Our Team

Sara D. Caron, APA®, QPA

Senior Plan Consultant

Sara joined Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) in 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School and both her APA® designation from the National Institute of Pension Administrators, (NIPA) and her QPA designation from the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA).

She has been married for over 35 years and has 3 children. She loves reading, walking, biking, fishing, gardening, cooking, and family game night. Her favorite place in New England is being on any body of water or just simply sitting oceanside.

Kelly A. Cornwell, APA®

Plan Consultant

Kelly joined Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) in September 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, Communications from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA, and her Accredited Pension Administrator designation from the National Institute of Pension Administrators, (NIPA).

Kelly lives in Southern New Hampshire with her husband and their twins: a super smart son, and a super smart and feisty daughter. In her free time, Kelly enjoys binge watching Netflix, and watching HGTV. She loves to try to recreate home décor projects from HGTV in her own home. She enjoys listening to 80’s music and, also singing (little known fact…Kelly studied opera in school.) Kelly and family love all things dog related and have two “spoiled” dogs. Last, but not least, Kelly’s family enjoys the “fine dining” experience at their twins’ favorite restaurant - the 99!

Kelly’s favorite place in New England, (once the snow melts) is hanging out in her own backyard or enjoying one of New Hampshire’s lakes.

Michelle DeSutter, QKA®

Plan Consultant

Michelle joined the Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc) team in November, 2022. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and has worked in the Retirement Benefit field for a number of years.

In her free time, Michelle enjoys going to, and watching comedy shows, reading and playing board games with her family.

Lisa Evers, APA®

Senior Plan Consultant

Lisa has been with Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) since September 2008. She attended Burdette College and Lowell University, both in MA. She holds the Accredited Pension Administrator (APA®) designation from the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA).

Lisa and her husband Henry have been married for over 30 years and have two sons, Henry, and Michael. She enjoys camping, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Her favorite places in New England are Boston, MA and Meredith, NH.

Karen E. Field, APA®

Senior Plan Consultant

Karen has been with Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) since 2002. She holds the Accredited Pension Administrator (APA®) designation from the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA).

In her free time, Karen loves gardening, visiting the coast of Maine and loves all animals.

Lindsay Hood, APA®

Senior Plan Consultant

Lindsay has been with Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) since October 2007. She holds the Accredited Pension Administrator (APA®) designation from the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA).

Lindsay and her husband have two incredible sons and two dogs. In her free time, she enjoys reading, movies, music and playing cribbage. Lindsay loves New England’s beaches and spending time there with her friends, and family and a good book.

Amanda Powers, APA®

Plan Consultant

Amanda has been with Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) since October 2016. She holds the Accredited Pension Administrator (APA®) designation from the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA).

When not working, Amanda enjoys going to see live music, learning to garden and reading (she is a member of two book clubs). She and her husband Lee, have two cats named, Chowder and Flounder.

Jacqueline A. Roy, APA®

Senior Plan Consultant

Jacqueline has been with Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) since November 2002. She holds the Accredited Pension Administrator (APA®) designation from the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA).

Jacqueline and her husband Norm have two children, two dogs and a cat. She loves camping, bicycling, kayaking, hiking and outdoor activities. Jacqueline and her family love spending time at their cabin in northern New Hampshire near the town of Errol.

Rita Wacker, QKA®

Senior Conversion Specialist

Rita joined Third Party Administrators, Inc. in February 2023. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University in Indiana, and her Qualified 401(k) Administrator’s (QKA) designation from the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPAA). Prior to working with TPA, Inc., Rita worked for 25 years in the Retirement field.

In her free time, Rita enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching sports (Go Minnesota Gophers football!), cooking/baking and being outdoors with her beloved dog Izzy.

Jolene Castle

Supervisor, Support Team

Jolene has been with Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) since 2012. She was promoted to Supervisor of the TPA, Inc. Support Team in 2022, and in early 2023 was also given the role of supervising the support team for TPA, Inc.’s sister TPA, Downeast Pension Services (DPS). Both TPA, Inc. and DPS are part of The TPA Experts.

Jolene lives in Southern New Hampshire with her husband, daughter and two dogs. In her free time Jolene enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoys knitting, gardening, reading, crossword puzzles, game nights, competitive shooting, teaching firearms safety, archery and exploring New England.

Kate Curnow

Support Specialist

Kate has been with Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) since August, 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Kate has a background in both marketing and TPA administration.

Kate lives in Western Michigan with her husband, two daughters and the family Schnoodle, Sophie. In her free time Kate enjoys playing tennis, golfing, skiing (if there is snow) and traveling to discover both her new state and/or visit her college-age daughters. (Kate lived for 25 years in New England before moving to Michigan in 2021.) Her favorite place in New England is Narragansett Beach, Rhode Island during the summer months and during the winter she loves to ski in New Hampshire or Vermont.

Cody Fifty

Support Specialist

Cody has been with Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) since December 2019. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Southern New Hampshire University.

In his free time, Cody enjoys sports and gaming. His favorite place in New England is Fenway Park in Boston.

Linda Hatzibiros

Support Specialist

Linda joined Third Party Administrators, Inc. as a Support Specialist in May 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and also has her Senior Tax Analyst Certificate.

Linda has two sons, and beyond spending time with them, she enjoys photography, painting and weekend getaways to some of her favorite places in New England, including Hampton, Portsmouth and Lincoln, NH.

Eileen MacLean

Support Specialist

Eileen joined Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) in May 2016. Prior to working at TPA, Inc., Eileen worked 13 years in the Retirement Plan Industry.

Jack Nordin

Support Specialist

Jack joined Third Party Administrators, Inc. (TPA, Inc.) in February 2021. He is a graduate of Rivier University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

In his free time, Jack enjoys bass fishing. His favorite place in New England is the White Mountains National Forest.