The special guest speaker was Dana Vicknair, the new Executive Director of TRSL, the Teacher Retirement System of Louisiana. She presented the latest information pertaining to retirement benefits and the most probable upcoming Legislative considerations on retirement issues. Formerly the assistant director, she recently replaced Maureen Westguard as TRSL executive director. Vicknair joined TRSL in 1995 and was chief financial officer for six years before her appointment as assistant director in 2004. Ms Westgard retired from TRSL to become the executive director for the National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR).
The STRSEA meets regularly throughout the year to provide opportunities for retirees from the school system to hear about the important issues impacting local and state retirees and to enjoy fun and fellowship with new and former colleagues.
STRSEA Meetings are generally on the second Thursday of September, November, December, March and May, including an annual Christmas party and spring luncheon. The next meeting of the group will be on March 15 at 10 a.m.
For a once-only fee of $45, the STRSEA offers a life-time membership that entitles members to vote on association matters, furnishes an identification card that allows St. Tammany members free admission to all home games at school system athletic events and provides a St. Tammany Advantage Rewards (STAR) card for discounts at participating local businesses and restaurants.
For more information about this organization, call President Roxanne Lagarde at 985-966-6166. If present members have a new email address, please send the update to stpretirees@gmail.com. Retirees may join the STRSEA at any regularly scheduled meeting or may send a check for $45 payable to STRSEA in care of STRSEA at Post Office Box 2992; Covington, Louisiana 70434.
