Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees (CORRE) Board Meeting
May 21, 2025

Attendees: Angelelli, Chilcoat, Cox, Franco, Gibson, Green, Harding, Hightower, Jessen, Kibbe, McRae, McSpadden, Petrie, Riggs, Steward, Whitehead

Call to order 10:02 – Whitehead

April 16 Minutes – Riggs, Approved

April Treasurer Report – Petrie, Approved

Contractor Contact Team Reports

• CNS – Nothing new to report; discussion on requalification for stipends by VIA

• Simmons/Golden – nothing new to report; discussion on some missing info to check in with Michelle

• UCOR – Riggs reported K-25 Reunion closeout meeting; discussion on where management of pension funds goes when UCOR contract expires in 2032

• UT – Battelle – Hightower announces contractor team meeting and on-line Zoom meeting on May 29 at 12 noon; agenda has been forwarded.

Committee and Task Team Reports

• Planning – Gibson reported on website information.

• Nominations – Franco requested names of potential Board members.

• Communications – McSpadden reported on participation in the second annual K-25 Reunion and the updated database; received a lot of participant info at the attended Bridgewater event; he does not recommend a second-run with IDI Core and Byrd can send up to 3,000 emails; McSpadden also reported CORRE has an open invitation to discuss CORRE to the Senior Center participants and suggests a night when something is planned to reach as many people as possible; he is drafting for CORRE Board Members some humorous tidbits to be added to the CORRE Newsletter as well as information on DB and DC Plans and medical and prescription basics.

• Website – Birk has updated plans and completed review of submissions to the website; she requests that we send her emails on any website issues.

• Other DOE Sites – Jessen gave an update on the Beck/Wasilko initiative.

• Government Relations – Cox spoke of her contacts and the communication difficulties in Washington at this time.

• Annual Meeting – McRae reported the $500 fee for the New Hope Center was waived for the November 7, 2025, Annual Meeting; he is working to invite vendors and arrange for the audio/visual components of the meeting. Cox will invite congressional staffers to attend.

• Pension Fund Analysis -- Gibson reported the Summary Annual Reports are out and his efforts to analyze them.

• By-Laws – Shelton is looking at smoothing membership and the benefit to paying $20 membership fee; he is working on an Action Plan.

• Executive (Pension increase initiative) – Wasilko reported another meeting with Beck, his promotion, and a potential upcoming meeting with Fleischmann.

Other Business

• Monthly BOD Expenditures – nothing new to report; Petrie received a thank you for the donation to the K-25 Reunion from the American Museum of Science and Energy

• Annual Lump Sum Pension Payments – ORNL continues to have an open plan.

• 2025 CORRE Board Annual Work Plan – completed and turned in on time

• Independent Audit Review – nothing new to report.

Next Meeting June 18, 2025.

Adjourned at 11:23