Prepared by Public Affairs 312-751-4777

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has named Dorothy Isherwood as its Director of Administration.

An independent Federal agency headquartered in Chicago, the RRB administers the $8.5 billion-a-year benefit programs provided under the Federal Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Acts covering the nation's railroad workforce and their families.

As Director of Administration, Ms. Isherwood will oversee and coordinate those offices providing management and administrative support services for the agency. She will also serve as a member of the RRB's Executive Committee, which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency and for making recommendations to the three-member Board on agency-related policy issues.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Isherwood had been serving as an Assistant to the Chief Information Officer. Before that she had served as Chief of Program Analysis, and as an Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer.

Ms. Isherwood is a graduate of the University of Illinois (B.A. 1973) and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management (M.B.A. 1988). She and her husband, William, reside in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

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