Pittsburgh/New Castle/Meadville, PA – Michelle Dudash, an Employee Benefits Specialist with Walker Benefits, Inc., Retirement Plan Consultants, has received her Qualified 401(k) Administrator (QKA) designation from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries. The requirements to receive a QKA are to pass the required examinations, which include the Pension Administrators Course, Defined Contribution Administrative Issues - Basic Concepts, and Defined Contribution Administrative Issues - Compliance Issues, and have two years of necessary work experience.

Dudash joined Walker Benefits in March, and is a graduate of Grove City College.

Walker Benefits, Inc. is an independent Third Party Administrator (TPA) and Benefits Consulting Company headquartered in western Pennsylvania. Walker Benefits is affiliated with Carbis Walker LLP, a regional Certified Public Accounting (CPA) and Business Consulting Firm. Through Carbis Walker, Walker Benefits is a member of the McGladrey Network, the national accounting firm association of RSM McGladrey, Inc., working together with McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, the fifth largest provider of accounting, tax, and consulting services in the United States.