llene Slatko, CEO and founder of DSS Consulting and the e-learning platform Metamorphosis, coaches clients on building strong financial decision-making skills. She spent over 25 years as a financial advisor and built her business through her seminar series, “Women and Their Money”. Ilene is a subject-matter expert on the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and speaks to civil-service employees across the federal agency spectrum. Ilene is proud to be an award-winning speaker and columnist and is delighted to help facilitate a greater understanding of pre-retirement and retirement issues.