STRS Board Retreat scheduled for January 30-31, 2008

Dennis Leone to Molly Janczyk, January 27, 2008
Subject: STRS Board Retreat on January 30-31

Molly – in answer to your questions, here is the agenda for the STRS Board Retreat on January 30-31:

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30

8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast

9:00 a.m. Opening comments

9:15 a.m. Board Governance and Responsibility – Ian Lanoff will be the “expert” leading the discussion.

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Board Governance and Responsibility (continued)

10:30 a.m. Breakout Group: Governance Structure and Roles – Lanoff, Ed Gaydos* and Greg Rider will lead discussion

Noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Breakout Group: Competencies and Personal Attributes – Lanoff, Gaydos and Rider will lead discussion.

2:30 p.m. Breakout Group: Delegation and Responsibilities – Lanoff, Gaydos and Rider will lead discussion.

4:00 p.m. Next Steps, Evaluation of the Day, Wrap-up.

4:30 p.m. Recess

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31

8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Reflections on Previous Day’s Discussion

9:15 a.m. Discussion with executive director search firm – Gary Hudepohl and Debbie Roche from Hudepohl Associates will lead the discussion.

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Actuarial Assumptions/Four-Year Experience Review – Janet Cranna and Marco Ruffini, Buck Consultants

12:30 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Pending Issues:

....• STRS Associate Severance Policy

....• Associate Legal Fees

....• Authorization Resolution for administrative officers in all matters related to personnel and current expenses.

2:15 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Review of Annual STRS Ohio Associate Salary Structure Adjustment – Andy Marfurt, STRS Director of Human Resources

2:45 p.m. Summary of Day’s Discussion, Next Steps

3:30 p.m. Adjournment

*Ed Gaydos is retired from Limited Brands and Anheuser-Busch. His vita says he is a Columbus resident and serves on several boards. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in philosophy. He also has a master’s degree and a doctorate in “counseling psychology” from the University of Missouri. His vita says that he has developed non-profit board training curriculum for executives and has placed executives into non-profit roles. His vita says he has worked with non-profit boards in Columbus to strengthen their governance and strategic planning.