Staff

The COAERS Staff available to you and ready to assist with all your retirement needs, questions, and requests.

How to Contact

To contact a member of our Staff, please call (512) 458-2551 or e-mail questions or comments about retirement benefits to: member.services@coaers.org.

Our Teams

Member Services

Teresa Cantu - Benefits Manager
Catherine Pezulich - Member Services Specialist
Lovie Robinson-Laurant - Member Services Specialist
Lee Wilson - Member Services Specialist
Rachel Muise - Member Services Specialist
Gloria Cordero - Member Services Specialist
Jackie Becker - Member Services Specialist
Dora Turek - Member Services Specialist
Sarah Habel - Member Services Coordinator
Nikki Cisneros - Member Services Coordinator

Management

Christopher Hanson - Executive Director
Russell Nash - Deputy Executive Director
David Kushner - Chief Investment Officer
David Stafford - Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Amy Kelley - Chief Information Officer
Yun Quintanilla - Chief Financial Officer
Jenni Bonds - Administrative Assistant
Sarah McCleary - Executive Assistant
Michelle Mahaini - Senior Services Officer
Mehrin Rahman - Communications Director

Accounting

Bertie Corsentino - Senior Accountant
Ardiana Adil - Accountant
Cathy Edwards - Comptroller

Investments

Ty Sorrel - Director of Investment Implementation
Kelly Doggett - Portfolio Manager, Investment Analytics

IT

Deverett Morrow - Information Systems Support Analyst
Blake Lemen - IT Security Consultant
Sravani Batchu - IT Security Analyst
Ash Perry - IT Support Specialist

Website Accessibility Policy

City of Austin Employees Retirement System is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, City of Austin Employees Retirement System has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (512) 458-2551

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

City of Austin Employees Retirement System has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, City of Austin Employees Retirement System regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (512) 458-2551.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.