Donna Seaman to Kevin Boyce: Please appoint Dr. Leone to STRS Board

From Donna Seaman, July 20, 2009
Subject: STRS board

Dear Treasurer Boyce:

As a retired Ohio teacher and administrator, I have observed closely the STRS board and its decisions for the past several years. I e-mail board members nearly every month with my suggestions and concerns. I attend STRS board meetings and regularly speak up during the public presentations.
Virtually the only board responses I have ever received have been from Dr. Dennis Leone! Dr. Leone is an individual who truly cares about retired teachers and has been our advocate on the STRS board for the past four years.
I urge you to appoint him to represent the Treasurer's office on the STRS board. Please consider his attributes:

• He has experience as an STRS board member and will not have to go through the "learning curve" as would another new person appointed to the board.
• He has first hand knowledge of the current and past investment policies of STRS, as well as other Ohio pension systems.
• He has years of experience as a school administrator and has been a careful fiscal manager of school districts.
• Probably most important: Dr. Leone has the trust, respect and credibility of Ohio's retired teachers!

Please appoint Dr. Dennis Leone to this vitally important position on the STRS board. I respectfully ask for your response. Thank you.

Donna Seaman,
Shelby, Ohio 44875