Travel for retirement system board members
Members of the School Employees Retirement System board made a total of 67 trips to conferences at a cost of about $241,000 funded by the organization from fiscal years 2009-12. Hover over the cities below to see how many trips they took there and total cost spent for those trips. Below is a breakdown of that travel by cost and by conference attended, sorted by board member and the trip cost.
| Board member | Name of conference* | Destination | Dates of conferences | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Mark | NCPERS Annual Conference | New York | May 5-10, 2012 | $4,752 |
| Anderson, Mark | NCPERS Annual Conference & trustee seminar | Miami | May 21-26, 2011 | $3,954 |
| Anderson, Mark | IFEBP | Orlando | Nov. 6-12, 2010 | $3,585 |
| Anderson, Mark | IFEBP/CAPPP | San Antonio | Nov. 14-20, 2009 | $3,500 |
| Anderson, Mark | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Nevada | May 1-6, 2010 | $3,409 |
| Anderson, Mark | IFEBP Annual Conference | New Orleans | Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2012 | $3,058 |
| Anderson, Mark | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Beverly Hills, Calif. | April 30-May 8, 2009 | $2,699 |
| Anderson, Mark | NCPERS Legislative Conference | Washington DC | Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2011 | $1,998 |
| Anderson, Mark | AFSCME Pension & Trustee | San Francisco | Feb. 3-7, 2009 | $1,026 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $27,981 |
| Edwards, Nancy | IFEBP Wharton refresher | Philadelphia | Dept. 11-15, 2012 | $5,676 |
| Edwards, Nancy | IFEBP Wharton | Philadelphia | May 23-26, 2011 | $5,263 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $10,939 |
| Faragher, Madonna | IFEBP Wharton refresher | Philadelphia | Sept. 11-15, 2012 | $5,993 |
| Faragher, Madonna | IFEBP Wharton | Philadelphia | Sept. 19-25, 2010 | $5,946 |
| Faragher, Madonna | IFEBP Wharton international investing | San Francisco | July 25-27, 2012 | $4,662 |
| Faragher, Madonna | IFEBP Wharton | California | July 19-21, 2011 | $4,355 |
| Faragher, Madonna | IFEBP/CAPPP | San Antonio | Nov. 14-20, 2009 | $3,570 |
| Faragher, Madonna | IFEBP Health Care management | Seattle | July 13-17, 2009 | $2,896 |
| Faragher, Madonna | NCPERS Legislative Conference | Washington DC | Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2011 | $1,981 |
| Faragher, Madonna | Managing Labor's Capital conference | Boston | April 21-23, 2010 | $1,327 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $30,730 |
| Howell, Mary Ann | IFEBP Annual Conference | San Antonio | Nov. 14-20, 2009 | $3,299 |
| Howell, Mary Ann | IFEBP | Orlando | Nov. 6-12, 2010 | $2,865 |
| Howell, Mary Ann | IFEBP Annual Conference | New Orleans | Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2012 | $2,619 |
| Howell, Mary Ann | NCPERS Annual Conference & trustee seminar | Miami | May 21-26, 2011 | $2,558 |
| Howell, Mary Ann | AFSCME Pension & Trustee | San Francisco | Feb. 3-7, 2009 | $1,181 |
| Howell, Mary Ann | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Nevada | May 1-6, 2010 | $100 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $12,622 |
| Moss, Catherine | NCPERS Annual Conference | New York | May 5-10, 2012 | $4,840 |
| Moss, Catherine | NCPERS Annual Conference & trustee seminar | Miami | May 21-26, 2011 | $3,960 |
| Moss, Catherine | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Beverly Hills, Calif. | April 30-May 8, 2009 | $3,881 |
| Moss, Catherine | IFEBP Annual Conference | New Orleans | Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2012 | $3,770 |
| Moss, Catherine | IFEBP/CAPPP | San Antonio | Nov. 14-20, 2009 | $3,710 |
| Moss, Catherine | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Nevada | May 1-6, 2010 | $3,538 |
| Moss, Catherine | IFEPB | Orlando | Nov. 6-12, 2010 | $3,286 |
| Moss, Catherine | IFEBP Health Care management | Seattle | July 13-17, 2009 | $2,170 |
| Moss, Catherine | NLA, Health Care Reform | Chicago | Aug. 10, 2011 | $1,416 |
| Moss, Catherine | NCPERS Legislative Conference | Washington DC | Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2011 | $365 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $30,936 |
| Overholser, Barbara | IFEBP Health Care management | Seattle | July 13-17, 2009 | $2,860 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $2,860 |
| Phillips, Barbra | IFEBP Wharton refresher | Philadelphia | Sept. 11-15, 2012 | $6,270 |
| Phillips, Barbra | IFEBP Wharton | Philadelphia | Sept. 19-25, 2010 | $6,012 |
| Phillips, Barbra | IFEBP Wharton international investing | San Francisco | July 25-27, 2012 | $4,729 |
| Phillips, Barbra | IFEBP Wharton | California | July 19-21, 2011 | $4,663 |
| Phillips, Barbra | IFEBP Annual Conference | New Orleans | Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2012 | $4,587 |
| Phillips, Barbra | IFEPB | Orlando | Nov. 6-12, 2010 | $4,273 |
| Phillips, Barbra | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Beverly Hills, Calif. | April 30-May 8, 2009 | $4,169 |
| Phillips, Barbra | NCPERS Annual Conference & trustee seminar | Miami | May 21-26, 2011 | $4,101 |
| Phillips, Barbra | IFEBP/CAPPP | San Antonio | Nov. 14-20, 2009 | $3,666 |
| Phillips, Barbra | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Nevada | May 1-6, 2010 | $3,409 |
| Phillips, Barbra | NCPERS Legislative Conference | Washington DC | Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2011 | $2,252 |
| Phillips, Barbra | AFSCME Pension & Trustee | San Francisco | Feb. 3-7, 2009 | $1,422 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $49,553 |
| Rossler, James | IFEBP Wharton international investing | San Francisco | July 25-27, 2012 | $5,691 |
| Rossler, James | NCPERS Annual Conference | New York | May 5-10, 2012 | $4,124 |
| Rossler, James | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Beverly Hills, Calif. | April 30-May 8, 2009 | $4,003 |
| Rossler, James | IFEBP | Orlando | Nov. 6-12, 2010 | $3,441 |
| Rossler, James | NCPERS conference and trustee seminar | Nevada | May 1-6, 2010 | $2,906 |
| Rossler, James | IFEBP health benefits | Las Vegas | Oct. 10-13, 2012 | $2,839 |
| Rossler, James | NCPERS Annual Conference & trustee seminar | Miami | May 21-26, 2011 | $2,159 |
| Rossler, James | NLA, Health Care Reform | Chicago | Aug. 10, 2011 | $1,154 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $26,317 |
| Sensenbrenner, Richard | IFEBP Wharton refresher | Philadelphia | Sept. 11-15, 2012 | $5,714 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $5,714 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | IFEBP Wharton refresher | Philadelphia | Sept. 11-15, 2012 | $6,025 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | Wharton | Pennsylvania | May 24-27, 2010 | $5,526 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | IFEBP Wharton | California | July 19-21, 2011 | $4,618 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | IFEBP Wharton international investing | San Francisco | July 25-27, 2012 | $4,351 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | IFEBP Annual Conference | New Orleans | Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2012 | $4,292 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | NCPERS Annual Conference & trustee seminar | Miami | May 21-26, 2011 | $4,175 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | CAPPP | Illinois | June 21, 2010 | $4,131 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | IFEBP Trustees | San Francisco | June 14-17, 2009 | $3,892 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | IFEBP | Orlando | Nov. 6-12, 2010 | $3,845 |
| Woolridge, Beverly | IFEBP Trustee Admin Conference | Lake Buena Vista, Fla. | Feb. 7-9, 2011 | $2,884 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Total: $43,739 |
*Acronyms:
AFSCME: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
CAPPP: Certificate of Achievement in Public Plan Policy from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
IFEBP: International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
NCPERS: National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems
Source: School Employees Retirement System