Treasurer Stacy Garrity Wins Jesse M. Unruh Award, Elected Eastern Region Vice President of NAST

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity was elected as the next Eastern Region Vice President of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) where she'll serve a one-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

"I'm thankful for the opportunity to serve as the next Eastern Region Vice President of NAST, which is a valuable association that helps state finance officials throughout the country promote sound financial practices. I am excited to continue helping empower my fellow NAST members to deliver results for their constituents, just as Treasury has done for the hardworking people of Pennsylvania."

The Eastern Region includes 12 states, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Treasurer Garrity was also presented with the NAST Jesse M. Unruh Award at this year's NAST Annual Conference held recently in Denver, CO. The award is given to a current Treasurer for outstanding service to the association, the profession and his or her state. Garrity will share the award with North Dakota Treasurer Thomas Beadle after both received tying votes. She was nominated by Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliot.

"I'm honored to be recognized by my colleagues and peers for the great work being done at the Pennsylvania Treasury. I'm excited to continue working on me behalf of Pennsylvanians and look forward to continuing to collaborate with all state treasurers to ensure the best programs and policies are in place for Americans everywhere."

NAST's membership is comprised of state treasurers or state finance officials with comparable responsibilities from the United States, its commonwealths, territories, and the District of Columbia, along with employees of these agencies. It provides education and offers valuable resources for its members. Through the association, members share information, best practices and discuss public finance policy.

NAST promotes savings and consumer programs at a national level including unclaimed property; the 529 college savings plans and ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) plans.

Treasurer Garrity previously served as chair of the NAST Pension and Trust Investment Committee, which develops pension-related policy for NAST on issues including defined benefit and defined contribution systems, state-managed retirement savings programs, transparency and governance, and retirement security. She also served as the inaugural chair of the ABLE Savings Plans Network which provides strategic leadership to improve ABLE plans across the country.