Staff

American Benefits Council staffers are experts in the field of employee benefits and are available for media comment. To contact any of these individuals, you may e-mail them directly by clicking on their name, or by contacting Jason Hammersla, the Council's director, communications. He can be reached at:

Jason Hammersla
Director, Communications
American Benefits Council
1501 M Street NW,Suite 600
Washington D.C. 20005

Office Phone: 202-289-6700
Cell Phone: 202-422-4652
Fax: 202-289-4582
Email: jhammersla@abcstaff.org

Key staff members include:

James A. Klein President BIO
Lynn D. Dudley Senior Vice President, Retirement and International Benefits Policy BIO
Paul W. Dennett Senior Vice President, Health Policy     BIO
Diann Howland Vice President, Legislative Affairs BIO
Jan Jacobson Senior Counsel, Retirement Policy BIO
Kathryn Wilber Senior Counsel, Health Policy BIO
Jill Randolph Director, Legislative and Political Affairs BIO
Deanna Johnson, APR Director, Membership BIO
Jason Hammersla Director, Communications BIO
Ralph P. Kass Controller-Office Manager  
Sondra Lynnette West Executive Assistant,
Membership Services Coordinator		  
Denise Ferland Receptionist  

Health

Health Care Reform (PPACA), General & Misc. Items

Taxation of Health Benefits

Consumer-Directed Plans (HSAs/FSAs/HRAs)

Health Information Technology & HIPAA Privacy

Health Plan Administration

Miscellaneous Health

COBRA

ERISA Preemption

Genetic Non-Discrimination

Medicare

Mental Health Parity

Retiree Health/ERRP

Retirement

Defined Contribution/ 401(k) Plan Reform

  • Automatic Enrollment
  • Investments
  • Plan fees
  • Taxation of Retirement Plans/Limits

Defined Benefit Plans & PBGC

  • Funding Reform
  • PBGC Deficit & Premiums

Hybrid Plans

Financial Reform/Swaps

  • Business Conduct Standards

Investment Advice

Retirement Plan Administration

Miscellaneous Retirement

Retiree Health

Savings Initiatives/IRAs

Social Security

Other Issues

Tax Reform, Deficit Reduction & Federal Budget

International Issues

  • FACTA Issues
  • FBAR Issues
  • Puerto Rico Plans

Electronic Disclosure

Executive Compensation

  • Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
  • Code Section 409(A), 457(A), 162(m) issues
  • Say-on-Pay

Fiduciary Issues

Flexible Workforce/
Worker Classification

Miscellaneous Issues

Disaster Relief

Stock-Based Compensation