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Organizational Structure

Organizational Chart

Board of Trustees
Nancy K. Kopp
State Treasurer, Chairman
Peter Franchot
Comptroller of the Treasury, Vice Chairman
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms
  • David S. Blitzstein, 2012-2015
  • Robert R. Hagans, Jr., 2011-2015
  • F. Patrick Hughes, 2009-2013
  • James M. Harkins, 2010-2014
  • Harold Zirkin, 2011-2015
  • Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr., 2011-2015
Elected by members and beneficiaries of the Employees' retirement and pension systems
  • John W. Douglass, 2011-2015
  • Sheila Hill, 2009-2013
Elected by members and beneficiaries of the State Police retirement system
Morris L. Krome, 2010-2014
Elected by members & beneficiaries of the Teachers' retirement & pension systems
  • Kenneth B. Haines, 2012-2013
  • Theresa Lochte, 2011-2015
Ex officio
  • Nancy K. Kopp, Treasurer
  • T. Eloise Foster, Secretary of Budget and Management
  • Peter Franchot, Comptroller of the Treasury
Counsel
Deborah B. Bacharach, General Counsel
Investment Committee
  • Chosen by the Board of Trustees
    • Harold Zirkin, Chairman
    • F. Patrick Hughes, Vice Chairman
    • David S. Blitzstein
    • T. Eloise Foster
    • Peter Franchot
    • Robert R. Hagans, Jr.
    • Sheila Hill
    • Nancy K. Kopp
    • Major Morris Krome
    • Theresa Lochte
    • Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr.
  • Public members appointed to 3-year terms by the Board, with approval by the Board of Public Works
    • Wayne H. Shaner, 2011-2014
    • Brian Topping, 2010-2013
    • Larry E. Jennings, Jr., 2012-2015
Audit Committee

Chosen by the Board

  • F. Patrick Hughes, Chairman
  • John Douglass, Vice Chairman
  • Robert R. Hagans, Jr.
  • Kenneth B. Haines
  • James M. Harkins
  • Major Morris L. Krome
  • Theresa Lochte
Administrative Committee

Chosen by the Board

  • James M. Harkins, Chairman
  • Major Morris L. Krome, Vice-Chairman
  • John W. Douglass
  • T. Eloise Foster
  • Kenneth B. Haines
  • Sheila Hill
  • Nancy K. Kopp
  • Theresa Lochte
Corporate Governance Committee

Chosen by the Board

  • Shiela Hill, Chairman
  • Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr., Vice Chairman
  • David S. Blitzstein
  • Peter Franchot
  • Nancy K. Kopp
  • Harold Zirkin
Securities Litigation Subcommittee
  • Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr., Chairman
  • Harold Zirkin, Vice Chairman
  • F. Patrick Hughes
State Retirement Agency

R. Dean Kenderdine, Executive Director

Internal Audit
Toni Voglino, CIA, Chief Internal Auditor
Project Management Office
Harvey Raitzyk, Project Business Sponsor
External Affairs
  • Michael D. Golden, Director
  • Anne E. Gawthrop, Director of Legislative Affairs
Finance Division
  • Melody L. Countess, CPA, Chief Operating Officer
  • Patricia M. Fitzhugh, CPA, Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Budget and Contracts
Van Lewis, Director
Human Resources
Jacqueline P. Wallace, Director
General Accounting
Delores Mitchell, Director
Office Services
Laquisha S. Redmond, Director
Information Systems
  • Ira R. Greenstein, Chief Information Systems Officer
  • Calvin T. Kiser, Deputy Chief Information Systems Officer
Pension Systems Operation
Vincent Johnson, Director
Network Operations
H. Joseph Puller, Director
Systems Development
Thomas R. Montanye, Director
Information Systems Security and Quality
David S. Toft Sr., CISSP, Director
Investment Division
A. Melissa Moye, Ph.D., Chief Investment Officer
  • Robert Burd, CFA, Deputy Chief Investment Officer
  • Margo M. Wheet, CPA, Managing Director
  • Victoria Willard, CFA, Managing Director
  • Stephen Reilly, Managing Director
  • Michael Cheung, CFA, Managing Director
Retirement Administration Division

Margaret A. Bury, Retirement Administrator

Administration
  • Anne M. Budowski, Deputy Retirement Administrator
  • Kenneth M. Reott, Deputy Retirement Administrator
Special Projects
  • (Vacant), Director; Assistant to Retirement Administrator
  • Leshia Cornish-Covington, Special Assistant
Member Services and Counseling
  • Robin McClelland, Director
  • Laura Gorrell, CEBS, Deputy Director
Benefits Processing
  • Charles D. So, Director
  • Corinne N. Jackson, Deputy Director
Data Control
  • Fred A. Semko, Director
  • Kimberly A. O'Keeffe, Deputy Director