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 Trustees’ Responsibilities and Duties
(effective January 2018)
| 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 2019 |
| Brian D. Welch | appointed by School Board | term expires 2020 |
| Debbie Siragusa | appointed by Library District | term expires 2022 |
| Roger Offield | elected by active members | term expires 2020 |
| Lazona Stovall | active member appointed by the Trustees to fulfill a vacancy | term expires 2019 |
| Boni Tolson | elected by active members | term expires 2021 |
| Bakari Ukuu | elected by active members | term expires 2022 |
| Beverly Pratt | elected by retired members | term expires 2020 |
| Curtis L. Rogers | elected by retired members | term expires 2022 |
| Christine Gierer | Executive Director |
| Jill Chaloupka | Administrative Assistant |
| Erica Hill | Retirement Education Specialist |
| Jim Lewallen | Administrative Manager |
| Shannon McClain | Retiree Services Coordinator |
| Laura J. Oswald | Fiscal Accountant |
| Joe Schaefer | IT Manager |
