Benefits
All benefits inquiries can be directed to OHR.Benefits@qc.cuny.edu.
Benefit & Retirement Contact Information
Sharon Megnath
Compensation & Benefits Manager
718-997-5765
sharon.megnath@qc.cuny.edu
Casey Martinez
Benefits Officer
718-997-5765
casey.martinez@qc.cuny.edu
Jaheisha Belcher
Benefits Coordinator
718-997-5765
jaheisha.belcher@qc.cuny.edu
NYC Health Benefits Program
Please note: New Health Plan Rates – January 2020
HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES HIRED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2019
City of New York employees, and employees of Participating Employers, hired on or after July 1, 2019, and their eligible dependents, will only be eligible to enroll in the EmblemHealth HIP HMO Preferred Plan, and must remain in the HIP HMO Preferred Plan for the first year (365 days) of employment.
After 365 days of employment, the employee will have the option of either remaining in the HIP HMO Preferred Plan or selecting a different health plan within 30 days before the end of the 365 day period. If a new health plan is selected, the new plan will be effective on the 366th day.
Plan Representatives
TIAA-CREF
Andrew Morales
212-916-4498 or 800-842-2522
andrew.morales@tiaa.org
NYS Deferred Compensation Plan
Arlene Werner
1-614-854-4547
Schedule an Appointment
New York’s 529 College Savings Program
Lissette Ramos-Johnson
(347) 758-0117
Lissette.Ramos-Johnson@ascensus.com
Benefits Form Library
- Adjunct Health Insurance Information and Procedures
- Adjunct Retirement Benefits
- COBRA – January 2020
- Edenred Commuter Overview
- Edenred Enrollment Form – Transit Plans
- Edenred Enrollment Form – Park N Ride
- Edenred Enrollment Form – Access A Ride
- Emergency Paid Sick Leave Reference Guide
- Employee Health Plan Rate Sheet – January 2020
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Employee Rights
- Family Medical Leave Act Policy and Forms
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Enrollment/Change Form – Plan Year 2020
- Health Benefits Application
- PSC Beneficiary Designation Card
- TIAA Salary Reduction Agreement (SRA) Form 2020
Transitioning from Employee to Retiree Status
As you get ready to retire there are many things you need to consider with regard to your health benefits. Understanding how your benefits will change in retirement is extremely important. These videos will guide you through the steps involved in transitioning your health benefits from employee to retiree status.
Part One of Transitioning to Retiree Status provides an overview of how your health benefits might change as a retiree. https://www1.nyc.gov/site/olr/health/healthvideos/health-video-transition-seminar-pt1.page
Part Two of Transitioning to Retiree Status covers topics including: Medicare, Medicare Part B Reimbursement and Enrolling in Retiree Health Coverage. https://www1.nyc.gov/site/olr/health/healthvideos/health-video-transition-seminar-pt2.page
While many questions will be answered in these videos, individual and personal issues can best be dealt with on a one-on-one basis at a seminar.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Casey Martinez at casey.martinez@qc.cuny.edu .
Reasonable Accommodation
- Health Care Provider Accommodation Assessment Form
- IT Accessibility
- Notice of Non-Discrimination
- Procedures for Implementing Reasonable Accommodations & Academic Adjustment
- Procedures on Reasonable Accommodation
- QC Accommodation Form
- Reasonable Accommodation Form
- Reasonable Accommodation Presentation

Do you commute? Chances are you can save through the Commuter Benefits Program.
Train. Bus. Subway. Paratransit. Parking your car at the station. However you ride, your new, expanded Commuter Benefits Program – presented by The City University of New York and administered by Edenred – will give you more and better ways to save.”

Juggling your personal & professional life?
The CUNY Work/Life Program can help and it’s FREE to employees and their families. Use “CUNY” for Company Code.”

CUNY eMall – Discounts for Faculty and Staff
The CUNY eMall is a virtual shopping plaza where merchants offer a variety of discounts and other promotional programs on goods and services to CUNY faculty and staff.