Chairperson and Volunteer Orientation

Webinar
Chairperson and Volunteer Orientation
April 2, 2019 | Noon to 1 p.m. EDT

Learn how to make your volunteer experience with the Academy a successful one or refresh your understanding of the various processes that volunteers adhere to in order to carry out the Academy’s objective work. Our chairperson and volunteer orientation webinar will provide an efficient and comprehensive way for you to familiarize yourself with and refresh your understanding of the Academy’s structure, policies, guidelines, and resources that apply to your volunteer work. This presentation will cover what you should know to ensure a successful committee (and practice council, task force, and work group) experience for you and other participants, providing information for a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities chairpersons and volunteers engage in Academy activities.

Shawna Ackerman, president of the Academy, and Secretary/Treasurer Tom Campbell—both former practice council vice presidents with extensive volunteer experience—will provide an overview of the Academy’s mission and ways that you can work together to advance that mission and the actuarial profession. Procedures that are required to be followed and tips for successful engagement in the Academy volunteer experience will also be covered. Academy staff, including Executive Director Mary Downs and Director of Public Policy Craig Hanna, will help moderate and facilitate questions and answers.
The webinar is provider free of charge to all volunteers. 

All chairpersons and volunteers are strongly encouraged to join this webinar, no matter whether you are a newcomer or a veteran, to help you have an enjoyable and effective tenure as an Academy volunteer.

PRESENTERS
Shawna Ackerman, MAAA, FCAS
President
Shawna Ackerman is the president of the American Academy of Actuaries. She also serves as vice chairperson of the Academy Research Task Force. She has served on numerous Academy and Actuarial Standards Board committees. She is the chief actuary for the California Earthquake Authority. Prior to joining that entity in 2010, she was a principal and consultant with a large actuarial firm in San Francisco, where she provided litigation support and expert witness testimony to insurance companies and financial institutions and provided reserving, legislative costing, pricing, and product development support to numerous clients. She started her career with the California Department of Insurance.

Thomas A. Campbell, MAAA, FSA, CERA
Secretary/Treasurer
Thomas A. Campbell is the Academy’s secretary/treasurer and a member of the Life Practice Council and the Committee on Qualifications. He has been involved in American Academy of Actuaries activities since 1994, and previously served as vice president for life Issues. In addition, Campbell previously chaired the Academy’s C-3 Phase II/AG 43, Variable Annuity Reserve, and CARVM Multiple Benefits work groups. He has also been a member of several work groups dealing with principle-based approaches for reserves and risk-based capital.

NEW WEBINAR PROVIDER
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