American Academy of Actuaries Announces Election of Regular Directors

WASHINGTON -- Oct. 7, 2011 -- The American Academy of Actuaries announced that its members have elected Mary Bahna-Nolan, Ken Kent, and Catherine Murphy-Barron to fill open regular director positions on the professional association's board of directors. They will serve three-year terms.

Bahna-Nolan is a director in the life practice of actuarial and insurance management solutions in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Chicago office. Kent is a consulting actuary in Cheiron's McLean, Va., office. Murphy-Barron is a consulting actuary for Milliman in New York. She had been elected in 2010 to complete the remaining year of a regular director term that had been vacated by Stephen Rosen, who was elected secretary by the board of directors.

Their terms will begin on Oct. 28. Voting occurred between Aug. 3 and Sept. 2 using online balloting. For more information or digital photographs, please contact Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, at 202.785.7872. For more information on the Academy, please visit: www.actuary.org.

The American Academy of Actuaries is a 17,000-member professional association whose mission is to serve the public and the U.S. actuarial profession. The Academy assists public policymakers on all levels by providing leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues. The Academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries in the United States.

SOURCE: American Academy of Actuaries

Media contact:  Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for the American Academy of Actuaries, 202-785-7872, simonelli@actuary.org