Staff

Seattle City Employees' Retirement System staff is available to assist you with your retirement questions. You can contact us at (206) 386-1293 or email us at retirecity@seattle.gov.

Leadership Team

  • Jeffrey S. Davis, executive director
  • Paige Alderete, chief finance and operations officer
  • Jason Malinowski, CFA, chief investment officer
  • Tony Smith, deputy chief investment officer
  • Claire Foster, information technology manager
  • Ronda Iriarte, member services manager
  • Mark Schimizze, CPA, finance and accounting manager
  • Nina Melencio, office administrator

Accounting

  • Mark Schimizze, CPA, finance and accounting manager
  • Katie Lac, CPA, accountant
  • Seth Richards, accountant
  • Selam Teklemariam, senior accountant
  • Michiko Togashi, accountant

Investment Team

  • Jason Malinowski, CFA, chief investment officer
  • Cecelia Chen, CAIA, investment officer
  • Jill Johnson, investment officer
  • Tony Smith, deputy chief investment officer

Member Services

  • Ronda Iriarte, member services manager
  • Kate Azer, retirement specialist
  • Charles Bernal, retirement specialist
  • Lee Brunk, retirement specialist
  • Laurene Caudill, data specialist (PAS)
  • Frankie Graziani, member services representative
  • Amina Kedir, member services representative
  • Doug Noble, retirement specialist, asst
  • Erica Ramsey, member services lead (OOC)
  • Sopheap Thach, data specialist (PAS)

Operations

  • Paige Alderete, chief finance and operations officer
  • Maya Collins, business operations analyst
  • Lindsay Reid, senior business analyst

Pension Administration System Implementation Project/Information Technology

  • Claire Foster, information technology manager
  • Shravya Chintalaphani, business analyst (PAS)
  • Janet Donlon, technical lead/senior systems analyst
  • Karl Kirk, IT operations lead (PAS)
  • Charlie Pitts, business analyst (PAS)
  • Brooke Richardson, business analyst (PAS)
  • Brian Taubeneck, business analyst (PAS)
  • Sarah Todd, business analyst (PAS)
  • Dennis Traut, EV5 integration analyst (PAS)
  • Kathy Weitz, systems analyst/PAS project manager