Press Release  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2005

CONTACT: Tracy Tucker
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NAGDCA Elects 2005 - 2006 Executive Board
LEXINGTON, KY - The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc. (NAGDCA) elected its 2005 - 2006 governing officers and members-at-large at the organization's annual conference held September 17-21, 2005 in Miami, Florida. Elected to the Executive Board were:

President	Della Williamson, Program Administrator, State of Texas Employees Retirement System
Vice President	Ralph Marsh, Chairman, City of Houston Deferred Compensation Committee
Secretary/Treasurer	Mindy Harris, Administrator, Multnomah County, Oregon Deferred Compensation Plan
Member-at-Large	Alex Turner, Assistant Director, Arizona Department of Administration
Member-at-Large	Ed Lilly, Deputy Executive Director of the Deferred Compensation Plan, State of New York
Past President	Anthony Hines, Assistant Director - OFM, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System

Also serving on the 2005 - 2006 Executive Board is Mathew Abraham, National Managing Director for Public Markets for MassMutual Financial Services, who was elected Industry President in a separate election by the industry members of the Association. Those serving on the executive board represent the diversity of our membership and bring varying perspectives that will propel the association toward achieving its goals.

"The opportunity to further NAGDCA's goals in 2005 and 2006 with this particular group of professionals is an honor," says Della Williamson, president. "NAGDCA has established aggressive strategic goals for the next year and beyond so that employees of state and local governments continue to have opportunities to create a secure retirement. "

NAGDCA is the country's leading organization of defined contribution plan administrators and sponsors. Its mission is to focus on retirement planning for government employees by providing an environment for members that fosters growth and professional development through networking, educational opportunities and information sharing. NAGDCA represents almost all state and numerous local government 457, 403(b), 401(k) and 401(a) defined contribution plans. Assets in these plans tripled during the 1990s, and 457 plan assets alone now total over $140 billion.

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