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DRS Advisory Committee

The Director of the Department of Retirement Systems established the DRS Retirement Advisory Committee as an administrative committee in July 1996, after the State Retirement Advisory Committee was eliminated by statute.

Mission

The committee's mission is to facilitate the sharing of information between DRS and the associations and organizations representing active and retired members of the public pension plans administered by DRS.

Objectives

The objectives of the DRS Retirement Advisory Committee are to:

• Identify and communicate client service issues to the Director;
• Communicate association and organization legislative initiatives to the Director;
• Share information provided by the Director with constituents;
• Develop and recommend ways to improve communication between DRS and active and retired members

Nominated by Washington state member or retiree organizations, committee members are appointed by the DRS Director and serve for a minimum three-year term.

Current board members:

Representing TRS Retirees

Nancy Baldwin (Committee Chair), Washington Education Association

Representing TRS Active Members

Darrell Heisler, Washington School Personnel Association

Representing Judicial Active Members

Judge Michael Heavey, Superior Court Judges Association

Representing PERS Retirees

Eva Jean Ann Shamley, Retired Public Employees Council of Washington

Representing PERS Active Members

John Payne, Washington Association of County Officials
Mary Sherman, Washington Public Employees Association
Pat Dull, Washington State Association of Counties

Representing SERS Active Members

Jonni Elizabeth Lissner, Public School Employees of Washington

Representing LEOFF Active Members

Mark J. Mears, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Pat McElligott, Washington State Council of Firefighters

Representing LEOFF Retirees

Richard Warbrouck, Retired Firefighters of Washington

Representing Washington State Patrol Active Members

Captain James Lever, Washington State Patrol

For information about the Advisory Committee, please call (360) 664-7312 or write to DRS, Attention: Advisory Committee, P.O Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380.