2025-2026 NAGDCA Executive Board & Executive Director
Message from the President
Welcome to the NAGDCA website! If you were looking for the premier association dedicated to public sector defined contribution plans, you are in the right place. Please take some time to explore the site and discover that association members can access education, timely research and plan benchmarking reports as well as the opportunity to network and share resources with public plan and industry peers.
Thanks for stopping by and for your interest in supporting retirement readiness for state and local government employees!
Beth Conradson Cleary
NAGDCA President
NAGDCA Executive Board
Beth Conradson Cleary
City of Milwaukee
President
Jim Potvin
State of Georgia
Vice President
Hunter Bethea
State of Tennessee Treasury Department
Secretary/Treasurer
Malia Bonham
WA State Department of Retirement Systems
Member-at-Large
Karla Kirkling
Chicago Public Schools
Member-at-Large
Ronda Butler Bell
MD State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans
Past President
Paul Nacario
Creative Planning
Industry President
Brian Merrick
Voya Financial
Industry Observer
NAGDCA Executive Staff
Matt Petersen
Executive Director
Josh Spradling
Deputy Director
Carly Abernathy
Program Manager
