Barbara Hafer, Pennsylvania state treasurer, was elected chairwoman of...

Barbara Hafer, Pennsylvania state treasurer, was elected chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees at its annual reorganizational meeting on Jan. 21. She was elected treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1997. As state treasurer she serves as an ex-officio member of the $50 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ fund’s board. She succeeds Kenton Keiser, who retired from the board at the end of last year.