The Advisory Council for the Retirement System, appointed by the Comptroller pursuant to regulations of the Comptroller (2 NYCRR Part 320), advises and makes recommendations to the Comptroller on the formulation of policies in relation to the administration and management of the Common Retirement Fund and the Retirement System. At the annual meetings of the Council, the Comptroller and senior staff also exchange information and insights with the Council to help stakeholders understand the status and challenges of the Common Retirement Fund and the Retirement System.
Stephen J. Acquario
Executive Director
NYS Association of Counties
Heather Briccetti Mulligan
President & CEO
Business Council of New York State, Inc.
Mario Cilento
President
New York State AFL-CIO
Sam Fresina
President
Professional Fire Fighters Association
Gerry Geist
Executive Director
Association of Towns
Hon. Robert Jackson
Chair of Civil Service and Pensions Committee
New York State Senate
Fran Turner
Director of Legislative & Political Action
Civil Service Employees Association
Robert Schneider
Executive Director
NYS School Boards Association
Bryant Kolner
President
Alliance of Public Retiree Organizations of New York
Diana Hinchcliff
President
Retired Public Employees' Association, Inc.
Charles W. Murphy
President
NYS Troopers PBA
Melinda Person
President
NYS United Teachers
Christopher Summers
President
NYSCOPBA
Raymond Santander
Assistant Director, Research & Negotiations
AFSCME District Council 37
Michael O'Meara
President
Police Conference of New York, Inc.
Hon. Stacey Pheffer Amato
Assemblymember and Chair of Governmental Employees' Committee
New York State Assembly
Wayne Spence
President
NYS Public Employees Federation
Ronald J. Walsh, Jr.
President
Council 82, AFSCME
Barbara Van Epps
Executive Director
Conference of Mayors
Barbara Zaron
President
New York State Organization of Management Confidential Employees