Board Members
MPERS is governed by a Board of Trustees. As set out in Section 104.160 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the Board is comprised of 11 members.
Todd Tyler
Chair
MoDOT Employee Representative
Elected by Active MoDOT Employees
Lt. Colonel Wallace Ahrens
Vice Chair
MSHP Employee Representative
Elected by Active MSHP Members
Senator Mike Bernskoetter
State Senator-District 6
Appointed by the
Senate President Pro-Tem
W. Dustin Boatwright
Commission Member
MO Highways & Transportation Commission
Sue Cox
MoDOT Retiree Representative
Elected by Retired MoDOT Members
Warren K. Erdman
Commission Member
MO Highways & Transportation Commission
Ed Hassinger
Director of MoDOT
Ex-Officio Member
Daniel Hegeman
Commission Member
MO Highways & Transportation Commission
Representative Barry Hovis
State Representative
Appointed by the
Speaker of the House
J. Bret Johnson
MSHP Retiree Representative
Elected by Retired MSHP Members
Colonel Michael Turner
Superintendent of MSHP
Ex-Officio Member
Board Committees
Audit Committee
- J. Bret Johnson, Chair
- Daniel Hegeman
- Sue Cox
Budget Committee
- Todd Tyler, Chair
- Lt. Colonel Wallace Ahrens
- Senator Mike Bernskoetter
Governance Committee
- Sue Cox, Chair
- W. Dustin Boatwright
- J. Bret Johnson
Investment Committee
- Lt. Col. Wallace Ahrens, Chair
- Warren Erdman
- Representative Barry Hovis
- Colonel Michael Turner
- Ed Hassinger













