Board Members

By state law, the management of the Public Employees’ Retirement Association funds is vested in PERA’s Board of Trustees. The 16-member Board of Trustees includes three Trustees appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; four members from the School Division; three members from the State Division; one member from the Local Government Division; one Judicial Division member; two PERA retirees; a non-voting representative from the DPS Division; and the State Treasurer as an ex officio, voting member.

Current Board of Trustees and Term Expiration Dates

Marcus A. Pennell

Position: Chair
Term: Expires: June 30, 2025
Appointing Authority: School Division Employees

Marcus Pennell was first elected to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2003. He was elected as the Chairman in 2020 and previously served as the Vice…

Taylor McLemore

Position: Vice Chair
Term: Expires: July 10, 2024
Appointing Authority: Governor

Taylor McLemore was appointed to the PERA Board of Trustees by Gov. Polis in 2021. He is CEO and General Partner at Future State, a venture capital…

Eunice Botchway

Term: Expires: June 30, 2025
Appointing Authority: School Division Employees

Eunice Botchway, elected to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2023, is a Special Education Teacher in Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J. She previously…

Norm Franke

Term: Expires: July 10, 2025
Appointing Authority: Governor

Norm Franke, President of Alpine Bank, was appointed to the PERA Board of Trustees by Gov. Polis in 2021. He is a Board member of the Young Americans…

Hon. Rebecca R. Freyre

Term: Expires: June 30, 2027
Appointing Authority: Judges

Hon. Rebecca Freyre, first appointed to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2019, is a Judge with the Colorado Court of Appeals. She served as a deputy…

Julie Friedemann

Term: Expires: June 30, 2025
Appointing Authority: Retirees

Julie Friedemann was appointed to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2017. She began her career as a teacher in 1975 and is a retired Mathematics Teacher…

Nathan Geroche

Term: Expires: June 30, 2024
Appointing Authority: School Division Employees

Nathan Geroche, appointed to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2020, is a Science Teacher at Boulder Valley School District. He began his career in 2015…

Amy Grant

Position: Non-voting, Ex Officio Member
Term: Expires: June 30, 2028
Appointing Authority: DPS Division Members and Retirees

Amy Grant was first elected to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2012. She began her career with Denver Public Schools in 1991 and is a retired office…

Timothy M. O'Brien

Term: Expires: June 30, 2027
Appointing Authority: Retirees

Timothy M. O’Brien served on the PERA Board of Trustees from 1984 through 1995 in an ex officio capacity as the Colorado State Auditor. In 2011, he…

Jennifer Pasquino

Term: Expires: July 10, 2026
Appointing Authority: Governor

Jennifer Pasquino, a retired Chief Financial Officer and Senior Finance Leader, was appointed to the PERA Board of Trustees by Gov. Polis in 2022. She…

Trina Ruhland

Term: Expires: June 30, 2027
Appointing Authority: Local Government Division Employees

Trina Ruhland, appointed to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2022, is Deputy County Attorney for the Boulder County Attorney’s Office. She served as a…

Tracy Marie Rushing

Term: Expires: June 30, 2024
Appointing Authority: State Division Employees

Tracy Marie Rushing, elected to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2022, is a Supervisor in the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Colorado…

Ashley Smith

Term: Expires: June 30, 2025
Appointing Authority: State Division Employees

Ashley M. Smith was first appointed to the PERA board in 2021, and began her second appointment in February, 2024. She is the Director of Corporate…

Scott Smith

Term: Expires: June 30, 2026
Appointing Authority: School Division Employees

Scott Smith, elected to the PERA Board of Trustees in 2022, is Chief Financial and Operating Officer for Cherry Creek School District 5. He began his…

Hon. Dave Young

Position: Ex Officio Member, State Treasurer
Term: Continuous Term

Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young is a former math, science and technology teacher at Heath Junior High in Greeley and a Senior Instructor for the…

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