Board / Governance
Board of Trustees
Ben Gorzell, Chair
Chief Financial Officer
City of San Antonio • Term expires: February 1, 2013
April Nixon, Vice Chair
Chief Financial Officer
City of Arlington • Term expires: February 1, 2015
Patricia Hernandez, Municipal Court Judge
City of Plainview • Term expires: February 1, 2011
Carolyn Linér
Director of Human Resources/Civil Service
City of San Marcos • Term expires: February 1, 2013
Roel "Roy" Rodriguez
Assistant City Manager / MPU General Manager
City of McAllen • Term expires: February 1, 2011
H. Frank Simpson, City Manager
City of Missouri City • Term expires: February 1, 2015
The TMRS Act provides that the administration of TMRS is entrusted in a six-member Board of Trustees, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Three Trustees are "Executive Trustees" (Gorzell, Rodriguez, and Simpson) who are either the chief executive officer, chief finance officer, or other officer, executive or department head of a participating municipality. Three Trustees are "Employee Trustees" (Linér, Hernandez, and Nixon) who are employees of a participating municipality.
Ben Gorzell is the Chair of the TMRS Board for 2010, and April Nixon is the Vice Chair.
Board History
Executive Staff
E-mail comments to the TMRS Executive Office.
- David Gavia, Acting Executive Director
- Nancy Goerdel, Acting Chief Investment Officer
- Eric W. Davis, Deputy Executive Director
- Ian Allan, Director of Internal Audit
- Rhonda Covarrubias, Director of Finance
- Bernie Eldridge, Director of Human Resources
- Leslee Hardy, Decision Support Actuary - Director
- Debbie Muñoz, Director of Member Services
- Eddie Solis, Director of Government Relations
- Bill Wallace, Director of Communications
- Scott Willrich, Director of Information Resources
The Executive Director, appointed by the Board of Trustees, plans and directs all activities of the System subject to policies of the Board of Trustees, organizes and directs staff, and represents the System on local, state, and national levels. [top]
Professional Advisors
- Actuary — Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS)
- Auditor — KPMG
- Economic Advisor — A. Gary Shilling & Co.
- Investment Consultant — R.V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc.
- Investment Managers
- BlackRock Financial Managers, Inc.
- Northern Trust Global Investments
- Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)
- Medical Board
- Grover L. Bynum, M.D.
- Marvin Cressman, M.D.
- Thomas (Tim) I. Lowry, M.D.
- Fiduciary Counsel — Robert D. Klausner