Leadership Team
Leadership Team
Jim Potvin, Executive Director
Jim Potvin is the Executive Director of the Employees’ Retirement
System of Georgia (ERSGA). He joined ERSGA in February, 2009 as
the Deputy Director, after 15 years in private industry working
in retirement plan administration and consulting. He was
appointed as the Executive Director in February, 2012.
Jim began his career as a pension administrator for
Georgia-Pacific Corporation, before moving into a consulting role
with Arthur Andersen LLP. He later joined Hewitt Associates, a
global HR consulting firm, as the Location Manager for the RFM
Pension Administration outsourcing group. At ERSGA, Jim is
responsible for the administration and operations of five defined
benefit plans, two life insurance plans, and three defined
contribution plans covering more than 125,000 active members and
73,000 retirees.
A native of Connecticut, Jim holds a B.A. in Mathematical
Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University, and an
M.S. from Georgia State University. He is President of the
National Association of State Retirement Administrators, and a
member of the National Association of Government Defined
Contribution Administrators, Inc., the National Conference of
State Social Security Administrators, and the Government Finance
Officers Association.
Angie Surface
Deputy Director
Susan Anderson
Chief Operations Officer
Chris Hackett
Director, Information Technology
Nicole McGlathery
Director, Human Resources
Carolyn Kaplan
Director, Financial Management and Quality Assurance
Kelly Moody
Director, Legislative Affairs
Danielle Templeton
Director, Communications and Outreach
Michelle Heinecke
Executive Assistant to the Director