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Board Members

A 12-member Board oversees the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System administration. The Governor appoints 11 of the 12 Board members to represent active and retired public school employees as defined by Section 22 of Public Act 300. One Board member serves by virtue of his or her office in state government. Upon expiration of a term a member may continue to serve, at the pleasure of the governor, until a successor is appointed.

Scott Koenigsknecht
Term expires March 30, 2013
Representing School System Superintendents
Ivy Bailey
Term expires March 30, 2012
Representing Classroom Teachers and First Class School District Employees
Timothy Nelson
Term expires March 30, 2016
Representing Community College Administrators and Trustees
Michael Ringuette
Term expires March 30, 2014
Representing General Public Health Insurance/Actuaries
Michael P. Flanagan Representing State Superintendent of Education, ex officio
Charles Thomas
Term expires March 30, 2015
Representing Finance/Operations, Retirants, Member of largest retirant organization
Larry Ward
Term expires March 30, 2016
Representing Reporting Unit Board of Control
Kevin Philipps 
Term expires March 30, 2016
Representing Finance/Operations, non-Superintendents
John Olekszyk, Vice Chair 
Term expires March 30, 2014
Representing Classroom Teachers, Retirants
Diana Osborn, Chair
Term expires March 30, 2013
Representing Non-certified Support Members
Jonathon Fielbrandt 
Term expires March 30, 2013
Representing Classroom Teachers, Active
Stephen Epstein
Term expires March 30, 2016
Representing General Public Investments
Phil Stoddard, Executive Secretary

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The retirement plan information that appears on this website is intended to summarize basic provisions of Public Act 300 of 1980, as amended.
Current laws, rates, and factors are subject to change. Should there be discrepancies between the information reflected here and the actual law,
the provisions of the law govern.



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