Board of Retirement
Board of Retirement
OCERS is administered by the Board of Retirement, a group of ten trustees bound by the County Employees’ Retirement Law of 1937. Of the ten members, four are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors; four (including the Safety alternate) are elected by OCERS’ active members. One is elected by the retired membership. The County Treasurer serves as an ex-officio member. Board members serve three-year terms, with the exception of the County Treasurer, who serves during his or her tenure in office.
Adele Lopez Tagaloa
Chair
Third Member
General Board Member
Elected by General Members
Term: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2025
Adele Lopez Tagaloa was elected a General Board Member in 2019 and began her second three-year term January 2023. Ms. Lopez Tagaloa serves as Chair of the OCERS Board.
Madam Chair Lopez Tagaloa brings a well-rounded set of experience to the OCERS Board of Directors from her leadership positions in employee labor organizations, non-profits, and the private sector as a Quality Assurance Specialist.
Charles E. Packard
Vice Chair
Fifth Member
Public Member
Appointed by Board of Supervisors
Term: 1/01/2023 - 12/31/2025
Charles E. Packard was appointed to serve on the Board of Retirement on December 13, 2011. Mr. Packard serves as Vice Chair of the OCERS Board. He is an experienced board member, business executive, entrepreneur and business strategist with more than five decades of success across a wide range of professional endeavors.
Shari L. Freidenrich, CPA
Orange County Treasurer – Tax
Collector
Ex-Officio Member
Shari Freidenrich was elected as the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector in November 2010 and was re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022. Prior to that she also served as a public servant as the Elected Treasurer for the City of Huntington Beach for 15 years.
Arthur Hidalgo
Sixth Member
Public Member
Appointed by Board of
Supervisors
Term: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2025
Arthur Hidalgo was appointed to serve on the Board of Retirement by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on December 17, 2019.
He was reappointed to serve another term by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on October 18, 2022.
Roger Hilton
Eighth Member
Retiree Board Member
Elected by Retired Members
Term: 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025
Roger Hilton began serving his first term as Retired Member on the OCERS Board of Retirement on January 1, 2023. However, he is no stranger to serving on the OCERS Board, having been elected to the office of Safety Board Member on May 22, 2012 where he served until June 30, 2021.
Wayne Lindholm
Fourth Member
Public Member
Appointed by Board of
Supervisors
Term: 01/1/2022 - 12/31/2024
Wayne Lindholm began his position as a member of the Board of Retirement on January 1, 2010. Mr. Lindholm came to OCERS with more than 40 years of experience in the construction industry.
Richard Oates
Seventh Member
Safety Board Member
Elected by Safety Members
Term: 07/01/2024- 06/30/2027
Deputy Sheriff Richard Oates was elected for his first term as the Safety Member on May 18, 2021, and was certified to serve by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on May 25, 2021. He began his first term on the OCERS Board of Retirement on July 1, 2021.
Shawn Dewane
Ninth Member
Public Member
Appointed by Board of Supervisors
Term: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2025
Shawn Dewane was appointed by the Board of Supervisors in February 2017 and sworn in on March 20, 2017 to the OCERS Board of Retirement.
Mr. Dewane is a registered principal and investment management consultant with Newport Beach-based Dewane Investment Strategies. In his role at the independent firm, Mr. Dewane provides comprehensive wealth planning and sound investment management.
Chris Prevatt
Second Member
General Board Member
Elected by General Members
Term: 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2024
Following a regular election held in fall 2012, Chris Prevatt was elected to serve on the OCERS Board of Retirement. Mr. Prevatt brings a wide range of experience to his position on the Board, including his full-time position as a Program Supervisor with the Orange County Health Care Agency since 1997. Mr. Prevatt was certified for another three year term beginning January 1, 2019.
Jeremy Vallone
Alternate Safety Member
Elected by Safety Members
Term: 07/1/2024 - 06/30/2027
Fire Captain Jeremy Vallone began his role as the Alternate Safety Member of the Board of Retirement on July 1, 2018. He has served with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) since 2004.