Over the summer, District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts appointed new members to the Health and Security Plan's policy-setting body.

The new trustees are Claude Fort, president of Civil Service Technical Guild Local 375, Lenora Gates, executive vice president of Clerical-Administrative Employees Local 1549, Shirley Revells, treasurer of Board of Education Employees Local 372 and Shaurain Farber, treasurer of the DC 37 Retirees Association, who will be a non-voting board member.

Ms. Roberts chairs the Board of Trustees, which also includes DC 37 Associate Director Oliver Gray as vice chair and Real Estate Employees Local 1219 President Magda de Jesus and DEP Supervisory Employees Local 1322 President John Townsend as trustees.

The board is legally responsible for maintaining the fiscal health of the plan. Trustees vote periodically on changes in the vast array of benefits the plan offers. These include prescription drugs, dental, vision, podiatry and hearing benefits as well as legal services.