Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Marcia Farinacci to the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) Board of Trustees.

Farinacci, of St. Paul, retired in 2004 from state service as the acting director of the Office of Strategic and Long Range Planning. She previously served on the staffs of Governor Arne Carlson and United States Senator Rudy Boschwitz, and worked for Independent School District 625 in Roseville. Farinacci is also a member of the Minnesota Board of Nursing, and previously served on the Board of Psychology, and Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board. She has also chaired the Maternity of Mary Parish Board of Religious Education, been a member of the Humphrey Job Corps Neighborhood Advisory Committee, and the St. Paul Public Schools Citizen Advisory Committee, and has volunteered with the Guthrie Theatre, PTA, Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts. Farinacci, who has been a member of the PERA Board since 2004, is reappointed as a representative of retired annuitants.

The Public Employees Retirement Association Board of Trustees manages the fund that provides retirement, survivor and disability benefits for public employees of county and local government. The board consists of 11 members, including five appointed by the Governor.