Dana K. Bilyeu, Executive Officer:

Dana K. Bilyeu was appointed and has served as the Executive Officer of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada since 2003. She is responsible for all aspects of fund management including analysis of plan funding, investment oversight, operational and strategic planning, and fiduciary and governance issues. In her capacity as the Executive Officer, Ms. Bilyeu provides information and analysis to the Nevada Legislature in consideration of pension policy issues affecting state and local government. Prior to her appointment as the Executive Officer, Ms. Bilyeu served for eight years as the System's Operations Officer, overseeing benefit administration, including survivor, disability, and retirement programs. Before coming to work at the System, Mrs. Bilyeu was the System's legal counsel in the Office of the Nevada Attorney General, representing the System in benefits litigation, contracts analysis, Board governance and fiduciary issues.

Ms. Bilyeu is in her second term on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB). FRTIB administers the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and is an independent Federal agency overseen by five presidentially appointed board members and an Executive Director. The TSP is a retirement savings and investment plan for over 4.5 million Federal employees and members of the uniformed services, including the Ready Reserve. Ms. Bilyeu also served as a member of the Social Security Advisory Board from 2007 through September 2010. The Advisory Board is an independent, bipartisan board created by Congress and appointed by the President and the Congress to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.

Ms. Bilyeu is a member of the executive committee of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, and is a member of the National Council on Teacher Retirement, the National Conference of Public Employee Retirement Systems, and the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys. She also serves on the Public Employees' Board of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. She received her juris doctor from California Western School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Arizona.

Tina M. Leiss, Operations Officer:

Tina M. Leiss is the Operations Officer of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada. As the Operations Officer, Ms. Leiss oversees all aspects of benefit administration, including survivor, disability, and retirement benefit programs. Ms. Leiss is responsible for oversight of the information technology, accounting, member and retiree services, and employer and production services divisions of the System. She is also responsible for cost effectiveness measurement for all activities of the System and policy issues related to the public safety sector of public employment.

Prior to her employment at the System, Ms. Leiss was a Senior Deputy Attorney General with the Nevada Office of the Attorney General. In that capacity, she served as the System's legal counsel, representing the System in a variety of aspects from benefits litigation, contracts analysis, to Board governance. Ms. Leiss also served as legal counsel for a number of state agencies including the Office of the Military, Commission on Tourism, Commission on Economic Development, and various professional licensing boards.

Prior to her employment with the Office of the Attorney General, Ms. Leiss was in private practice for seven years, representing clients in many areas of law including civil litigation, bankruptcy, and insurance issues.

Ms. Leiss is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, Government Finance Officers Association, the State Bar of Nevada, and an inactive member of the Oregon State Bar. She received her juris doctor from Willamette University College of Law and her B.A. from Oregon State University.

Stephen J. Edmundson, Investment Officer:

Steve Edmundson was appointed to the position of Investment Officer of the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada in December 2012. In his role as Investment Officer, Mr. Edmundson oversees all aspects of PERS’ investment program, including investment operations, compliance, research, manager oversight and implementation of PERS’ investment strategy. Mr. Edmundson works closely with the System’s Strategic Investment Advisor, Peavine Capital, in development of PERS’ investment strategy, policy design and strategic portfolio rebalancing program. In addition to investments, he is also responsible for management of PERS’ custodial banking relationship.

Prior to his appointment to the position of Investment Officer, Mr. Edmundson served as NVPERS’ Assistant Investment Officer for more than \ seven years. Subsequent to joining the Retirement System, Mr. Edmundson spent five years at Oracle Corporation’s International Treasury department based in Reno, NV. While at Oracle, his duties included administration of the corporate stock option program, foreign exchange risk management and international treasury operations.

Mr. Edmundson’s education includes a B.A. from Montana State University, Bozeman and a Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno.