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TEXPERS is an independent association of public employee retirement systems -- administered by and for its members.

The TEXPERS Board of Directors represents the entire spectrum of its membership. As defined in the Bylaws, the TEXPERS Board consists of three municipal system members, three fire system members, three police system members, two authority district members, and the past-president who serves as ex-officio in a nonvoting capacity. Officers are elected by the Board.

TEXPERS' day-to-day affairs are managed by a highly competent staff. The CEO is the Executive Director who is assisted by the Office Coordinator.

President

Eyna Canales-Zarate

Eyna joined the City of Austin in 1980 and has served in a variety of capacities including economic development, auditing, financial management, fleet management and executive assistant in the City Manager's Office. She currently serves as Assistant Director of the Austin Public Library over support services. Eyna served as a trustee to the City of Austin Employee Retirement System from 1998-2009. She received a BBA from St. Edward's University in Austin in 1977 and is currently pursuing an MBA.

First Vice President

Sherry Mose

Sherry is Plan Administrator of the City of Houston Deferred Compensation Program and is responsible for all aspects of the program which covers over 23,000 employees. Since 1998, Sherry has served on the Board of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, and she currently serves as the Board's Chair. In addition, she holds the positions of Chair of the Budget and Oversight Committee, Chair of the External Affairs Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee. She was the President for the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA), served as the Community Service Chairperson for the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) Houston Chapter, involved in the School-to-Work program with the Houston Independent School District and is a frrequent speaker at deferred compensation and pension conferences. Sherry received her Chartered Trustee (CT) and Chartered Pension Executive (CPE) designations from the National Society of Pension Professionals, as well as the Certified Retirement Administrator (CRA) and Certified Retirement Counselor (CRC) certifications from the International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE). She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Second Vice President

Rector McCollum

Rector was appointed as Police Trustee of Dallas Police & Fire Pension System in July 2000 to fill an unexpired Police Trustee term. After serving three years on the Board, he subsequently was elected to the position of Trustee in 2003. He has served Dallas citizens since 1979 as a Police Officer, currently holding the rank of Sergeant. Rector was the recipient of the 1996 Dallas Police Association’s "Cop’s Cop" Award. He has been a longstanding Dallas Police Academy Advisory Board Member.

Secretary

Kendall Thomas

Kendall served as a Police Officer for the City of Austin for 32 years until his retirement in 1985. When he retired he was Chief of Operations. He was elected to the City of Austin Police Retirement System, at its inception in 1989 and is the only board member to have served continuously since the inception of the system. Kendall was a member of the founding committee for TEXPERS and currently serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for TEXPERS. He has served on the Board since

Treasurer

Michael J. Curran

Mike, CPA is Manager of Pension, Trust and Tax Revenue at the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County in Houston. He is Plan Administrator for the METRO Pension Plans, Health & Welfare Trust and the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. He joined METRO in 1995 after working in private industry for a number of years. He holds a BBA degree from the University of Cincinnati and is a Chartered Pension Executive by the Society of Pension Professionals.

Board Member

Randy Aylieff

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Andy Barboza

Board Member

J. Larry Doss

Larry is a sergeant in Houston Police Department’s Major Offenders Division. He joined the Houston Police Officers' Pension System board in 1984 and has the longest tenure of any current trustee. Larry was elected the board's Chairman in 1998 after 10 years as Vice Chairman and one year as secretary. Larry has held the position of Secretary on the TEXPERS Board and is currently a board member. He was Chairman of the Police & Fire Academy Conference in 1999 and is an instructor at the Houston Police Academy. He holds a degree from Sam Houston State University.

Board Member

Lynda Jackson

Lynda joined DART in 1995 and currently serves on both of DART’s retirement plan committees, overseeing the interest of nearly 3300 employees. She was appointed to DART’s Defined Benefit Committee as a trustee in 2008. In addition, she was appointed to DART’s Defined Contribution Plan in 2002, and has been serving as Chairperson since 2003. Lynda has held a variety of positions in Human Resources, including Manager of Labor Relations, Assistant Vice President and Vice President. Lynda holds a B.S. degree in political science/government from Lamar University in Beaumont,as well as a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Texas Wesleyan School of Law in Fort Worth, TX.  Lynda was licensed by the State Bar of Texas in November of 2008.

Board Member

John D. Jenkins

Dallas Employees' Retirement Fund

John has 14 years of local government experience and 22 years of service in the United States Military. John holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. He currently serves as Assistant Director with the Recreation and Maintenance Services, City of Dallas Parks and Recreation Department. As a trustee for the City of Dallas Employees' Retirement Fund, his responsibilities include ensuring the solvency, integrity and financial stability of the City's pension fund. He is a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, serves on the City of Arlington Library Advisory Board, the Arlington Shelter Board and the Arlington and Mansfield Action Committee Board. John also founded eleven investment clubs throughout the country in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Atlanta, Washington D.C., and Miami.

Board Member

Larry Reed

San Antonio Fire & Police Pension Fund

Larry is a retired San Antonio fire department Captain and represents the retired firefighters as Trustee on the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund. He previously served as the active firefighter trustee from 1985-1999 and the fund's Executive Director from 1999-2003. Larry served on the TEXPERS Board from 1998-2005 and was elected in 2010 to serve again on the Board. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the San Antonio City Employees Federal Credit Union for over 20 years. Larry is a 1976 graduate of the University of Texas-San Antonio with a BBA in finance.

Past President

Paul R. Brown

Paul has been on the TEXPERS Board of Directors since 1996 and currently serves as the Second Vice President. Prior to holding this position, he was the Association's President until he was term-limited. He is a member of the Legislative Committee for TLFRRA and a member of the Society of Pension Professionals. Paul is a former trustee on the board of the Big Spring Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund and has also served as the Board's Chairman. Most recently, Paul was with the the Texas AFL-CIO as their Secretary Treasurer. He holds an associate degree in science from Howard College and a Chartered Trustee designation.

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