HMEPS Board

Roy W. Sanchez was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2010. He is Chair of the Audit Com-mittee, Vice Chair of the Investment Committee, and previously chaired the Disability Committee. Mr. Sanchez has served the City of Houston for over 26 years as a Senior Electrical Inspec-tor in the Code Enforcement Division of Houston Public Works Department.

Mr. Sanchez is currently serving as President of American Federation of State County and Mu-nicipal Employees (AFSCME) Houston Organization of Public Employees (HOPE) Local 123, former 4 term Treasurer of Houston Organization of Public Employees (HOPE) Local 123. He also serves as a Departmental Union Representative and was part of the negotiation team for the Meet and Confer for all Houston municipal employees. He is currently a Member of the Executive Board of the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Texas AFL-CIO Vice President of District 3.

Mr. Sanchez completed the Certified Trustee Training (CTT) offered by the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS), an in-depth course on ethics, investments, fiduciary duties, actuarial matters and legal matters. He also completed the Program for Ad-vanced Trustee Studies at Harvard Law School. Mr. Sanchez attended San Jacinto Junior Col-lege, the University of Houston, Houston Community College and Eastern Community College.