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Life After Retirement

Member News - July 2025

These periodic electronic newsletters are designed for retirees and beneficiaries. You’ll find our latest news, highlights, and educational resources to help support your life in retirement.  

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Journey to Retirement

Member News - July 2025

These periodic electronic newsletters are designed for active and deferred members. You’ll find our latest news, highlights, and educational resources to help support your retirement planning. 

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SBCERA Reports Preliminary 8.7% Investment Return for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year

SBCERA Reports Preliminary 8.7% Investment Return for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year

July 24, 2025

The San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA) announces a preliminary 8.7% net return on investments for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2025. Assets stood at $16.3 billion at the end of the fiscal year.

This preliminary return exceeds SBCERA’s assumed rate of return and reflects a resilient and diversified portfolio amid an evolving global economic environment. SBCERA’s strategy, grounded in income generation and risk management, continues to support stable, long-term growth.

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Journey to Retirement

Member News - May 2025

These periodic electronic newsletters are designed for active and deferred members. You’ll find our latest news, highlights, and educational resources to help support your retirement planning. 

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Life After Retirement

Member News - May 2025

These periodic electronic newsletters are designed for retirees and beneficiaries. You’ll find our latest news, highlights, and educational resources to help support your life in retirement.  

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Investment Update in Response to Market Conditions

Investment Update in Response to Market Conditions

April 7, 2025

We want to reassure you that despite turbulent market conditions, SBCERA has mechanisms and strategies in place to protect your income, now and in the future.

While our fund is not immune to market volatility, our long-term income focused strategy is built to minimize volatility to the fund and maximize investment returns so we can continue providing retirement security to our members now and well into the future.

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Life After Retirement

Member News - March 2025

These periodic electronic newsletters are designed for retirees and beneficiaries. You’ll find our latest news, highlights, and educational resources to help support your life in retirement.  

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Journey to Retirement

Member News - March 2025

These periodic electronic newsletters are designed for active and deferred members. You’ll find our latest news, highlights, and educational resources to help support your retirement planning. 

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We Are SBCERA: Harry Hatch

We Are SBCERA: Harry Hatch

Meet Harry Hatch, Alternate Retiree Representative on SBCERA’s Board of Retirement.

Harry’s journey in public service began in 1974 when he joined the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Throughout his 45-year law enforcement career, he served in multiple roles, including time on SWAT and the Bomb Squad, facing challenges with resilience and determination.

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March 6th Board of Retirement Live Stream Access

For our March 6th Board of Retirement meeting at 9 a.m. we will be using Zoom for our live stream solution.

You can view a live stream of the meeting by following the information below.

Note: This is different than our normal live stream procedure and only valid for this meeting.  

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Women’s History Month
Celebrating Christina Cintron, SBCERA’s Chief of Member Services

March 21, 2025

As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, we proudly recognize our Chief of Member Services, Christina Cintron.

Since joining SBCERA in 2014, Christina has held several roles throughout the organization and now serves as Chief of Member Services where she oversees all functions related to member services. She directs the planning, organization, and operations that directly impact the service we provide to our members and the experience they have with SBCERA.

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Women’s History Month
Celebrating Stacey Barnier, SBCERA’s Chief Human Resources Officer

March 14, 2025

As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, we proudly recognize Stacey Barnier for making history as our first Chief Human Resources Officer at SBCERA.

Stacey joined SBCERA in 2019, and is responsible for creating and delivering training, managing SBCERA’s labor relations and oversight of SBCERA’s recruitments, benefits, payroll and risk management programs.

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Women’s History Month
Celebrating Barbara Hannah, SBCERA’s Chief Counsel

March 7, 2025

As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, we proudly recognize our Chief Counsel, Barbara Hannah, for making history as the first woman to serve in this role at SBCERA.

Barbara’s journey to the role of Chief Counsel at SBCERA is a testament to her unparalleled dedication, expertise, and leadership. Breaking barriers, she became the first woman to hold this esteemed position in the organization’s history. Her journey is a testament to perseverance and passion, as she navigated a traditionally male-dominated field with grace and determination.

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We Are SBCERA: Bazil LaRoche

We Are SBCERA: Bazil LaRoche

Meet Bazil LaRoche, Senior Accountant at SBCERA.

From a young age, Bazil was drawn to numbers, finance, and problem-solving. Growing up in a small town, he valued community and sought a career where he could make a meaningful impact.

“Joining SBCERA has been the best decision of my career,” Bazil said. “Every day, I come to work knowing that what I do matters, and that’s what drives me.”

As part of SBCERA’s Fiscal Department, Bazil plays a vital role in ensuring that over 16,000 members receive their benefit payments each month.

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