Byron P. Decoteau, Jr.
Louisiana State Civil Service
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Byron P. Decoteau Jr., MSHLD, PHR., SHRM-CP
Director of Louisiana State Civil Service
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 22-year Member of LASERS
- Director, Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
- Business Management Degree from Southeastern Louisiana University
- Masters Degree in Human Resources and Leadership Development from Louisiana State University
- Former Human Resources Director for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections – Corrections Services
- 20 years of Human Resources experience with the State
- Current At-Large Board Member of the Retired State Employees Association
- Current Fellow of the Norman C. Francis Leadership Institute
- Past-President of the National Association of State Personnel Executives
PLATFORM:
I am extremely passionate about the Louisiana Public Workforce. Throughout my career, I have dedicated myself to raising awareness and appreciation of the skilled and dedicated public workforce, locally and nationally. I recognize that the talents and skills of our workforce bring ideas into reality, progress into policy and value to our citizens. I have a proven history of leadership that will balance the fiscal responsibilities of our state and the interest of active and retired LASERS members. If given the opportunity to serve, I pledge to:
- Serve with honor and integrity
- Remain open and accessible to all members
- Work to maintain stability and sound financial investments practices
- Ensure the needs of current and future retirees remain priority
Ternisa Hutchinson
Division of Administration, Office of Planning & Budget
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Qualifications
As a civil servant for 21 years in the Division of Administration, Office of Planning and Budget, which includes 14 years as the State Deputy Director, I possess the leadership skills to be a successful member of the LASERS Board of Trustees. I am responsible for providing long and short term financial analysis, development, and monitoring of the executive operating budget. For more than 10 years, I have been the delegate for the Commissioner of Administration on the Deputy Sheriffs’ and Municipal Police State Supplemental Pay Boards.
Platform
Upholding the trustee’s fiduciary responsibility, I am committed to keeping LASERS assets safe in order to provide retirement benefits to current and future retirees. It is imperative for each Trustee to understand the necessary future growth needs for LASERS assets, which are currently in excess of $14 billion. In addition, utilizing my analytical skills and professional background, I will ask questions that will provide thoughtful discussion which will result in well thought out and informed decisions. I am an individual with a growth mindset who believes through hard work and input from others one can improve. I intend to use this approach, which focuses on learning, in my duties as a Trustee.
Amy A. Mathews
Department of the Treasury
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Protecting our system, while serving our members
Given the honor of representing you, I pledge to…
- Serve with honesty, integrity and professionalism;
- Represent YOUR interests;
- Use my investor’s knowledge, to ensure that LASERS has fiscally sound investment strategies;
- Work to pursue the maintenance of a defined benefit and the long term stability of the fund for LASERS members;
Qualifications…
- 14 years of government service for the State Treasurer
- LASERS Trustee as State Treasurer’s designee
- Current Investment Manager for the General Fund investing $5 billion dollars and previous manager for LEQTF, Millennium & other Trust Funds investing $2.5 billion dollars.
- 20 years of Investment securities work in the private sector
- MBA from Southeastern Louisiana University
- BS, Finance from LSU
A retiree election was not conducted this year as one nomination for Barbara McManus was received to fill the one open retiree position.
Barbara McManus
Retired from the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support
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PLATFORM
Preservation of LASERS assets through well chosen and long term investments
Work for a permanent funding of an annual cost of living increase (COLA) for Retirees
Oppose special interest legislation and merger with other systems
Continue to work to repeal Social Security Offset.
I will be available to receive your calls or concerns and to help you solve your LASERS problems
Qualifications
I am a very active, healthy and involved Retiree.
Active Member of LASERS for 35 years and last served as the Regional Manager for OFS in the Southwest/Lake Charles Region.
Currently serve on the Retired State Employees Board as a retired representative of the LASERS Board
Served 10 terms on LASERS board as an active and retired member during which time the assets of the system grew from approximately $557 Million to $13 Billion. Served as Chairman of LASERS for 8 years, and also as Investment Chairman, Legislative Chair, and a Management Sub-committee Chair. Currently serving as Vice Chairman
Locally serve on the Christus/St Patrick’s FoundationAdvisory Board and the Boys Village Board
Served on the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District Commission as a Commissioner for 4 ½ years
Served on the Eagle Federal Credit Union Board for 8 years, Retired State Employees Assn. Board for many years and the State Employees Insurance Board for several years.
The LASERS Board certified and authorized the ballot count at its November meeting.
Newly elected Trustees will be sworn in and receive orientation at its January 2022 meeting.