PSERS is holding an election for the Board Trustee seat representing active non-certified members. The Active Non-Certified Board Member will serve a three-year term on the Board beginning January 1, 2025.
Ballots were mailed on August 5, 2024, for the Active Non-Certified Board Member seat. Voting ends at 5:00 pm EST on September 13, 2024, and the results will be announced during the regularly scheduled Board meeting on October 25, 2024.
If you are a PSERS non-certified member and have not received or misplaced your ballot, please contact:
YES Elections:
Help Desk email: Help+PSERS@yeselections.com
Telephone: 1-866-384-9978
Website: https://vote.yeselections.com/PSERS/
You may also contact PSERS Election Coordinator at RA-PSELECCOORDINATOR@pa.gov
The two candidates, as they appear on the ballot, are:
Ann Monaghan
I have served as the PSERS Board representative for Active Non-Certified members for the past three years.
In that time, I have come to appreciate how important it is to have our voice heard at the table. I have been able to build relationships with other board members allowing us to have a stronger voice for our members. When only five of fifteen members are actually elected by our membership it is very important to have that strong voice.
The passage of Act 56 will have a major impact on our membership and will require advocating for legislative changes to ensure that all of our members are given full credit for each year they work. This will require working with representatives from Retired, and Certified members as well as those who are political appointments.
I have also learned the importance of making sure that members understand what PSERS is and what they need to do to protect their retirement benefit. As chair of the Benefits and Appeals Committee, I see way too many appeals that could have been avoided if members better understood the process. I have been advocating for better communication with members especially at the start of their career with a onboarding program. I think we are making some progress in these areas. More staff have been made available to shorten response time to questions that are submitted. I will continue to advocate for making the process as user friendly as possible.
I hope to continue to have your support to work for your interests for the next three years.
Wesley Bensing
Wesley Bensing has been the Assistant Director of Business Affairs at CornwallLebanon SD since December 2017. Beforehand, he worked in the technology department for 5.5 years and worked as a maintenance assistant for six summers during his high school and undergraduate years.
Wesley majored in economics at Lebanon Valley College and earned a master's degree in strategic management and executive leadership from Penn State's Smeal College of
Business. In the evening, Wesley serves on the Lancaster-Lebanon Joint Authority and works part-time for IU13's Community Education program.
Wesley is an Eagle Scout. His grandmother and uncle are PSERS annuitants, and his parents, twin brother, and sister-in-law are all active contributing PSERS members.