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Management

 

Jan Goodwin

is the Executive Director at ERB. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University (B.A.) and the New York University Stern School of Business (M.B.A.) Goodwin is a C.P.A. and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She was also an adjunct lecturer for the New York University Real Estate Masters Program. Most recently Ms. Goodwin has been the Cabinet Secretary for the NM Taxation and Revenue Department.

Jeff Riggs
is is the Deputy Director at ERB and is responsible for assisting the Director and Board in the business of the Educational Retirement system. Duties include budget, human resources, actuarial position of the fund, and general office operations. After serving in the US Army, Jeff received a BBA from New Mexico State University; an MBA from New Mexico Highlands University and is a Certified Governmental Financial Manager. 

Paul Swanson
is the Outreach Manager at ERB, conducting all the retirement seminars and managing the Albuquerque and Las Cruces offices. He has been with ERB since 2004. His past experience includes 27 years with the Albuquerque Public Schools working with students and then employees in counseling and career planning and four years in the APS Human Resources Department.

Bob Jacksha
is the Chief Investment Officer for ERB.  He joined ERB in January of 2007.  His experience includes 25 years in the investment industry, most recently with the New Mexico State Investment Council.  Bob holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations.    He received an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Bemidji State University.

Greg Trujillo
is the IT Manager at ERB and has been with ERB since 2003. He is responsible for the oversight and strategic planning of information systems at ERB. Greg has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Network Management from Westwood College and is currently pursuing his MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UNM.

Chris Schatzman

Christopher G. Schatzman is the ERB’s General Counsel and is responsible for providing legal counsel to the Board and the agency’s management and staff.  Chris received his law degree from the University of New Mexico and his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso.  He is admitted to the bar in New Mexico, Colorado and California.  Prior to attending law school, he worked in the banking and construction industries.

Bob Westervelt
is the Chief Financial Officer for the NMERB and is responsible for the Financial Division. A lifelong New Mexico resident, Bob comes to ERB with fifteen years experience as Manager of Business and Information Systems at a national laboratory, two years as Controller for a large multinational commercial enterprise located in Northern New Mexico, and three years in public accounting. Bob earned both his Bachelors degree in Accounting and his Masters in Management from the University of New Mexico, and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of New Mexico since 1990.


Clara Mares
is the Administrative Services Manager at ERB, responsible for human resources, payroll, and records.  Throughout her tenure with state government, Clara comes to ERB with twenty years experience in human resources, payroll and finance.  She has also worked on special projects with IT in testing to help implement various software packages.  Clara is currently working on the development of a training module on SHARE for Time & Labor, she also serves on SPO rules sub-committee and SHARE reports committee.

Kathy A. Webb
is the Benefits Bureau Chief with the Member Services Department, currently overseeing the Customer Service Department with ERB.  She has been with the Educational Retirement Board since 2000.  During her tenure here she has also served as one of the core members responsible for implementing the IRIS (integrated retirement information system) project. 

Kathy has over 19 years of experience in retirement counseling and customer service.  Her past experiences include over 13 years of service with the Public Employees' Retirement Association.  

Steve Moreno
is the Deputy Director of the Member Services Division.  He administers all programs that have a direct contact with the member. This includes the Retiree Payroll Unit, Customer Service Bureau, Refund Unit, Retirement processing and counseling as well as post retirement employment.  He joined ERB in l994 as a benefits counselor in the Farmington office.  Prior to his New Mexico employment he was employed for twenty years as an administrator of Older America Act Programs in California.

Robert Rivera
is currently the ERB internal Manager for the Integrated Retirement Information System (IRIS) Project. Presently IRIS Application Implementation and Business Process Reengineering is the focus of his attention. He has been employed with ERB for 23 years working with the Data Processing, Accounting, Refunds, Administrative Services and Retirement Counseling Divisions.

 
 

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New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (NMERB)
Managing the Retirement Assets of New Mexico's Educators
Santa Fe 505.827.8030
Albuquerque 505. 888.1560
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