CalSTRS key personnel
As of September 30, 2025
Board members
While the governor of the State of California does not make investment decisions on behalf of CalSTRS, CalSTRS regulations governing investment relationships and campaign contributions found at Title 5, California Code of Regulations, Sections 24010-24013, extend to the Governor and candidates for the office of Governor. The regulations also extend to candidates for the Board as well as the Controller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Education and candidates for those offices. Delegates to the ex-officio members may be subject to change.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denise Bradford | Board Chair |
| Karen Yamamoto | Board Vice Chair |
| Sharon Hendricks | Board Member |
| Harry M. Keiley | Board Member |
| Steve Juarez | Board Member |
| Ken Tang | Board Member |
| Michael Gunning | Board Member |
| Malia Cohen | Ex-Officio, State Controller |
| Regina Evans | Delegate |
| Deborah Gallegos | Delegate |
| David Oppenheim | Delegate |
| Joe Stephenshaw | Ex-Officio, Director of Finance |
| Michele Perrault | Delegate |
| Jennifer Whitaker | Delegate |
| Fiona Ma | Ex-Officio, State Treasurer |
| Patrick Henning | Delegate |
| Frank Ruffino | Delegate |
| Tony Thurmond | Ex-Officio, Supt. Of Public Instruction |
| Elizabeth Sanders | Delegate |
| Len Garfinkel | Delegate |
| Dean Patterson | Delegate |
General & investment staff
This list includes staff who may be involved with investment decisions. It is not an exhaustive list of every CalSTRS staff member.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cassandra Lichnock | Chief Executive Officer |
| Scott Chan | Chief Investment Officer |
| April Wilcox | Senior Investment Director |
| Geraldine Jimenez | Senior Investment Director |
| June Kim | Senior Investment Director |
| Kirsty Jenkinson | Senior Investment Director |
| David Murphy | Director of Global Equity |
| Julie Donegan | Director of Real Estate |
| Margot Wirth | Director of Private Equity |
| Rosemary Lucchesini | Director of Fixed Income |
| Kelly Criss | Head of Investment Operations |
| Shifat Hasan | Head of Investment Performance & Compliance |
| Michael Weston | Career Executive Assignment |
| Aeisha Mastagni | Senior Portfolio Manager |
| Josh Diedesch | Senior Portfolio Manager |
| Robert Ross | Senior Portfolio Manager |
| Sally Stocks | Senior Portfolio Manager |
| Aizaz Ali | Portfolio Manager |
| Albert Yong | Portfolio Manager |
| Andrew Feldhuhn | Portfolio Manager |
| Benjamin Wang | Portfolio Manager |
| Brian Rice | Portfolio Manager |
| Bruce Deutsch | Portfolio Manager |
| Carlos Monfiglio | Portfolio Manager |
| Carrie Lo | Portfolio Manager |
| Cathy DiSalvo | Portfolio Manager |
| Charles Fitzpatrick | Portfolio Manager |
| Christopher Preston | Portfolio Manager |
| Dan Depner | Portfolio Manager |
| Daniel Lau | Portfolio Manager |
| David Gold | Portfolio Manager |
| Debra Ng | Portfolio Manager |
| Don Palmieri | Portfolio Manager |
| Geetha Arani | Portfolio Manager |
| Georgia Pappas | Portfolio Manager |
| Glen Blacet | Portfolio Manager |
| Greg Arendt | Portfolio Manager |
| Hank Thomas | Portfolio Manager |
| Ian McCarty | Portfolio Manager |
| Jason Crawford | Portfolio Manager |
| Jeffrey Jaro | Portfolio Manager |
| John Charles-Gish | Portfolio Manager |
| Lynn Paquin | Portfolio Manager |
| Michael McGowan | Portfolio Manager |
| Michael Warmerdam | Portfolio Manager |
| Nick Abel | Portfolio Manager |
| Nile Garritson | Portfolio Manager |
| Orintheo Swanigan | Portfolio Manager |
| Ray Venner | Portfolio Manager |
| Sarah Maile | Portfolio Manager |
| Seth Hall | Portfolio Manager |
| Shawn Webster | Portfolio Manager |
| Simranjit Dhillon | Portfolio Manager |
| Tom Baker | Portfolio Manager |
| Wilson Yee | Portfolio Manager |
| Wayne Yim | Portfolio Manager |
| Amanda Coleman | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Anthony Kennedy | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Anthony Schmitz | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Christopher Moore | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Daniel Thai | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Dante Malvini | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Darin Yi | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| David Greenfield | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Delfina Palomo | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Dianna Dean | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Douglas Chen | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Edgar Ramirez | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Eric Kirchblum | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Geetika Misra | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Guldip Dhillon | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Harmony Kingston | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Helena Posner | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Henry Ha | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Haytham Sharief | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Jackie Liu | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Jake O’Hagan | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Jennifer Enos | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Jinri Song | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Joshua Kim | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Justin Wiles | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Kari Salazar-Maynard | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Katherine Fackler | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Katherine Rodota | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Kimberly McDonnell | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Kimmie Nicolas | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Kristian Altier | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Marketa Ostadalova | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Matthew Lisonbee | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Madison Doris | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Matthew Schott | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Matthew Schroeder | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Melissa Da Ronco | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Mike Dunigan | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Mike Yager | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Misty Watson | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Nicholas Koehler | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Novie Sandhu | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Pedro Ferrer DeMorais | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Ramona Marzion | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Renyi Wang | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Sanjay Singh | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Saumen Dey | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Sean Ehrlich | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Sharon Jou | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Tyler Rico | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Vanessa Morris | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Aaron Skonecki | Investment Officer |
| Abel Garcia Pendergrass | Investment Officer |
| Adriana Gutierrez | Investment Officer |
| Aidan Hunter | Investment Officer |
| Aishwarya Rangarajan | Investment Officer |
| Alex Glaeser | Investment Officer |
| Alicia McClain | Investment Officer |
| Alicia Osborn | Investment Officer |
| Allison Prior | Investment Officer |
| Anastasiya Kropinova | Investment Officer |
| Andrey Golub | Investment Officer |
| Angela Tran | Investment Officer |
| April Uyematsu | Investment Officer |
| Arthur Ma | Investment Officer |
| Benjamin Drake | Investment Officer |
| Brian Palugod | Investment Officer |
| Camille Harry | Investment Officer |
| Carlos Maciel | Investment Officer |
| Catrina San Juan | Investment Officer |
| Cedric Chan | Investment Officer |
| Chris Hunter | Investment Officer |
| Christopher Ellis | Investment Officer |
| Christopher Jensen | Investment Officer |
| Christopher Louie | Investment Officer |
| Christopher Singh | Investment Officer |
| Cristine Chan | Investment Officer |
| Debora Green | Investment Officer |
| Denny Young | Investment Officer |
| Denver Travis | Investment Officer |
| Diana Campos | Investment Officer |
| Diego Meneses | Investment Officer |
| Diego Sanchez | Investment Officer |
| Edward Chrisen | Investment Officer |
| Edwin Chu | Investment Officer |
| Elena Pevzner | Investment Officer |
| Eli Bradaric | Investment Officer |
| Emilio Navarrete | Investment Officer |
| Erica Hogans | Investment Officer |
| Erick Gutierrez | Investment Officer |
| Ethan Fiorini | Investment Officer |
| Evan Clapham | Investment Officer |
| Fiorella Salvador | Investment Officer |
| Gabriel DeMesa | Investment Officer |
| Garrett Smith | Investment Officer |
| Gina Tavarez | Investment Officer |
| Harshini Perera | Investment Officer |
| Hiep Tran | Investment Officer |
| Huy Ngo | Investment Officer |
| IBK Aina | Investment Officer |
| Ilena Drake | Investment Officer |
| Jacqueline Mwiti | Investment Officer |
| James Hagerty | Investment Officer |
| Jasmine Mathias | Investment Officer |
| Jasvir Singh | Investment Officer |
| Jessica Whitmer | Investment Officer |
| Jessie Kong | Investment Officer |
| Jimmy Garcia | Investment Officer |
| Joakim Mahlberg | Investment Officer |
| Joanne Taylor | Investment Officer |
| Jose Paniagua | Investment Officer |
| Julie Song | Investment Officer |
| Justin Bosley | Investment Officer |
| Karen Tuason | Investment Officer |
| Katie Lee | Investment Officer |
| Kate Wallen | Investment Officer |
| Kenny Sekhon | Investment Officer |
| Khalil Tams | Investment Officer |
| Khoi Nguyen | Investment Officer |
| Kim Le | Investment Officer |
| Krishneel Krishna | Investment Officer |
| Kylee Neidigh | Investment Officer |
| LaShae Badelita | Investment Officer |
| Lilit Arakelyan | Investment Officer |
| Lucy Yang | Investment Officer |
| Mami Wong | Investment Officer |
| Marcella Tedla | Investment Officer |
| Marina Kong | Investment Officer |
| Mark Melvani | Investment Officer |
| Matt Saha | Investment Officer |
| Matt Toepel | Investment Officer |
| Mauricio Smith | Investment Officer |
| Melanie Guzman | Investment Officer |
| Michael Carlson | Investment Officer |
| Michael Tomlinson | Investment Officer |
| Michael Wilson | Investment Officer |
| Michel Paniagua | Investment Officer |
| Miguel Uribe | Investment Officer |
| Mohammad Quader | Investment Officer |
| Monica Robinson | Investment Officer |
| Mylene Wu | Investment Officer |
| Nicholas Clyde | Investment Officer |
| Nicholas Sweet | Investment Officer |
| Nicole Rains | Investment Officer |
| Nicole Sanchez | Investment Officer |
| Oksana Kovalchuk | Investment Officer |
| Pamela Okino | Investment Officer |
| Rajveer Dhanoa | Investment Officer |
| Ralph Smith | Investment Officer |
| Rehka Vaitla | Investment Officer |
| Richard Morgan | Investment Officer |
| Robert Corey | Investment Officer |
| Ron Leu | Investment Officer |
| Ryan Brown | Investment Officer |
| Ryan Phillips | Investment Officer |
| Samantha Phan | Investment Officer |
| Samantha Samson | Investment Officer |
| Saphira Tran | Investment Officer |
| Savannah Martinez | Investment Officer |
| Scott Huckell | Investment Officer |
| Selina Muasya | Investment Officer |
| Shajie Zaidi | Investment Officer |
| Shivi Krishna | Investment Officer |
| Solomiya Williams | Investment Officer |
| Sonia Sanchez | Investment Officer |
| Spencer Tom | Investment Officer |
| Stacey Reichenberg | Investment Officer |
| Stefanie Bradaric | Investment Officer |
| Steven Parker | Investment Officer |
| Talha Masood | Investment Officer |
| Taylor Henry | Investment Officer |
| Taylor Tsao | Investment Officer |
| Thomas Willardsen | Investment Officer |
| Tiffany Lau | Investment Officer |
| Tiffany Vispetto | Investment Officer |
| Timothy Smith | Investment Officer |
| Wayne Chung | Investment Officer |
| Wendy Raute | Investment Officer |
| Zang Thao | Investment Officer |
