HOME EMPLOYER ADVISOR ABOUT US CONTACT US RESOURCES BLOG Sunwest Pensions is a dedicated team of professionals working together to ensure that our clients are serviced to the highest standards in the industry. Learn more about us here: Our History Sunwest Pensions was formed in 1998 to provide clients with a flexible and innovative approach to qualified retirement plans. We are aware of what business owners go through in trying to create retirement plans that mean something to your company. Sunwest Pensions strives to create an environment for our clients that can take care of their retirement plan needs. Our staff has a culture of providing top notch service and communication to our clients. This includes guidelines for responding and communicating about their retirement plan. In addition, we work with you to present innovative plan design options based on your goals and objectives….not ours! We look for options that you may not have ever considered. We are looking forward to working with you to see the solutions we can build together! Senior Staff Theresa Conti, APR, QKA, ERPA, CPFA President Theresa Conti has spent the last 20 plus years working with clients to achieve the maximum from their retirement plans. Theresa has spent her career working at firms such as William M. Mercer, Inc. and Bisys Qualifed Plan Services in Pennsylvania before moving to Arizona in 1994. Theresa continued her career with Universal Pensions, Inc. before founding Sunwest Pensions in 1998. Theresa and her highly skilled team at Sunwest Pensions work to create the best retirement plan and provide excellence in service to our clients. Theresa holds a QKA (Qualified 401(k) Administrator) designation with ASPPA and an APR designation with NIPA. In 2011, she also earned her Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent (ERPA) designation with the IRS. Theresa was a member of the Board of Directors of NIPA and was President for 18 months during 2007 through 2008. Theresa spent six years as a board member with the Arizona Chapter of NIPA, including serving three years as President. Theresa has also worked with NIPA’s Annual Conference Committee for three years, served as it’s Chairperson for the 2003 conference, and has served on the Chapter Leadership Task Force. Theresa also worked in conjunction with NIPA, ASPPA and the IRS on Circular 230 and the ERPA Licensing Program. In 2016, Theresa was awarded NIPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her service to the industry. Lyneal Malicdem, APA Director of Operations Lyneal has been in the industry for more than 12 years focusing on the administration of qualified retirement plans, specializing in defined contribution plan consulting, implementation and administration for both small and large plans. He has been an integral part of the growth of Sunwest Pensions. Lyneal is responsible for the operations of all aspects of Sunwest Pensions. He graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science in Business Accounting. He furthered his education in the pension industry by obtaining the Accredited Pension Administrator (APA) designation from the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA). Lyneal is an active board member of the Phoenix chapter of the Western Pensions & Benefits Council. He is a trusted point of contact for both plan sponsors and financial advisors. Derek Feldhahn, EA, MSPA Actuary Derek Feldhahn is an Enrolled Actuary (E.A.), enrolled by the Joint Board under the Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury to certify various pension calculations. Derek also is a Member of the Society of Pension Actuaries. Derek graduated from the University of New Mexico. While studying for exams, he worked at a small TPA firm in Albuquerque as an Actuarial Analyst. Derek then went on to work for the Newport Group in Chicago and most recently has worked for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) in Washington, DC. During his time at the PBGC, Derek worked with small to mid-sized plans and focused primarily on plans that are in danger of being terminated by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA. Lindsey Phillips, APA Director of Administration Lindsey Phillips has been in the industry for 13 years focusing on the administration of defined contribution plans, specializing in 401(k) and profit sharing plans for the last 9 years. Lindsey is responsible for the management of Sunwest Pensions’ Annual Recordkeeping Partners platform, while fulfilling administrative duties and resolving day to day client issues. She is a trusted point of contact for plan sponsors, financial advisors and recordkeeping partners for the administration and/or plan installation of defined contribution plans. Lindsey holds a NIPA Accredited Plan Administrator Company Events 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Some photos from the 2021 8th Annual Sunwest Golf tournament to benefit the Melonhead Foundation. We want to again thank all of our sponsors and our generous participants for making this such a successful event. See you next year! Annual Phoenix Children’s Hospital Tree Decorating This December, for the 8th straight year, Sunwest Pensions volunteered to bring joy at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital by decorating a Christmas Tree that all who enter the facility could enjoy. This years tree has a snowman theme. In addition Sunwest staff left dozens of children’s books under the tree that will be used by the hospital for patients after the holiday season. 2019 Tempe Police Dept. Shop with Your Cops Event Sunwest Pensions employees and their Families volunteered again this year with the Tempe Police Department, Arizona State University Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office along for this amazing opportunity to give needy Tempe children a Christmas experience that will remain in their memories for a long time. The Sunwest staff also spent several hours leading up to the event decorating the police station in preparation for the big day. Sunwest Pensions | Copyright 2021 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use