STATE RETIREMENT & PENSION SYSTEM

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e-mail: sra@sra.state.md.us
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120 East Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

STATE RETIREMENT & PENSION SYSTEM
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms: Robert R. Hagans, Jr., 2015; Harold Zirkin, 2015; Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr., Esq., 2015; David S. Blitzstein, 2016; Linda A. Herman, 2017; F. Patrick Hughes, 2017.

Appointed by Governor to 4-year term (representing interests of participating subdivisions): James M. Harkins, 2014.

Elected by Employees' Retirement & Pension Systems' members & beneficiaries to 4-year terms: John W. Douglass, 2015; James A. Bush, Jr., 2017.

Elected by State Police Retirement System's members & beneficiaries to 4-year term: Richard E. Norman, 2018.

Elected by Teachers' Retirement & Pension Systems' members & beneficiaries to 4-year terms: Theresa Lochte, 2015; Kenneth B. Haines, 2017.

Ex officio: Peter V. R. Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland; Nancy K. Kopp, State Treasurer; David R. Brinkley, Secretary of Budget & Management.

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
James M. Harkins, Chair
John W. Douglass; Kenneth B. Haines; Nancy K. Kopp; Theresa Lochte; Richard E. Norman.

AUDIT COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
F. Patrick Hughes, Chair
James A. Bush, Jr.; John W. Douglass; Robert R. Hagans, Jr.; Kenneth B. Haines; Linda A. Herman; Richard E. Norman.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
David S. Blitzstein, Chair
James M. Harkins; Nancy K. Kopp; Theresa Lochte; Harold Zirkin; Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr.

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Harold Zirkin, Chair (chosen by Board of Trustees) (410) 767-8740

Trustee members appointed by Board of Trustees: David S. Blitzstein; James A. Bush, Jr.; John W. Douglass; Peter V. R. Franchot; Robert R. Hagans, Jr.; James M. Harkins; Linda A. Herman; F. Patrick Hughes; Nancy K. Kopp; Theresa Lochte; Richard E. Norman; Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr., Esq.

Public members appointed by Board of Trustees with Board of Public Works' approval to 3-year terms: Larry E. Jennings, Jr., 2015; Brian B. Topping, 2016; Stefan Strein, 2017.

SECURITIES LITIGATION COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr., Chair
F. Patrick Hughes; Harold Zirkin.

COUNSEL
Rachel S. Cohen, Principal Counsel (410) 625-5684
e-mail: rcohen@sra.state.md.us

STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY
R. Dean Kenderdine, Executive Director (appointed by Board of Trustees) (410) 625-5600

BUSINESS OPERATIONS OFFICE
Harvey Raitzyk, Project Business Sponser (410) 625-5673
e-mail: hraitzyk@sra.state.md.us

INTERNAL AUDIT
David Rongione, Chief Internal Auditor (410) 625-5586
e-mail: drongione@sra.state.md.us

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
Michael D. Golden, Director (410) 625-5603
e-mail: mgolden@sra.state.md.us

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Anne E. Gawthrop, Director (410) 625-5602
e-mail: agawthrop@sra.state.md.us

FINANCE DIVISION
Melody L. Countess, Chief Operating Officer (410) 625-5650
e-mail: mcountess@sra.state.md.us

BUDGET, PROCUREMENT, & CONTRACTS
Van A. Lewis, Director (410) 625-5655

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS
Michelle Lowery, Deputy Chief Operating Officer (410) 625-5627

GENERAL ACCOUNTING
Delores Mitchell, Director (410) 635-5651

HUMAN RESOURCES
Jacqueline P. Wallace, Director (410) 625-5662

OFFICE SERVICES
Lawrence A. Banks, Director (410) 625-2370

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Ira R. Greenstein, Chief Information Systems Officer (410) 625-5547
e-mail: igreenstein@sra.state.md.us

Calvin T. Kiser, Deputy Chief Information Systems Officer (410) 625-5530
e-mail: ckiser@sra.state.md.us

INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & QUALITY
David S. Toft, Sr., Director (410) 625-5562

NETWORK OPERATIONS
H. Joseph Puller, Director (410) 625-5554

PENSION SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
Vincent S. Johnson, Director (410) 625-5554

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
Thomas R. Montanye, Director (410) 625-5665

INVESTMENT DIVISION
Robert H. Burd, Acting Chief Investment Officer (appointed by Board of Trustees upon recommendation of Executive Director) (410) 625-5621
e-mail: rburd@sra.state.md.us

Vacancy, Deputy Chief Investment Officer (410) 625-5571

FIXED INCOME, ABSOLUTE RETURN, & REAL RETURN
Stephen Reilly, Managing Director (410) 625-5619

PRIVATE EQUITY
Vacancy, Managing Director (410) 625-5630

PUBLIC EQUITY
Lawrence P. Katsafanas, Managing Director (410) 625-5626

REAL ESTATE & CREDIT
Michael Cheung, Managing Director (410) 625-5615

RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
Margaret A. Bury, Retirement Administrator (410) 625-5611
e-mail: sra@sra.state.md.us

SPECIAL PROJECTS
Megan D. Myers, Director & Assistant to Retirement Administrator (410) 625-5608


ADMINISTRATION
Anne M. Budowski, Deputy Retirement Administrator (410) 625-5653
Kenneth M. Reott, Deputy Retirement Administrator (410) 625-5659

BENEFITS PROCESSING
Charles D. So, Director (410) 625-5590

DATA CONTROL
Kimberly O'Keefe, Director (410) 625-5585

MEMBER RELATIONS & COUNSELING
Robin McClelland, Director (410) 625-5500

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