.m. Approval of Minutes

Joint Meeting of April 23, 2025
Mary Gauvain (CUCEA Secretary)

2:00-2:30 p.m. A discussion of information technology and artificial intelligence 

Van Williams (Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Information Technology, UCOP)
Monte Ratzlaff (Chief Information Security Officer, UCOP)

2:30-2:45 p.m. Break

Post break session coordinator: Joel Dimsdale (CUCEA chair)

2:45 p.m. Overview of issues raised in Joint Benefits Committee Report

Roger Anderson (JBC Chair)

3:00 p.m. Systemwide Human Resources Current Issues, including:

Response to JBC report


  • Return to Active Duty (RTAD)
  • Updates on retiree health benefits
  • Open Enrollment

Cheryl Lloyd (Vice President, Systemwide Human Resources), assisted by Maynard Jenkins (Senior Executive Director, Benefits Programs and Strategy)
Susan Pon-Gee (Executive Director, Health & Welfare Benefits)
Hyun Swanson (Executive Director, Retirement Program Services)

3:30 p.m. RASC Update and Response to JBC report 

Bill Perez (Executive Director, RASC)
Ming Wung (Sr. Director, RASC)
Calvin W. Turner, Jr. (Interim Vice President, Systemwide Shared Services)

3:45 p.m. Open discussion

other issues of interest to campus associations

4:00 p.m. CUCRA Travel Program Update 

Sue Barnes (UC Retirees Travel Coordinator)

4:15 p.m. Spring 2026 Meeting, April 29-30, 2026 - UCLA (hybrid meeting)

Judith Tuch (President UCLARA) 
Ayesha Dixon (UCLA ERRC Director)

4:30 p.m. Adjournment

 

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