Resources for Staff

Payroll, PTO & Retirement

• Payroll, PTO & Paystubs: SMART eR
• Retirement Benefits:
  • Minnesota Teacher's Retirement Association
  • Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association

Health Insurance

• STA’s North Risk Partners Benefit Advisors 
  • Hokan Almstrom, Risk Advisor 
    • (763) 398-4028
    • hokan.almstrom@northriskpartners.com
  • Niklas Almstrom, Account Manager
    • (763) 307-3649
    • niklas.almstrom@northriskpartners.com
      
• Employee Navigator
  • Select and review all the health benefits you have with STA.
  • https://www.employeenavigator.com/benefits/account/login
• Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)
  • American Health Resources
  • Cassandra Johnson
  • cjohnson@ahr.net
  • ahr.net
  • 1(630) 479-0189
• Medical
  • Minnesota Healthcare Consortium/MEDICA:(Passport); (Park Nicollet First); (Elect); or (VantagePlus)
  • Information: mhc2.welcometomedica.com/home
  • Account Login: https://www.medica.com/sign-in
  • 1 (507) 537-6985
• Dental
  • Equitable
  • equitable.com
  • 1 (866) 444-6001
• Life/AD&D and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Equitable
  • equitable.com
  • 1 (866) 444-6001
• Equitable Employee Assistance Program
  • Someone to talk to, and resources to consult about life's challenges whenever and wherever you are.
  • https://www.guidanceresources.com
  • 1-833-256-5115
• Value Added Wellness Programs
  • M Health Rewards Personify (Health Assessment)
  • https://www.medica.com/wellness/my-health-rewards-mhc
  • 1-877-347-0282

Elective/Optional Health Programs

• 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • The Standard
  • https://login.standard.com/
  • Daniel Fouberg, CFA
  • 612-285-6247 (Office)
  • 612-723-3367 (Cell)
  • dan@fouberggroup.com
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • American Health Resources
  • Cassandra Johnson
  • cjohnson@ahr.net
  • ahr.net
  • 1(630) 479-0189
• Vision
  • Equitable
  • equitable.com
  • 1 (866) 444-6001
• Vol. Life/AD&D, Acc, Critical Illness, Hosp
  • Equitable
  • equitable.com
  • 1 (866) 444-6001