State of Alaska
Department of Administration
Division of Retirement and Benefits
Regional Counselors
Employees/Active Members
- Select a regional counselor below according to your city or region.
Retirees
- Select a regional counselor below according to the last digit of your social security number.
Counselor Travel
- Find out when your regional counselor will be traveling to your area.
Appointments
Seminars
Regional Counselors
- Roberto Aceveda
- (SSN 1, 2, and 3)
- Debbie Bialka-Benedict
- (Anchorage Office)
- Patti Bower
- (SSN 9 and 0)
- Tony Brakes
- (QDROs, CSSDs, IRS Levies)
- Paul Carlson
- (Anchorage Office)
- Marla Christenson
- (Disability) (SSN 4, 5, and 6)
- Pam Couzin
- (SSN 7 and 8)
- See all Regional Counselor bios
- Division Contacts
Retirement Regional Counselors are responsible for providing counseling and technical services for members within an assigned geographic area in Alaska. The regional counselor regularly works with all five retirement systems, the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), National Guard/Naval Militia Retirement System (NGNMRS), Judicial Retirement System (JRS), and Elected Public Officers Retirement System (EPORS) as well as with the other benefit areas such as SBS, Deferred Compensation, group major medical, and life insurance benefits for active employees and retirees.
