Board of Retirement

Overview

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.

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Adele Tagaloa
Chair

Adele Tagaloa

Third Member
General Board Member

Elected by General Members
Term: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2025

Adele Tagaloa was elected a General Board Member in 2019 and began her second three-year term January 2023. Ms. Tagaloa serves as Chair of the OCERS Board.

Ms. 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.

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Charles E. Packard
Vice Chair

Charles Packard

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.

 

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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.

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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.

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Roger Hilton

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.

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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. 

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Richard Oates

Richard Oates portrait

Seventh Member
Safety Board Member

Elected by Safety Members
Term: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2024

Deputy Sheriff Richard Oates was elected to the office of Safety Member on May 18, 2021, and was certified to serve as Safety Member by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on May 25, 2021. He began serving his first term on the OCERS Board of Retirement on July 1, 2021.

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Shawn Dewane

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.

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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.

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Jeremy Vallone

Alternate Safety Member

Elected by Safety Members
Term: 07/1/2021 - 06/30/2024

Jeremy Vallone began his position as the Alternate Safety Member of the Board of Retirement on July 1, 2018. Mr. Vallone is a Fire Captain with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA). Mr. Vallone has been with OCFA since 2004. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Chapman University in Orange, CA.