Tim Linville

Summary of Work

After working seven years as a management side labor attorney, I began serving as a management-appointed trustee for retirement (DB and DC), health care, and apprenticeship training plans in 2010. I currently serve as trustee to plans in eight different construction trades. Through my role in CEA, I appoint roughly 50 management Taft-Hartley trustee seats. Serving on a wide variety of funds and comparing the advice and services of multiple different fund service providers has given me a valuable perspective on effective fund governance. I understand the importance of a trustee's diligence and attention to detail while keeping sight of a fund's long-term health and stability. Attending meetings in person and working with fellow trustees with a partnering approach is critical to trustee service. As an industry representative, it is also critical to regularly communicate with the employers I serve so that I am well informed as a trustee and employers are well informed about the funds in which they and their employees participate. Some unique experiences I have as a trustee include negotiating multi-state fund mergers, making hard decisions concerning benefit cutbacks under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act ("MEPRA"), applying for and receiving Special Financial Assistance enabling the restoration of benefit cuts, and testifying for the fund during Department of Labor audits.

Designations/Certifications and Other Training/Education

• Juris Doctor (2003) - Duke University School of Law
• IFEBP Trustee Masters Program (2013) - Certificate
• IFEBP Portfolio Concepts and Management Program, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (2014) – Certificate

Fund Experience

• Bricklayers (Cleveland) Pension
• Bricklayers (Cleveland) Health
• Bricklayers (Ohio) Pension
• Bricklayers (Ohio) Health
• Carpenters (Ohio) Pension – Mgmt. Chair
• Carpenters (CMRCC) Defined Contribution – Mgmt. Chair
• Cement Masons 884-404 Pension – Mgmt. Chair
• Cement Masons (Ohio) Profit Sharing DC Plan
• Glaziers DC Pension – Mgmt. Chair
• Iron Workers 17 Pension
• Iron Workers 17 Health
• Laborers 310 Pension– Mgmt. Chair
• Laborers 310 DC Plan– Mgmt. Chair
• Laborers 310 Health– Mgmt. Chair
• Laborers 758 DC Plan
• Roofers 44 Pension
• Roofers 44 Health
• Finishing Trades Institute for the Ohio Region (Glaziers, Painters, and Tapers Apprenticeship)
• Sheet Metal 33 Joint Apprenticeship Committee
• Bricklayers Joint Apprenticeship Committee

State

Ohio

Accepts Business in These Areas

Open to regional, Open to national

Fee Structure

Retainer

Involvement with the International Foundation

• IFEBP Board of Directors (2024-2026)
• IFEBP Trustees Committee (2025-present)
• IFEBP Trustee Masters Program Management Moderator (2024-present)