Board of Trustees
The activities of the retirement system are under the direction of a Board of Trustees with nine voting members and four non-voting legislative representatives. The voting membership of the Board is comprised of representatives of the active and retired fire and police membership (four), the cities (four), and one private citizen. Individuals are appointed to the Board by the police and fire associations and by the Iowa League of Cities. The eight voting members select a private citizen to serve as the ninth voting member. The current voting membership of the Board, with each member serving four year terms, is identified below:
Voting Trustees
Marty Pottebaum, Chair
Retired Police Officer
Sioux City, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2023
Michelle Weidner
Chief Financial Officer
Waterloo, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2024
Nickolas Schaul
Finance Director
Des Moines, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2023
Laura Schaefer
City Clerk/Finance Director
Carroll, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2025
Duane Pitcher
Director of Finance
Ames, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2022
David McFarland
Police Officer
Waterloo, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2025
June Anne Gaeta
Retired Fire Fighter
Muscatine, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2024
Jason Zilk
Fire Fighter
Des Moines, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2022
Mary Bilden
Citizen Member
Boone, Iowa
Term expires April 30, 2022
Non-Voting Trustees
Sen. Jackie Smith
Senate District 7
Sioux City, Iowa
Term expires December 31, 2022
Sen. Roby Smith
Senate District 47
Davenport, Iowa
Term expires December 31, 2022
Rep. Eric Gjerde
House Distric 67
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Term expires December 31, 2022
Rep. Bobby Kaufmann
House District 73
Wilton, Iowa
Term expires December 31, 2022