GFOA of the US & Canada - Committee On Retirement and Benefits Administration (CORBA)

Committee On Retirement and Benefits Administration (CORBA)

Committee in Brief

The Committee on Retirement Benefits and Administration works with state and local administrators, trustees, and personnel officials to effectively manage state and local retirement funds and employee benefits. The committee tracks new industry practices, regulatory and legislative developments, and issues best practices to assist public pension and personnel officers.

Best Practices and Advisories in Retirenment and Benefits Administration

2013 Winter Meeting Material

February 2013 Agenda

2012 Annual Conference Material

CHAIR: John Tuohy, Deputy Treasurer for Accounting and Treasury Management, Arlington County, VA
VICE CHAIR: Richard Harris, Finance & Compliance Officer, Denver Employees Retirement Plan, Denver, CO

GFOA Staff: Barrie Tabin Berger and Marcy Boggs

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Debby Cherney, Assistant General Manager - Finance & Administration, Eastern Municipal Water District, Perris, CA
Kathleen Clarke Buch, Finance Director, Town of Darien, CT
Richard DeCleene, Chief Financial Officer, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Steve Delaney, CEO, Orange County Employees Retirement System, CA
Karl Greve, CFO, Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA)
Kathryn Hewitt, CPA, Treasurer, Harford County, MD
Luke Huelskamp, Chief Financial Officer, Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of MI
Robert Inzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Leon County, FL
Tina Leiss, Operations Officer, Nevada Public Employees Retirement System
Dennis Lockhart, Director of Finance, Oakland County Road Commission, MI
James Mohler, Executive Director, Municipal Employees Annuity & Benefits Fund of Chicago
J. Virgil Moon, Director of Administration, Cobb and Douglas Public Health, GA
Russell Nash, Chief Operations Officer, Austin Employee's Retirement System, TX
Kingsley O’Kereke, Finance Director, City of Garden Grove, CA
R. Keith Overly, Executive Director, Ohio Deferred Compensation
Melanie Purcell, Assistant Financial Services Director, City of Cape Coral, FL
Richard Schnuer, Finance Director, City of Champaign, IL
John Troyer, Director of Finance, City of Alcoa, TN
Terri Velasquez, Deputy Finance Director, City of Aurora, CO
Phyllis Walker, Finance Director, State Universities Retirement System, Champaign, IL
Barbara Whitehorn, Controller, City of Arlington, TX
Stephen Williams, Director of Finance and Administration, City of Conroe, TX
Charlene Wilson, CFO, Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana

ADVISORS

Cathie Eitelberg, National Director, Public Sector Market, The Segal Company, Washington, DC
Corinne Larson, Vice President, State Street Global Advisors, Boston, MA
Valentine (Jim) Link, Jr., Managing Director, PFM Asset Management LLC, Philadelphia, PA
Patrick McCullough, Assistant Vice President, Public Sector Practice Leader, Colonial Life Columbia, SC
Paul Zorn, Dir of Governmental Research, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, Southfield, MI

EX-OFFICIOS