The Connecticut State Employees Retirement Commission consists of: six trustees representing employees who are appointed by the bargaining agents in accordance with the provisions of applicable bargaining agreements; six management trustees who are members of the State Employees Retirement System and appointed by the Governor; two actuarial trustees who are enrolled actuaries and Fellows of the Society of Actuaries, one of whom is nominated by the trustees representing employees and one of whom is nominated by the management trustees, and are appointed by the Governor; and one neutral trustee who is chairman of the State Employees Retirement Commission and is enrolled in the National Academy of Arbitrators who is nominated by the employee and management trustees and appointed by the Governor. The Treasurer or a designee, is a nonvoting ex-officio member. The Comptroller, ex officio, is the nonvoting secretary of the Commission and provides secretarial support to the Commission.
Under the authority granted in Connecticut General Statutes, Section 5-155a, the Connecticut State Employees Retirement Commission administers the provisions of the State Employees Retirement System, the Municipal Employees Retirement System, and all other state retirement and pension plans except the Teachers’ Retirement System.
The Chair, with the approval of the Commission, may appoint subcommittees to assist in the orderly process of the purposes of the Commission as set forth in its governing statutes. Each subcommittee reports its recommendations to the Commission. The Commission currently has six subcommittees (Actuarial, Hazardous Duty, Investment, Personnel & Litigation, Purchasing and Regulation) that meet on a non-regular basis to assist it in its duties.
John Herrington, Director
Retirement Services Division
Office of the State Comptroller
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
PHONE: 860-702-3443
Trustees
- Peter Adomeit, Esquire
Chairman - Michael Bailey, Executive Director
UConn-AAUP - Karen Buffkin, Executive Director
UConn HR and Organizational Development - Michael Carey, Human Resources Administrator
Office of Labor Relations - Carl Chisem, President
Connecticut Employees Union Independent - John Disette, President
Administrative and Residual P-5, Local 4200 of AFT CT - Brian Hill, Administrator
Judicial Branch - David Krayeski, Undersecretary
Office of Labor Relations - Sal Luciano
- Karen Nolan,
Office of Policy & Management - Michael O’Brien, President
CSEA, Council 400 - Claude Poulin, F.S.A.
Poulin Associates - Angel Quiros, Commissioner
Department of Correction - Tim Ryor, Actuary
- Rebecca Simonsen
1199 New England Health Care Employees Union - Sean Scanlon, State Comptroller
Ex Officio - Erick Russell, State Treasurer
Ex Officio
Mark J. Sciota
Municipal Liaison
Subcommittees
Actuarial Subcommittee
- Michael Bailey
- Karen Nolen
- Claude Poulin
- Tim Ryor
Subcommittee on Purchases and Related Matters
- Micheal Carey
- Carl Chisem
- John Disette
- David Krayeski
Hazardous Duty Subcommittee
- Karen Buffkin
- Sal Luciano
- Angel Quiros
- Rebecca Simonsen
Legal/Personnel Subcommittee
- Peter Adomeit
- Michael Carey
- Sal Luciano
- Michael O’Brien
- Brian Hill
Investment Subcommittee
- Michael Bailey
- John Disette
- David Krayeski
- Sal Luciano
- Karen Nolen
- Brian Hill
Subcommittee on Regulations and Overpayments
- Michael Carey
- Michael O’Brien
- Rebecca Simonsen
- Brian Hill