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, Policy BIO Paul W. Dennett Senior Vice President, Health Care Reform 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 CoordinatorDenise Ferland Receptionist
Health
- Employer Shared Responsibility
- Premium Tax Credit
- Essential Benefits
- Summary of Benefits
- Health Insurance Exchanges
- Claims and Appeals
- Preventive Care Coverage
- Grandfathered Plans
- Market Reforms & Adult Child/Age-26 Coverage
- Wellness Programs
- Automatic Enrollment
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Non-Discrimination
- W-2/Informational Reporting
- Value-Based Insurance
Consumer-Directed Plans (HSAs/FSAs/HRAs)
Health Information Technology & HIPAA Privacy
Retirement
Defined Contribution/ 401(k) Plan Reform
- Automatic Enrollment
- Investments
- Plan fees
- Taxation of Retirement Plans/Limits
- Funding Reform
- PBGC Deficit & Premiums
- Business Conduct Standards
Retirement Plan Administration
Other Issues
- FACTA Issues
- FBAR Issues
- Puerto Rico Plans
- Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
- Code Section 409(A), 457(A), 162(m) issues
- Say-on-Pay
