The general administration and the responsibility for the proper operation of the retirement system are vested in a board of trustees of twelve persons who are resident taxpayers of the school district and include the superintendent of the school district if a resident, four appointees of the board of education, four trustees elected by the active members of the System, two retired trustees elected by the retirees of the System, and one trustee appointed by the library board. The appointed and elected trustees serve staggered four year terms.
Summary of Board of Trustees’ Roles and Responsibilities
(effective January 2021)
| Horace Coleman, Jr, Chairperson | appointed by School Board | term expires 2022 |
| Mark Bedell, Ed.D | Superintendent | ex-officio |
| Joanne M. Collins | appointed by School Board | term expires 2021 |
| Carl Evans | appointed by School Board | term expires 2023 |
| Brian D. Welch | appointed by School Board | term expires 2024 |
| Debbie Siragusa | appointed by Library District | term expires 2022 |
| Ben Bullington | elected by active members | term expires 2021 |
| Anthony Madry | elected by active members | term expires 2022 |
| Roger Offield | elected by active members | term expires 2024 |
| Von Smalley | elected by active members | term expires 2021 |
| Beverly Pratt | elected by retired members | term expires 2024 |
| Curtis L. Rogers | elected by retired members | term expires 2022 |
| Jim Roehner | Executive Director |
| Erica Hill | Retirement Education Specialist |
| Jill Chaloupka | Executive Assistant |
| Jim Lewallen | Administrative Manager |
| Joe Schaefer | IT Manager |
| Laura J. Oswald | Associate Director |
| Shannon McClain | Retiree Services Coordinator |
