For Immediate Release | January 31, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC— Forty-one individuals have been accepted into the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) this year, bringing the total membership to more than 800.
“This year’s pool of new members exemplifies what NASI stands for. They are experts whose work spans the full range of social insurance from Social Security to Medicare to Unemployment Insurance,” said NASI President Margaret Simms. “They are a diverse group of individuals working in government agencies, universities, labor, associations, and corporations, and represent a diverse constituency of backgrounds.”
Academy members are recognized experts in Social Security, Medicare, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and related social assistance and private employee benefits. Those selected for membership have distinguished themselves by improving the quality of research, administration, or policymaking in these areas. Members of the Academy volunteer their time to work on study panels, committees, conferences, talk to the media, and participate in other Academy projects.
Prospective members are nominated by current members, reviewed by a membership committee, and invited by the Academy’s Board of Directors. For more information on NASI membership, visit the “About the Academy” section of the NASI website (www.nasi.org).
The National Academy of Social Insurance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of the nation’s leading experts on social insurance. Its mission is to promote understanding and informed policymaking on social insurance and related programs through research, public education, training, and the open exchange of ideas.
New NASI Members (January 2008)
Richard Balkus
Social Security Administration
Jason Barabas
Florida State University
Gloria J. Bazzoli
Virginia Commonwealth University
Joseph Betancourt
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
John B. Boyd
Boyd & Kenter, P.C.
Neil H. Buchanan
George Washington University Law School
Kenneth G. Buffin
Buffin Partners, Inc.
Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin
RAND
Donna Butts
Generations United
Andrea L. Campbell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ajay Chaudry
The Urban Institute
Brian D. Coyne
Amerigroup Corporation
Douglas Elmendorf
Brookings Institution
Stephen Embry
Embry & Neusner
Jennifer L. Erkulwater
University of Richmond
Amy Finkelstein
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
R. Turner Goins
West Virginia University
Marian E. Gornick
Retired, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Pamela Herd
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Rodney G. Hood
Multicultural IPA & Careview Medical Group
Jill R. Horwitz
University of Michigan Law School
Clare Hushbeck
AARP
Howard M. Iams
Social Security Administration
Renee M. Landers
Suffolk University Law School
Anthony T. LoSasso
University of Illinois at Chicago
Joanne Lynn
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Patricia MacTaggart
George Washington University
Brigitte C. Madrian
Harvard University of Kennedy School of Government
Todd McFarren
Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group
Jean-Claude Menard
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institution
Thomas Miller
American Enterprise Institute
Wilhelmine Miller
George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services
Joseph Minarik
Committee for Economic Development
Ellen O’Brien
AARP Public Policy Institute
Paul K. O’Leary
Social Security Administration
David Pate
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ruth T. Perot
Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc.
Anthony R. Sarmiento
Senior Service America Inc.
Ishita Sengupta
National Academy of Social Insurance
Beth Kobliner Shaw
Kobliner.com
David G. Smith
Swarthmore College
Steven M. Teles
University of Maryland
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