STATE RETIREMENT & PENSION SYSTEM

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120 East Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 1600
(410) 625-5555; 1-800-492-5909 (toll free)
e-mail: sra@sra.state.md.us
fax: (410) 468-1710
tdd/tty: (410) 625-5535
web: www.sra.state.md.us/

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: David S. Blitzstein, 2016; Linda A. Herman, 2017; F. Patrick Hughes, 2017; Eric D. Brotman, 2019; James C. (Chip) DiPaula, Jr., 2019; Charles W. Johnson, 2019.

Elected by Employees' Retirement & Pension Systems' members & beneficiaries to 4-year terms: James A. Bush, Jr., 2017; Sheila Hill, 2019.

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.

120 East Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
James M. Harkins, Chair
David R. Brinkley; James C. (Chip) DiPaula, Jr.; Kenneth B. Haines; Sheila Hill; Nancy K. Kopp; Theresa Lochte; Richard E. Norman.

AUDIT COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
F. Patrick Hughes, Chair
James A. Bush, Jr.; James C. (Chip) DiPaula, Jr.; Kenneth B. Haines; Richard E. Norman.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
David S. Blitzstein, Chair
David R. Brinkley; Eric D. Brotman; James M. Harkins; Sheila Hill; Charles W. Johnson; Nancy K. Kopp; Theresa Lochte.

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
F. Patrick Hughes, Chair (chosen by Board of Trustees)

Trustee members appointed by Board of Trustees: David S. Blitzstein; David R. Brinkley; Eric D. Brotman; James A. Bush, Jr.; James C. (Chip) DiPaula, Jr.; Peter V. R. Franchot; Kenneth B. Haines; James M. Harkins; Linda A. Herman; Sheila Hill; Nancy K. Kopp; Theresa Lochte; Richard E. Norman.

Public members appointed by Board of Trustees with Board of Public Works' approval to 3-year terms: Brian B. Topping, 2016; Stefan Strein, 2017; Larry E. Jennings, Jr., 2018.

SECURITIES LITIGATION COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
David R. Brinkley, Chair
F. Patrick Hughes; Harold Zirkin.

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

BUSINESS OPERATIONS OFFICE
Chandra Puranam, Project Business Sponser (410) 625-5673
e-mail: cpuranam@sra.state.md.us

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

120 East Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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 H. Lowery, Deputy Chief Operating Officer (410) 625-5627

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

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
Andrew C. Palmer, Chief Investment Officer (appointed by Board of Trustees upon recommendation of Executive Director) (410) 625-5620
e-mail: apalmer@sra.state.md.us

Robert H. Burd, Deputy Chief Investment Officer (410) 625-5571

ACCOUNTING & OPERATIONS
Patricia A. Wild, Managing Director (410) 625-5631

FIXED INCOME, ABSOLUTE RETURN, & REAL RETURN
Michael Cheung, Managing Director (410) 625-5615

PRIVATE EQUITY
David Ferguson, Managing Director (410) 625-5633

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

REAL ESTATE & CREDIT
Stephen D. Reilly, Managing Director (410) 625-5619

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
Harvey Raitzyk, 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 H. McClelland, Director (410) 625-5500

SPECIAL PROJECTS
Megan Myers (410) 625-5608

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