Gaylord “Rusty” Roten

Current Term: 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2030
Investment Committee

Gaylord “Rusty” Roten has been a member of IBEW Local 11 since 1980 and is currently retired. Mr. Roten has been elected to several union offices, culminating as President of the Local Union until his retirement. He serves on the IBEW Local 11 Pension Trust. Which serves over 12,000 members. Mr. Roten is also affiliated with the Los Angeles County Federation of labor and the L.A./O.C. Building Trades Council.

In the past, Mr. Roten was a delegate to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) for many years and served on the Executive Board for the SBWIB for three years. He has also been a pension (Labor side) trustee for 24 years. He also served on the C.O.C. (Citizens Oversight Committee) for the Centinela Valley School District for four years. He has most recently been a Commissioner for LACERS for the last two years.

Mr. Roten has been married for 37 years and has three adult children. He has lived in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles for 33 years. Mr. Roten’s education level includes some college and completion of a 4-year Journeyman Wireman Apprenticeship program. He has attended various training classes on labor law, union management, history, and bookkeeping, among others.