Board of Trustees
Board Members • 2012
H. Frank Simpson, Chair
Assistant City Manager
City of College Station • Term expires: February 1, 2015
Julie Oakley, Vice Chair
Director of Finance
City of Lakeway • Term expires: February 1, 2013
Ben Gorzell
Chief Financial Officer
City of San Antonio • Term expires: February 1, 2013
April Nixon
Chief Financial Officer
City of Arlington • Term expires: February 1, 2015
Jim Parrish
Human Resources Director
City of Plano • Term expires: February 1, 2017
Roel "Roy" Rodriguez
Assistant City Manager / MPU General Manager
City of McAllen • Term expires: February 1, 2017
The TMRS Act provides that the administration of TMRS is entrusted in a six-member Board of Trustees, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Three Trustees are "Executive Trustees," who are either the chief executive officer, chief finance officer, or other officer, executive or department head of a participating municipality. Three Trustees are "Employee Trustees," who are employees of a participating municipality.
H. Frank Simpson is the Chair of the TMRS Board for 2012, and Julie Oakley is the Vice Chair.
Board History
Executive Staff
E-mail comments to the TMRS Executive Office.
- David Gavia, Executive Director
- Nancy Goerdel, Chief Investment Officer
- Eric W. Davis, Deputy Executive Director
- Ian Allan, Director of Internal Audit
- Rhonda Covarrubias, Director of Finance
- Bernie Eldridge, Director of Human Resources
- Leslee Hardy, Director of Actuarial Services
- Christine Sweeney, General Counsel
- Debbie Muñoz, Director of Member Services
- Dan Wattles, Director of Governmental Relations
- Bill Wallace, Director of Communications
- Scott Willrich, Director of Information Resources
The Executive Director, appointed by the Board of Trustees, plans and directs all activities of the System subject to policies of the Board of Trustees, organizes and directs staff, and represents the System on local, state, and national levels. [top]
Professional Advisors
- Actuary — Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS)
- Auditor — KPMG
- Economic Advisor — A. Gary Shilling & Co.
- Investment Consultants
- R.V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc. (General)
- ORG Portfolio Management LLC (Real Estate)
- Investment Managers
- Northern Trust Global Investments (Equities)
- BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (Fixed Income - Core)
- Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)
(Fixed Income - Core Plus) - Colchester Global Investors (Real Return -
Global Inflation Linked Bonds)
- Medical Board
- Grover L. Bynum, M.D.
- Marvin Cressman, M.D.
- Thomas (Tim) I. Lowry, M.D.
- Fiduciary Counsel — Robert D. Klausner
Other Committees
The Board has created committees to address particular issues, including the Investment Committee (pdf) and the Finance and Audit Committee (pdf). No meetings of these committees are currently anticipated.
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