DeKalb County Pension Board January 10, 2011 Election Candidacy Questionnaire Name: Department: _ Fire /Rescue Years Worked at DeKalb County: SOHIHY €1 9300102 | Educational Background: iM, the conkinvr ree . in arganteational management, Iam 6) Stodent © oe AC he Atlanta, Sesed Mortgage brokerage Seems eybenence in into he Workings Ok investments tone large stele Experience with the County: Theasn my career in Tanvocy 1994 wills athe police degurimenk. Tn 200 L swilched to Sice lreseve, whece I siil\ remain today. Why you want to bea Pension Board Member: Zam dedicated te the preservation, growth, decks ion. “The £: ns +o Sond ovt Pension was necessary, however, the 92% increaseDeKalb County Pension Board WIDDEC -7 PM 2:23 January 10, 2011 Election Candidacy Questionnaire Nami homas E, Brown Department: Sheriff's Office Years Worked at DeKalb County: 25 years Educational Background: Bachelors Degree in Public Administration Experience with the County: 1985-1990 DeKalb County Fire Chief 1990-2000 Director of Public Safety 2001-Present Why do you want to be a Pension Board Member; Lhave 25 plus years as a Dekalb county employee. During my years of employment | have been the primary overseer of submitting and managing large budgets in various ‘county agencies. Additionally, | have been a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Sheriff's Association Retirement Fund as well as a board member of the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes where my sponsibility includes the oversight and approval of all investment instruments to keep the Georgia Sheriff's pension fund and the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes financially strong. My primary passion for wanting to serve as a pension board member would be my years of insightful experience in providing effective financial implementation as well as interacting with financial planners, including the ability to manage as well as work with other board members to produce cost effective pension plans/proiects.DeKalb County Pension Board 7919 pec -9 pH 1.32 January 10, 2011 Election Candidacy Questionnaire nome Jineme £. 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Gowen) Carton Gute) 4 teewan Deka Ser Lever. @x- q4 efi Surce_Covrr Phagmmo) _VY-IG Bhs Fipe Pesce 96 - present Free Carta sm 2 Bowyer Why you want to be a Pension Board Member: Uo wAnt_o_ Ensutt THe Sve VVABNITY A THC PEIN Fun, [HAVE Fou GOR MI FAniyY WaT fe GRR Dé Cuan? on THe Succes c& THe Fund.DeKalb County Pension Board January 10, 2011 Election Candidacy Questionnaire 39373 GY 33H UaLBA s€ Rd L- 9300102 Department: Years Worked at DeKalb County: Educational Background: i Fecha woof Experience with the County: 7 Polya 01 - 206(e Why you want to be a Pension Board Member: Di have Seen a member af he pension Lend 4 A c é BMY LMEETFi 1)DeKalb County Pension Board January 10, 2011 Election Candidacy Questionnaire nme Micah E, Lemon Departmen: DeKalh County, Fire Res cue Years Worked at DeKalb County: Qe years Educational Background: Bachelors Degree i in Pyblic Dl with Q minot in Ethics from Emory University Experience with the Coun As a certified Cire tlife safery educator T have fecievedt a fon - Comissioned plsmition aS Chapla forthe bopt, + Was CnoSen AS tha 2Old educa of he gear, = feel oa great onus has een placed on me, to ded; cate Self fo Public Service. 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Why you want to be a Pension Board Member: ! would like to be a member of the Pension Board because, | have a passion to help the people of DeKalb County in any way I can. | am very much interested in the financial aspects of the position, more specifically, how monies are spent and invested [believe the people should be well informed, and | will be diligent to get information to them. | have spent the past 30 years in the financial arena in Corporate America, in the capacity of Financial Specialist, Branch manager, Customer Service and as an Area Manager...Lam well qualified to hold a seat on the board that will allow the county employees to better understand the workings of the county’s pension board. My excellent customer service skills will enable me to speak with persons who may not otherwise feel comfortable coming forth to ask questions or voice their concerns. |would be honored to extend my service by working for the people DeKalb County.DeKalb County Pension Board January 10, 2011 Election Candidacy Questionnaire Name: Ze HY 6- 30 0102 Department: _ Wrtan Kewunrler Years Worked at DeKalb County: Educational Background: Experience with the County, Aease ben AtMachua rie Why you want to be a Pension Board Member: ee 5LASONJI S. STRICKLAND WHY I WANT TO BE A PENSION BOARD MEMBER ‘As a Human Resources Representative, my objective is to represent all County employees to ensure that their voices and concems are brought before the pension board; communicate pension board decisions and discussions to the employees; represent the best interest of employees regarding any pension plan changes; vote for money managers that provide the best investment returns; and, work to reduce or stabilize employee contributions to the pension plan, Thave a solid knowledge of all County operating departments and through my work in Human Resources have met virtually all current employees. I feel that my experience and connections with County employees and departments will prove valuable in networking and understanding the needs and desires of the employee body and complement my fiduciary to the plan when making sound investment decisions. In order to optimize the plans performance and ultimately lower employee and county contributions rates, I plan to ensure that the plan remains solvent by securing the retirement benefit for employees, future employees, and retirees. 1 respectfully solicit employee’s vote and confidence in my ability and desire to represent you on the pension board of DeKalb County.LASONJI S. STRICKLAND EXPERIENCE WITH DEKALB COUNTY DeKalb County Government, Decatur, GA (January 2002 ~ Present) Human Resources ~ HR Operations Specialist - I verify and process daily transactions within the Director’s Office when responding to various divisions, departments, vendors, and suppliers. I maintain the department’s budget with a thorough knowledge of the finance cycle dependencies. I track all department purchasing cards transactions, (Contracts) Professional Service Agreements, RFP’s, ITB’s and IFQ’s. I facilitate Employment Eligibility Verification/Basic Pilot Program (E-Verify) as the Program Administrator. I perform a full range of administrative, research, and analytical duties as a liaison of a variety of activities by tracking data. I collect and summarize information from managers for a variety of reports while make rational judgments to problems and analyzing situations for accurate information. I facilitate and assist with County Identification Card request for newly hired employees, replacement request, security access, while multi tasking and prioritizing assignments, Human Resources ~ Human Resources Specialist Sr, Director's Office Division — I verify and process daily transactions within the Director's Office when responding to various divisions, departments, vendors, and suppliers. I maintain the department’s budget with a thorough knowledge of the finance cycle dependencies. I facilitate and process each request for a County Identification Card for each newly hired employee with or without security access, while multi tasking and prioritizing assignments. Human Resources ~ sources Specialist, Director’s Office Division ~ I facilitate and process each request for a County Identification Card for each newly hired employee with or without security access, while multi tasking and prioritizing assignments. 1 perform a full range of administrative, research, and analytical duties as a liaison of a variety of activities by tracking data. I collect and summarize information from managers for a variety of reports while make rational judgments to problems and analyzing situations for accurate information. Human Resources ~ Records Division - I processed numerous personnel actions for County employees that included hiring, pay increases, promotions, demotions, transferring, suspensions, terminations, and etc. I created files for new hires, name changes, file personnel actions, purged files, and pull files for terminated employees. I handled employment verifications over the phone and in writing. Provided quality customer service to multiple departments within the County. Human Resources ~ HRIS Division ~ I was the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) subject matter expert, this included receiving, reviewing, and processing all request in a timely manner. Once a month and quarterly, I ran standardized reports, and hoc reports (queries). I responded to special request for reports by running and creating Crystal/Excel reports as needed. I provided an electronic report of the County’s labor statistic to the Georgia Department of Labor and the FTE count to Risk Management. I also did research and updated/corrected information in PeopleSoft. Recorders Court ~ Calendar Clerk, Court Services Division ~ I prepared the calendars for all courtrooms by calculating the number of cases per courtroom and distributing that information to all parties involved. I would generate a missing ticket list and distribute itLASONJI S. STRICKLAND Page 2 to all parties involved. While answering incoming calls from officers, defendants, attorneys, and other departments that may have inquiries relating to Recorders Court procedures. In addition, I assisted the courtrooms and other staff members as needed. * Recorders Court ~ Sr. Accounting Technician, Data Entry/Warrant Department — I received and processed citations for traffic violations and ordinances on a daily basis by entering them into the system. This process included looking up the violation code, the fine for the violation and attaching any data that included accident reports, supplemental reports, or subpoenas. I would update any information in the system by creating a new ‘one, combining the person records, and attaching any outstanding citations to the current citation. I worked with the Public Information Division by answering calls that provided court dates and fine amounts. Core competencies include: PeopleSoft Oracle Microsoft Office: IVIS HTML. Word, Excel Kronos Microsoft Works(P-Card) Outlook, PowerPoint E-Verify IDExpressions Visio, & Publisher EDUCATION University of Phoenix, Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and Administration