b"ANNUAL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS *This fall CTPF will hold elections for three Pensioner Trustees to serve two-year termsfrom November 2025November 2027.CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY Individuals who wish to run for office must meet the following criteria as of October 1, 2025.Pensioner Trustee: 1.Be a service, reciprocal, or disability pensioner receiving monthly payments from the Fund; 2.Be nominated by a petition signed by not less than 100 pensioners, as provided in 40 ILCS 5/17-139(2). NOMINATION PACKETS Nomination packets were available through September 15, 2025, from the Election coordinator at elections@ctpf.org. Signatures may be collected with paper petitions, using the online digital collection system or a combination of both methods. The nominating petitions cannot be altered or changed in any way.SUBMITTING COMPLETED NOMINATION PACKETSPensioner Trustee candidates signed nomination petition(s), resume, and photo must be received by the Election Coordinator or his/her designee, on behalf of the Recording Secretary, by U.S. Mail, email, or facsimile no later than October 1, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (CT).Nominating petitions, resumes, and photos received after the deadline will not be accepted. VOTER ELIGIBILITYPensioners receiving a service,2025 SCHEDULE OF ELECTION EVENTSreciprocal, or disability pensionApril 1 Nomination packets available.from CTPF as of October 1, 2025,Last day to request nomination packets. Packets must be shall be eligible to vote forSeptember 15Pensioner Trustee.requested by 5:00 p.m. (CT).*CTPF will also hold elections forOctober 1 Last day to submit nomination packets. Completed nomination Two Teacher Trustees to servepackets due to CTPF at 5:00 p.m. (CT).three-year terms fromNovemberWeek of October 13 Election materials mailed and online voting available.2025November 2028 and November 7 Voting closes for all elections at 5:00 p.m. (CT).one Principal/AdministratorNovember 20 Trustees sworn in during CTPF Board of Trustees meeting.Trustee to serve a three-year term from November 2025 Visit the Election Central page at ctpf.org/election-central for additional information.November 2028.The CTPF Election Policy and all election materials can be found at Election Central at ctpf.org/election-central.STAFF UPDATESHONTRESE KING NAMED DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESShontrese King, MBA, CSM, CDMP, PMP, has been named Director of Administrative Services. The Administrative Services Department is responsible for supporting the work of CTPF across the organization, and the Director also serves as the Election Coordinator for the annual CTPF Trustee Elections, supports the work of the Board of Trustees, and manages the member records and imaging functions forthe organization. King has more than 20 years of experience and has been employed at CTPF since 2016. She previously held roles in IT, Communications, and the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO). Most recently she served as Senior Project Manager in EPMO where she led the execution of highly complex, multi-phase projects across diverse departments. Shontrese brings deep institutional knowledge and a strong track record in leading teams, managing projects, and driving operational improvements to her new executive role, said Carlton W. Lenoir, Sr., Executive Director. We are thrilled to welcome her into this new position and excited to see the impact she will have on CTPF. King holds a master's degree in business administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management, and a bachelors degree in political science and communications from the University of Illinois. 7"