Dorcas Hardy
Dorcas Ruth Hardy Spagnolo (July 18, 1946 – November 28, 2019) was an American healthcare specialist. She served as the 10th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) from 1986 to 1989. She was the first woman to serve as SSA Commissioner. Hardy held conservative views and remained active in politics after her tenure.
Dorcas Hardy | |
|---|---|
| 10th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration | |
| In office June 26, 1986 – July 31, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Martha McSteen (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gwendolyn King |
| Assistant Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services | |
| In office January 1981 – 1986 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dorcas Ruth Hardy July 18, 1946 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 2019 (aged 73) Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Quantico National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Samuel V. Spagnolo (m. 1996) |
| Education | Connecticut College (BA) Pepperdine University (MBA) Harvard University (GrDip) |
Prior to her appointment as SSA Commissioner, Hardy was associate director of the Center for Health Services Research at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and was assistant secretary for health in California under then-governor Ronald Reagan.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.