Meeting Location:  Marriott Tysons Corner - 8028 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA

**Parking will be validated at the meeting**

Late Registration starts on Monday, 9/1 at 1:00 PM

Registration CLOSES on Thursday, 9/4 at 1:00 PM

Sponsor: ADP

Outreach Collection: We will be collecting Gift Cards for our 2025 Charity, Second Story.  Specifically:

Uber & Lyft Gift Cards ($25-$50 increments preferred)
Costco Gift Cards
Gas Station Gift Cards
Safeway Gift Cards ($10 & $20 increments preferred)

RCHs: 3 RCHs for the Event

Topic 1: Year End Best Practices

🎶It’s the payroll pressure! Oooh it cracks my brain like so! Year-end terror – W-2’s are way too slow! 🎶

Don't let Year-End have you feeling Under Pressure! Join us for a comprehensive session designed to help payroll professionals navigate the critical year-end process with accuracy and confidence. This session covers best practices to prepare for year-end payroll activities, including tax reporting, reconciliations, and compliance requirements.

Whether you’re a seasoned payroll pro or supporting year-end for the first time, this training will provide practical guidance, tips, and updates to ensure a smooth and compliant closeout. 

Topic 2: Overpayments & Repayments

Do Overpayments & Repayments have you singing "Save Me - Save Me - SAVE ME!!!!"?  

In this session we will focus on the permissible actions that can be taken for recovering overpayments and salary advances. In addition, we will explore available options as it relates to the repayment obligations for departing employees as outlined in the company policies. The session will wrap up with a brief discussion of the resulting tax impacts and tax filing requirements.

Speaker 1: 

Abbey Moran, CPP
Senior Manager, Global Payroll & Labor Accounting
Booz Allen Hamilton

Abbey has been working in the payroll industry for over 20 years, focusing on implementations, garnishments, procedural consolidation and documentation, best practices, and team management.  Currently the Senior Manager overseeing Global Payroll and Labor Accounting for Booz Allen Hamilton, Abbey has also notably worked in the Hospitality and Telecommunication industries.

A member of PayrollOrg since 2006, and a member of the local Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter since 2009, Abbey has held many positions for both.  Nationally, Abbey is currently Chair for the Certification Item Development Task Force and serves on the FPC Certification Board and National Speakers Bureau. In the past she has served as Co-Chair for PayO’s Best Practices Strategic Payroll Leadership Task Force (2015-2016) and was proud to represent Region 5 on PayO’s Board of Advisors (2018-2019). She also served the local community for many years, notably leading WMAC as President (2018-2019) and VSPC as President (2020-2021) during which time WMAC won Chapter of the Year (2019) and VSPC received 2^nd place for Best Statewide or Regional Meeting (2021).

Notable Achievements/Awards:

·         Certified Payroll Professional since 2010

·         Named Payroll Professional of the Year from the Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference in October 2015

·         Named Payroll Professional of the Year from the Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter in December 2015

·         Meritorious Service Award from PayrollOrg in 2016

·         Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter in 2021

·         Special Recognition Award from PayrollOrg in 2025

Speaker 2: 

Charlotte Hodges, CPP

Charlotte N. Hodges, CPP, is the Senior Payroll Manager for ECS Federal, LLC, a leading provider of solutions in science, engineering, and advanced technologies including cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), data, and enterprise transformation solutions.

In January 2008 Charlotte joined the Bloomberg Tax as a Payroll Advisory Board member.  She is a member of PayrollOrg's Ask An Expert and serves on the Strategic Payroll Leadership Task Force (SPLTF) Best Practices Subcommittee, the Government Relations Task Force (GRTF)  Federal Issues Subcommittee, the Government Relations Task Force (GRTF) State and Local Topics Subcommittee, the National Speaker’s Bureau, and currently serves on PayrollOrg's Board of Directors as a Vice President.  Charlotte was awarded the APA Meritorious Service Award in 2020.  Charlotte is a member of the Hampton Roads Chapter of PayrollOrg and the Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter of PayrollOrg (WMAC) where she currently serves as Treasurer.

Menu: Breakfast will be provided

Outreach: 

Second Story transforms the lives of children, youth and their families by providing safe havens and opportunities for them to grow and thrive. Their programs provide support at critical turning points in their lives.

• Second Story for Homeless Youth and Second Story for Young Mothers offer long-term housing as well as life skills support, counseling, and assistance with basic needs.
• Second Story for Teens in Crisis provides a short-term place to stay for youth in crisis, plus individual and family counseling.
• Second Story in the Community provides drop-in centers for families and after-school programs for youth who need more support outside their homes; many of them living in communities where human trafficking, violence, and gang activity are prevalent.

Though these safe spaces are the first step, they also work closely with youth and families to help them achieve their goals and work toward self-sufficiency, breaking cycles of homelessness, abuse, and poverty. All of their programs are located in Northern Virginia, though depending on the circumstance youth outside of our community can receive support as well.

Second Story was founded in 1972 and has a longstanding history of youth services and support. Their programs have grown and evolved as the needs of our community have changed, and they continue to work toward our vision of a community in which all young people are safe, live in a nurturing environment and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

For 2025, WMAC has set a fundraising goal of $3,000.00.  WMAC will match all donations made to Second Story through our website.  Click here to be taken to the donations page.