Board of Trustees
Chair
Steve Adler, a 36-year Austinite, was elected Mayor of Austin in December of 2014, and reelected in December 2018 for his 2nd term. Prior to his public service, Mayor Adler was managing partner at a successful law firm specializing in eminent domain law. He has been deeply involved in civic nonprofits including Ballet Austin, the Texas Tribune, and the Anti-defamation League
Vice- Chair
Keith Johnson served in the Austin Fire Department over 30 years before retiring in 2012 at the rank of Captain. Keith is a registered principal in the securities business and a licensed investment advisor. Keith was elected to his fourth three (3) year term on the board in January 2018.
Treasurer
Belinda Weaver is the Treasurer for the City of Austin where she manages the City’s comprehensive cash, debt, and investment programs. Belinda has 12 years of public service with the City of Austin, all of which has concentrated in the City’s Treasury department.
Trustee
Jeremy Burke is a Captain in the Austin Fire Department at Battalion 6 with over 18 years of service. He is an active member of Local 975 having served as VP, trustee and as treasurer. Jeremy was elected to his third 3 year term on the board in January 2017.
Trustee
Brad Landi has been involved with administrative and treasurer duties throughout both Travis and Williamson Counties, as well as multiple safety and emergency service committees in both counties. Brad has served for 23 years with the Austin Fire Department. Brad was recently appointed to serve a 3 year term starting January 2019.
The role of the Austin Fire Fighter's Pension should be at a minimum, to preserve the assets of the fund and to maintain the standard of living for each retiree at the level at which one chose to retire.
About Us
Get to know your Pension Board and Staff.
The Pension Fund is administered by a 5 member Board of Trustees. The Administrative office has been established to assist the Pension Board in the day to day administration of the fund, and to help the members of the Austin Fire Fighter's Pension.
Staff
Administrator
Bill Stefka joined the pension fund as the administrator in 1985. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Accounting. Previously Bill was an auditor with the Firefighters’ Pension Commissioner’s Office.
Bill@afrs.org
Administative Assistant
Linda Adney joined the pension fund as the administrative assistant in 1996. She was with IBM before joining the Austin firefighters' pension fund
Linda@afrs.org
Assistant Administrator
Premal Amin joined the pension fund in September 2017. Previously Premal was the Director of Operations for The Austin Firefighters Association. Premal has extensive experience in operations and finance in the Non Profit, Hospitality and Technology industries.
P.Amin@afrs.org
Administrative Assistant
Kendall Twomey recently joined the Austin Firefighters Pension Fund as an Administrative Assistant in January 2020. Kendall was an Elementary Teacher for 8 years, most recently in Eanes ISD.
K.Twomey@afrs.org