Brian Foster joined the WRS Board, after being appointed by Governor Mead and confirmed by the Wyoming State Senate. He replaces Steve Wolff who served diligently for the last six years. We thank Steve for his service, particularly as chair of the Governance& Strategic Planning Committee and as a member of the Deferred Compensation Committee.

Brian Foster was born in Kemmerer and raised in Rawlins and Byron. He graduated from Byron High School, received an Associates of Arts degree in Public Administration from Laramie County Community College and attended the University of Wyoming receiving a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Human Resources. He moved his family to Cheyenne in 1985 and started with the State of Wyoming in 1991. He has worked for five different agencies during his 26 years with the State of Wyoming. He has held various human resource positions during his career including five years as the Human Resource Administrator for the State of Wyoming. He is currently the Human Resource Manager for the Wyoming Department of Transportation. His wife of 34 years, Maria, is a teacher in the Laramie County School District and has been teaching for 29 years. They have two grown children. Both of his children live in Cheyenne which gives him time to spend with his 3, soon to be 4, grandchildren.