The Medical Benefits Trust Fund was established by the General Secretariat on June 27, 2000 for the purpose of managing the Trust Fund assets and income and for paying benefits under the GS/OAS Medical Benefits Plan for eligible employees, retirees of the General Secretariat, the Inter-American Defense Board, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and their eligible dependents.   

The Secretary General appoints five Delegate Trustees and provides for the appointment of Substitute Delegate Trustees.  The Delegate Trustees include: 

a)      A person appointed in consultation with the Staff Committee of the Staff Association of the General Secretariat; 

b)      A person appointed in consultation with the Association of Retirees of the OAS (“AROAS”); and 

c)       Three other persons 

The appointment term for all Delegate Trustees is three years.  Each Delegate Trustee may appoint a Substitute Delegate Trustee with the same term of appointment as the Delegate Trustee.

Board of Trustees

Delegate Trustees – Staff Association

» Principal delegate trustee: Marvin Matus (through November 15, 2019)

» Substitute delegate trustee: Magaly McLean (through November 15, 2019)