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); fax: (410) 468-1707
e-mail: sra@sra.state.md.us
web: https://sra.maryland.gov/

120 East Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

STATE RETIREMENT & PENSION SYSTEM
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Elected by Employees' Retirement & Pension Systems' members & beneficiaries to 4-year terms: Sheila Hill, 2027; Jamaal R. A. Craddock, 2029.

Elected by State Police Retirement System's members & beneficiaries to 4-year term: Richard E. Norman, 2026

Elected by Teachers' Retirement & Pension Systems' members & beneficiaries to 4-year terms: Ayana K. English-Brown, 2027; Vickrant Puri, 2029.

Ex officio: Brooke E. Lierman, Esq., Comptroller of Maryland; Dereck E. Davis, State Treasurer; Yaakov (Jake) Weissmann, Acting Secretary of Budget & Management.

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

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
Robert F. Sandlass, Jr., Chair
Jamaal R. A. Craddock; Dereck E. Davis; Ayana K. English-Brown; Scott A. Nicewarner; Richard E. Norman; Vernon A. Reid, Jr.; Yaakov (Jake) Weissmann.

AUDIT COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
Mia N. Pittman, Chair
Jamaal R. A. Craddock; Dereck E. Davis; Charles Theodore Hopkins; Scott A. Nicewarner; Richard E. Norman; Robert F. Sandlass, Jr.

COMPENSATION & STAFFING COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
Michelle J. RhodesBrown, Chair
Ayana K. English-Brown; Richard E. Norman; Tarrus L. Richardson; Robert F. Sandlass, Jr.; Yaakov (Jake) Weissmann.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & SECURITIES LITIGATION COMMITTEE
Chosen by Board of Trustees:
Sheila Hill, Acting Chair
Charles Theodore Hopkins; Brooke E. Lierman, Esq.; Vickrant Puri; Michelle J. RhodesBrown; Robert F. Sandlass, Jr.; Yaakov (Jake) Weissmann.

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Brooke E. Lierman, Esq., Chair (chosen by Board of Trustees)

Dereck E. Davis; Sheila Hill; Richard E. Norman; Mia N. Pittman; Vickrant Puri; Michelle J. RhodesBrown; Tarrus L. Richardson; Yaakov (Jake) Weissmann.

Public members appointed by Board of Trustees with Board of Public Works' approval to 3-year terms: Sharcus Steen, 2026; Monte Tarbox, 2027; Joanna Pratt, 2028.

OBJECTIVE CRITERIA COMMITTEE
Staff: Anne E. Gawthrop (410) 625-5602; e-mail: agawthrop@sra.state.md.us

Eric D. Brotman, Chair (chosen by Chair, Board of Trustees)

Appointed by Senate President: one vacancy

Appointed by House Speaker: one vacancy

Appointed by Senate President & House Speaker: Mary Miller

Appointed by Chair, Board of Trustees: Theresa M. Lochte

Ex officio: Dereck E. Davis, State Treasurer; Yaakov (Jake) Weissmann, Acting Secretary of Budget & Management.

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

Cheryl Davis-Shaw, Executive Special Assistant; e-mail: cdavis-shaw@sra.state.md.us
Kate Kemmerer, Special Assistant to the Executive Director; e-mail: kkemmerer@sra.state.md.us

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

COMMUNICATIONS
Vacancy, Director

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
Vacancy, Director

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

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

FINANCE DIVISION
Michael J. Howard, Chief Operating Officer (410) 625-5650; e-mail: mhoward@sra.state.md.us
Tonia Shultz, Chief Financial Officer; e-mail: tshultz@sra.state.md.us

BUDGET & CONTRACTS
Van A. Lewis, Director (410) 625-5655; e-mail: vlewis@sra.state.md.us

FISCAL ACCOUNTING
Vacancy, Director (410) 625-5555; e-mail:

GENERAL ACCOUNTING
Delores J. Mitchell, Director (410) 625-5651; e-mail: cmitchell@sra.state.md.us

OFFICE SERVICES
Lawrence A. Banks, Director (410) 625-2370; e-mail: lbanks@sra.state.md.us

PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTS
Vacancy, Director

RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Michael J. Howard, Records Officer (410) 625-5650
e-mail: mhoward@sra.state.md.us

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Chandra Puranam, Acting Chief Technology Officer (410) 625-5547; e-mail: cpuranam@sra.state.md.us
Thomas R. Montanye, Deputy Chief Technology Officer (410) 625-5530; e-mail: tmontanye@sra.state.md.us

CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS
David S. Toft, Sr., Director (410) 625-5562; e-mail: dtoft@sra.state.md.us

IT INFRASTRUCTURE & PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
H. Joseph Puller, Director (410) 625-5878; e-mail: hpuller@sra.state.md.us

Harris Kaplan, Acting Deputy Chief Technology Officer
e-mail: hkaplan@sra.state.md.us

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
Vacancy, Director (410) 625-5665

INVESTMENT DIVISION
Robert H. Burd, Acting Chief Investment Officer (appointed by Board of Trustees upon recommendation of Executive Director) (410) 625-5620; e-mail: rburd@sra.state.md.us
Thomas Kim, Deputy Chief Investment Officer (410) 625-5571; e-mail: tkim@sra.state.md.us
ABSOLUTE RETURN
Gregory C. Kasten, Managing Director (410) 625-8306; e-mail: gkasten@sra.state.md.us

COMPLIANCE
Toni Voglino, Senior Compliance Manager; e-mail: tvoglino@sra.state.md.us

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Edward Kamonjoh, Senior Governance Manager; e-mail: ekamonjoh@sra.state.md.us

FIXED INCOME/CREDIT
Dimitri Grechenko, Managing Director (410) 625-5614; e-mail: dgrechenko@sra.state.md.us

PRIVATE EQUITY
David E. Ferguson, Managing Director (410) 625-5633; e-mail: dferguson@sra.state.md.us

PUBLIC EQUITY
Thomas Kim, Acting Managing Director (410) 625-5571; e-mail: tkim@sra.state.md.us

REAL ASSETS
Gregory C. Kasten, Managing Director (410) 625-8306; e-mail: gkasten@sra.state.md.us

RISK MANAGEMENT
Frederick (Beau) Smith, Senior Risk Manager; e-mail: fsmith@sra.state.md.us

RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
Kimberly A. O’Keeffe, Retirement Administrator (410) 625-5659
e-mail: kokeeffe@sra.state.md.us
Sarah Carta, Deputy Retirement Administrator (410) 625-5585; e-mail: scarta@sra.state.md.us
Megan Myers, Deputy Retirement Administrator (410) 625-5555; e-mail: mmyers@sra.state.md.us


BENEFITS PROCESSING
Charles D. So, Director (410) 625-5590; e-mail: cso@sra.state.md.us

DATA CONTROL
Leshia D. Cornish-Covington, Director (410) 625-5612; e-mail: lcornish-covington@sra.state.md.us

SPECIAL PROJECTS
Alex Chechik, Acting Director; e-mail: achechik@sra.state.md.us

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Derrick Johnson, Deputy Executive Director; e-mail: djohnson@sra.state.md.us

HUMAN RESOURCES
Nicholas Pindale, Director
e-mail: npindale@sra.state.md.us

MEMBER & EMPLOYER SERVICES
Gary Burgess, Administrator
e-mail: gburgess@sra.state.md.us

EMPLOYER SERVICES
Karen Simpson, Director; e-mail: ksimpson@sra.state.md.us

MEMBER SERVICES
Shane Brown, Director; e-mail: sbrown@sra.state.md.us

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