Election Center 2020
Welcome to the 2020 Board Election Center website. Please visit for the latest news, updates, candidate information, and forms regarding the 2020 Academy Board Elections.
September 7, 2020
Board Election Concludes
Thank you to all the Academy members who cast their votes in the online election for the four candidates for open regular director positions on the Academy Board of Directors. Voting wrapped up last week, with almost 2,500 total votes cast. The percentage of online votes who rated their voting experience a 7/10 or higher was 90%. The newly elected directors will be Margaret Berger, Chris Carlson, Jason Russell, and Pete Weber. All of the terms will begin after the Academy’s Annual Meeting of the membership on Nov. 5.
August 21, 2020
Online Election for Regular Directors Underway
Online voting begins today, Aug. 21, for regular director positions on the Academy’s Board for terms to begin in November. Academy members should have received an Aug. 7 email from our election vendor, Intelliscan (academy2020@intelliscaninc.net); those without an email address will receive ballots by regular mail.
The nominees are:
- Margaret Berger, former vice chairperson of the Pension Practice Council (PPC) and a longtime volunteer on several PPC committees and a former member of the Actuarial Standards Board’s (ASB) Pension Committee;
- Chris Carlson, former ASB member and ASB liaison for many Academy public policy committees, a long-time member of the Casualty Practice Council—and a former special director of the Board;
- Jason Russell, vice chairperson of the Pension Practice Council and former chairperson of the Multiemployer Plans Committee; and
- Pete Weber, a member of the Life Practice Council as well as several work groups focused on principle-based reserving (PBR), and a life actuary at the Ohio Department of Insurance.
Online voting will run through Friday, Sept. 4, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. If you need help with or have questions about your ballot, send an email to Keith Weir (kweir@intelliscaninc.com). We encourage members to take part in electing the newest leaders of the Academy who will help us fulfill our mission to serve the public and the U.S. actuarial profession.
June 29, 2020
Academy Announces Slate of Regular Directors
The Academy’s Nominating Committee has announced a slate of four candidates to serve as regular directors on the Academy Board of Directors to be voted on by the membership in an online election. The nominees are:
- Margaret Berger, former vice chairperson of the Pension Practice Council (PPC) and a longtime volunteer on several PPC committees and a former member of the Actuarial Standards Board’s (ASB) Pension Committee
- Chris Carlson, former ASB member and ASB liaison for many Academy public policy committees, a long-time member of the Casualty Practice Council—and a former special director of the Board
- Jason Russell, vice chairperson of the Pension Practice Council and former chairperson of the Multiemployer Plans Committee
- Pete Weber, a member of the Life Practice Council as well as several work groups focused on principle-based reserving (PBR), and a life actuary at the Ohio Department of Insurance
The Academy membership will vote on the slate of regular director candidates during an online election to be held later this summer. All Academy members as of the voting eligibility cutoff date will receive voting instructions and ballots by mail or email.
Incoming directors’ terms will begin on Nov. 5 at the close of the Academy’s Annual Meeting of the membership.
February 28, 2020
Nominate Academy Regular Directors
It’s time once again to share your recommendations for Academy regular directors, elected to the Board of Directors by Academy membership in an online election in the summer from a slate of candidates presented by the Nominating Committee. The committee will be considering new candidates for regular directors in the next few months in accordance with the criteria provided in the Nominating Committee Guidelines. Nominations are due April 15, 2020.
