February 2016 Board Meeting
02/19/2016
The Board met with Molly Burgdorf, Senior Advisor at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and Jonathan Martinis, Project Director of the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making. Ms. Burgdorf gave an overview of Supported Decision-Making and the role that ACL plays in this program. The Board met with Steve Kofahl, AFGE Local 3937 President. Mr. Kofahl addressed several SSA issues, including SSA’s budget, renovation of the Altmeyer Building, and benefit fraud. He also spoke about SSA’s Strategic Plan and the Critical Eight Priorities, and the implications of the Executive Order regarding gun control for SSA claims representatives. The Board met with Stacy Rodgers, the acting commissioner’s Chief of Staff, and Ruby Burrell, SSA’s Chief Strategic Officer. Ms. Rodgers and Ms. Burrell led an overview and answered questions about SSA’s Vision 2025 Strategic Plan and Critical Eight Priorities. The Board met with Andy Liu, SSA’s General Counsel, and Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Privacy and Disclosure. Mr. Liu described the Office of the General Counsel’s workloads, and briefed the Board about work in the Office of General Law, Office of Program Law, and the Office of Regional Chief Counsels. Ms. Zimmerman spoke about work in the Office of Privacy and Disclosure and data exchange agreements.