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Retirement Board

  The Retirement Board is composed of seven members. Its membership includes:

   Sue DeFrancesco:
    Dr. DeFrancesco is the Chairman of the Retirement Board and was appointed to the Board in October 2001. She is the Assistant Region Superintendent (Northwest Region) for Clark County School District in Las Vegas. She has been employed by Clark County School District for twenty years.
   Charles Silvestri:
    Mr. Silvestri is the Vice-Chairman of the Retirement Board and was appointed to the Board by Governor Guinn in 1999. He retired from the Clark County School District in 1989 where he was employed as a teacher, Associate Superintendent of the Human Resources Division, Acting Superintendent for the 1981-82 school year, and Deputy Superintendent for the Human Resources and Business and Finance Divisions. He also served as the Clark County School District lobbyist during the 1989 legislative session. After retiring from the Clark County School District, Mr. Silvestri worked for Southwest Gas Corporation as Director of Consumer and Community Relations until 1999. Mr. Silvestri received the honor of having a school named after him, the Charles Silvestri Junior High School in Las Vegas. Mr. Silvestri is currently a government relations/public affairs consultant.
   Elizabeth "Betsy" Fretwell:
    Ms. Fretwell was appointed to the Retirement Board by Governor Guinn in September 2006. In her current position as Deputy City Manager for the City of Las Vegas, Ms. Fretwell is directly responsible for the Administrative Services, Detention & Enforcement, Fire & Rescue, Government & Community Affairs, and Municipal Court Departments within the organization. Additionally, Ms. Fretwell works on various special projects such as the Union Park development agreements, negotiations, adaptive reuse of the historic Post Office and Courtroom, strategic planning, and leadership development.
   Purisimo "Eddie" Hernandez:
    Mr. Hernandez was appointed to the Board in October 2001. He is an Accountant Technician III with the State of Nevada Department of Transportation and serves as the Treasurer of the Sierra Range Chapter, State of Nevada Employees’ Association.
   David F. Kallas:
    Detective Kallas was appointed to the Board by Governor Guinn in November 2002. A 26 year police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Detective Kallas is the past Executive Director of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association (PPA) and currently serves as the Director of Governmental Affairs for the PPA . He also serves as a trustee for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Employee Health and Welfare Trust.
   George Stevens:
    Mr. Stevens was appointed to the Retirement Board by Governor Guinn in July 2003. He has twenty-two years of experience in public finance in the State of Nevada, and is the Chief Financial Officer for Clark County and the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.
   Warren Wish:
    Mr. Wish was appointed to the Retirement Board by Governor Guinn in October 2001. He also serves on the board of directors of the Nevada State Education Association. Mr. Wish has been a counselor with the Carson City School District since 1974. He is a past president of the Ormsby County Education Association and is very active as the leader of the Carson City Guide Dog club.



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