2017 Annual Meeting of NYSTRS

Dear Colleagues,

​On November 5 and 6, Jen Snyder, Frank Bua, Luci Legotti and Jeff Bernstein joined more than 700  delegates and alternates at the annual NYSTRS conference at the Saratoga Springs City Center. A quick recap:​

• Paul J. Farfaglia of the Jordan-Elbridge School District was re-elected to a fourth consecutive three-year term on the 10-member Retirement Board. 
• Sheila Buck of Rush-Henrietta Central Schools was elected to the Board, replacing Jolene T. DiBrango, who resigned from the Board to focus on her new position as executive vice president of NYSUT. 
• Ronald Gross of William Floyd Union Free Schools was elected to the Board, replacing Timothy Southerton, who retired from teaching in June 2017. 
• NYSTRS delegates and alternates attended a variety of seminars that covered topics ranging from NYSTRS’ new online retirement application to an overview of the pension industry nationwide.  
• Delegates took part in a question-and-answer period with the NYSTRS Board and staff.

Copies of the seminar presentations can be downloaded from the links below:

• Delegate Overview―Your Retirement System
• Social Security Information
• Your NYSTRS Pension: What You Need to Know
• Introducing Our New Online Retirement Application
• Death and Taxes―We Can’t Escape Them, So We Better Plan for Them!
• Pension Industry Update: The Latest News From Across the Nation
• What’s New at NYSTRS?​

Remember, the GNTA is your local union -- we are NOT retirement experts.  Develop your own NYSTRS account by using the link below. It's easy; you just need your NYSTRS Employee ID number!

https://secure.nystrs.org/sma/security/RegisterAccount.aspx

Best,
Frank , Jen,  Jeff and Luci