Staff & Leadership

NCPERS Staff

  • Hank Kim

    Hank Kim

    Chief Executive Officer

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Cassandra Smoot

    Cassandra Smoot

    Senior Director of Operations

    Events & Education

  • Jessica Ransome

    Jessica Ransome

    Education Associate

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    (202)601-2449

    Events & Education

  • William Whitman

    William Whitman

    Director, Membership & Strategic Alliances

    Membership

  • Courtney Desautels

    Courtney Desautels

    Member Services Coordinator

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    (202)601-2445

    Membership

  • Lizzy Lees

    Lizzy Lees

    Director of Communications

    Communications

  • Reshana Peters

    Reshana Peters

    Digital Media & Marketing Associate

    Communications

  • Matt Eckel

    Matt Eckel

    Director of Research

    Research

  • Michael Kahn

    Michael Kahn

    Emeritus Director of Research

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    (202)257-0472

    Research

Executive Board Officers

  • James Lemonda

    James Lemonda

    President, New York City Uniformed Fire Officers Association

    President

  • Sherry Mose

    Sherry Mose

    Chairman, Houston Municipal Employees Pension System

    First Vice President

  • David Harer

    David Harer

    Executive Board Vice Chair Pro Tempore, Retirement Systems of Alabama

    Second Vice President

  • Carol Stukes-Baylor

    Carol Stukes-Baylor

    Trustee (NCPERS Executive Board), City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions & Retirement

    Secretary

  • Thomas Ross

    Thomas Ross

    Elected Member, Somerville Retirement Board

    Treasurer

  • Kathy Harrell

    Kathy Harrell

    Past President, FOP Queen City Lodge #69

    Immediate Past President

Executive Board

  • Denise Bradford

    Denise Bradford

    Board Chair, California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)

    State Plan

  • Sigfredo "Freddy" Delgado

    Sigfredo "Freddy" Delgado

    Trustee, City of Miami Fire Fighters' & Police Officers' Retirement Trust

    Fire Plan

  • Michael Linynsky

    Michael Linynsky

    Prince George's County Pension Fund

    County Plan

  • Ginger Sigler

    Ginger Sigler

    Executive Director, Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System

    Police Plan

  • Frank Ramagnano

    Frank Ramagnano

    AGST, OMERS Administration Corporation

    Canadian Plan

  • Thad McTigue

    Thad McTigue

    Deputy Executive Director, Teachers' Retirement System of New York City (NYC TRS)

    Education Plan

  • John Neal

    John Neal

    Chairman of the Board, Arkansas Local Police & Fire Retirement System (LOPFI)

    Protective Plan

  • June Thomas

    June Thomas

    Trustee, Retirement Systems of the City of Detroit

    Local Plan

Advisors

  • Pat Donohoe

    Pat Donohoe

    Managing Director, State Street Corporation

    NCPERS Advisor

  • Tony Dote

    Tony Dote

    Senior Vice President, Institutional Sales, William Blair

    NCPERS Advisor

  • Sang Gupta

    Sang Gupta

    Partner, Long Arc Capital

    NCPERS Advisor

  • Brendan McDonough

    Brendan McDonough

    Partner - Business Development, GoldenTree Asset Management LP

    NCPERS Advisor

  • Jennifer Mink

    Jennifer Mink

    President, Investment Performance Services, LLC

    NCPERS Advisor

  • Bob Parise

    Bob Parise

    SVP, Director of Institutional and Intermediary Sales, Calamos Investments

    NCPERS Advisor

  • Andrew Pataky

    Andrew Pataky

    Senior Vice President, Mesirow Financial

    NCPERS Advisor

  • Adam Rouse

    Adam Rouse

    Vice President, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

    NCPERS Advisor