Congratulations Greg and Welcome Sally

Greg Bych and Sally Choi

SDCERA Chief Financial Officer Greg Bych has accepted a senior leadership position with the City of Santa Clara. A lot has been accomplished on Greg's watch at SDCERA: he helped produce high-quality financial disclosure documents; teamed with the Investment Division to transition the investment portfolio into a new asset allocation; facilitated the transfer of operational audits from a single internal auditor to Moss Adams; and partnered with colleagues to review and improve scores of operational processes.

With Greg's departure, SDCERA welcomes Sally Choi as its new Chief Financial Officer. An experienced financial and pension executive, prior to joining SDCERA, Sally was the Managing Partner of Agile Progress, LLC. She has also served as the Deputy Mayor of Finance and Performance Management for the City of Los Angeles, the General Manager (CEO) of the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS), and Administrative Director of the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans. Choi holds a B.S. in Public Administration from USC and an M.B.A. from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.

Running the Numbers: SDCERA's Retirement Benefit Calculator

Wondering what your SDCERA retirement benefit will be? Fire up the Retirement Benefit Calculator to see how your age, service credit and final average compensation combine to calculate your retirement benefit.

Your age factor is determined by your age at retirement. Service credit is the time you have been an SDCERA Member. Final average compensation is based on either your highest one year of earnings (Tier I and Tier A) or your highest three years of earnings (Tier B, Tier C, and Tier D).

Changing any of these factors will affect your benefit. Plug a few scenarios into the calculator and discover how your retirement date can change your benefit.

Are your Beneficiary Designations Current?

Make sure your SDCERA beneficiary designations are up-to-date because your beneficiary(ies) are entitled to receive certain SDCERA benefits upon your death. If you've married, divorced, or had children, update your beneficiary information by completing a Beneficiary Designation form and submit it to SDCERA. Have questions or need assistance? Contact SDCERA's Member Service Center at 619-515-6800.