Organizational Structure

Board of Trustees

Dereck E. Davis
State Treasurer, Chair

Brooke Lierman
State Comptroller, Vice-Chair

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms

• Scott Nicewarner, 2025-2029
• Charles Hopkins, 2024-2028
• Mia N. Pittman, 2023-2027
• Vernon A. Reid, Jr, 2025-2029
• Michelle RhodesBrown, 2023-2027
• Tarrus Richardson, 2023-2027
• Robert F. Sandlass, Jr., 2021-2025

Elected by members and beneficiaries of the Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems

• Jamaal R. A. Craddock, 2021-2025
• Sheila Hill, 2023-2027

Elected by members and beneficiaries of the State Police Retirement System

• Richard E. Norman, 2022-2026

Elected by members and beneficiaries of the Teachers’ Retirement and Pension Systems

• Vickrant Puri, 2025-2029
• Ayana K. English-Brown, 2023-2027

Ex officio

• Dereck E. Davis, Treasurer
• Brooke Lierman, Comptroller of the Treasury
• Helene Grady, Secretary of Budget and Management

Legal Counsel

Rachel S. Cohen, Principal Counsel, OAG

Investment Committee

Chosen by the Board of Trustees

• Brooke Lierman, Chair
• Mia N. Pittman, Vice-Chair
• Dereck E. Davis
• Helene Grady
• Sheila Hill
• Richard E. Norman
• Vickrant Puri
• Michelle RhodesBrown
• Tarrus Richardson

Public members appointed to three-year terms by the Board, with approval by the Board of Public Works

• Joanna Pratt, July 1, 2025-June 30, 2028
• Sharcus Steen, July 1, 2023-June 30, 2026
• Monte Tarbox, July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027

Audit Committee

Chosen by the Board

• Mia N. Pittman, Chair
• Robert F. Sandlass, Jr., Vice-Chair
• Jamaal R. A. Craddock
• Charles Hopkins
• Jonathan Martin (designee of Maryland State Treasurer)
• Scott Nicewarner
• Richard E. Norman

Administrative Committee

Chosen by the Board

• Robert F. Sandlass, Jr., Chair
• Richard E. Norman, Vice-Chair
• Jamaal R. A. Craddock
• Dereck E. Davis
• Ayana K. English-Brown
• Helene Grady
• Scott Nicewarner
• Vernon A. Reid, Jr.

Corporate Governance and Securities Litigation Committee

Chosen by the Board

• Vacant, Chair
• Sheila Hill, Vice-Chair
• Charles Hopkins
• Helene Grady
• Brooke Lierman
• Vickrant Puri
• Michelle RhodesBrown
• Robert F. Sandlass, Jr.

Compensation and Staffing Committee

Chosen by the Board

• Michelle RhodesBrown, Chair
• Robert Sandlass, Vice-Chair
• Ayana English-Brown
• Helene Grady
• Sheila Hill
• Richard Norman
• Tarrus Richardson

Climate Advisory Panel

Chosen by the Board

• Angelo Cavello, Chair
• Douglas Lawrence, Vice-Chair
• Mary Cerulli
• Maria Elena Drew
• Stacy Swann

State Retirement Agency

Martin Noven, Executive Director
Derrick Johnson, Deputy Executive Director

Cheryl Davis-Shaw, Executive Special Assistant
Kate Kemmerer, Special Assistant to the Executive Director

Internal Audit

David Rongione, CFE, CRMA, Chief Internal Auditor

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Vacant, DEI Director

Legal Counsel

Rachel S. Cohen, Esq., Principal Counsel, Office of the Attorney General

Communications

Katherine Morris, Director

Legislative Affairs

Anne E. Gawthrop, Esq., Director

Finance Division

Michael J. Howard, Chief Operating Officer
Tonia Schultz, Chief Financial Officer

Office Services

Lawrence Banks, Director (Reports directly to Chief Operating Officer)

Budget

Van Lewis, Director

General Accounting

Delores Mitchell, Director

Fiscal Accounting

Sabeena Sylvester, Director

Procurement & Contracts

Vacant, Director

Information Systems

Chandra Puranam, Acting Chief Technology Officer

Thomas Montanye, Deputy Chief Technology Officer

IT Infrastructure & Production Operations

Joe Puller, Director

Cybersecurity Operations

David S. Toft, Sr., CISSP, Director

Harris Kaplan, Acting Deputy Chief Technology Officer

Systems Development

Lowen Crusan, CISSP, Director

Investment Division

Robert Burd, CFA, CAIA, Acting Chief Investment Officer
Thomas Kim, CFA, CAIA, Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Fixed Income/Credit

Dimitri Grechenko, CFA, Managing Director

Private Equity

David Ferguson, CFA, Managing Director

Absolute Return

Gregory Kasten, CFA, Managing Director

Risk Management

Frederick “Beau” Smith, CFA, CAIA, Senior Risk Manager

Public Equity

Thomas Kim, CFA, CAIA, Acting Managing Director

Real Assets

Gregory Kasten, CFA, Acting Managing Director

Corporate Governance

Edward Kamonjoh, Senior Governance Manager

Compliance

Toni Voglino, CIA, Senior Compliance Manager

Retirement Administration Division

Kimberly O’Keeffe, Retirement Administrator
Megan Myers, Deputy Retirement Administrator
Sarah Carta, Deputy Retirement Administrator

Special Projects

Vacant, Director
Alex Chechik, Acting Director

Benefits Processing

Charles D. So, Director
Carla Foster, Deputy Director

Data Control

Leshia Cornish-Covington, Director
Nick Harmon, Deputy Director

Member & Employer Services

Gary Burgess, Member Services Administrator

Member Services

Shane Brown, Director
Shasha Pryor, Deputy Director

Employer Services

Karen Simpson, Director

Human Resources

Nick Pindale, Director