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Organizational Structure of the
Social Security Administration

   

Office of the Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner:
Communications
Disability Adjudication/Review
Budget, Finance, Management
Human Resources
Legislative Affairs
Operations
Retirement/Disability Policy
Quality Performance
Systems

Office of:
Actuary
Information Officer
General Counsel
Inspector General


 

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is headed by a Commissioner and has a staff of approximately 62,000 employees within an organizational structure of 15 offices. SSA's central office is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The field organization, which is decentralized to provide services at the local level, includes 10 regional offices, 6 processing centers, and approximately 1300 field offices. You may click on any of the office links to learn how these are organized and who is responsible for directing them. Please note that an asterisk (*) indicates the incumbent is serving in an acting capacity.
Each Office site also includes a starwhich is a LINK to its functional responsibilities published in the Organization Manual.

 

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    Office of the Commissioner
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    Commissioner 
    Michael J. Astrue

    Deputy Commissioner
    Jason J. Fichtner*

    Chief of Staff
    David V. Foster

    Deputy Chief of Staff
    James A. Winn

    Senior Advisor to the
    Deputy Commissioner

    Michel N. Korbey

    Executive Secretary
    Robin F. Kaplan*

    Office of International Programs
    Rogelio Gomez, Jr.


    Office of Regulations
    Dean S. Landis

     

     

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    Deputy Commissioner, Communications (DCCOMM)
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    Deputy Commissioner, Communications
    Jim Courtney

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Communications
    Philip A. Gambino

    Press Officerr
    Mark Lassiter

    Office of  Communications Planning and Technology
    Associate Commissioner

    Thomas J. Tobin
    Office of External Affairs
    Associate Commissioner

    Cherilyn A. Arnott
    Office of Public Inquiries
     
    Associate Commissioner 
    Sheryll T. Ziporkin

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    Deputy Commissioner, Disability Adjudication and Review (DCDAR)
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    Deputy Commissioner, Disability Adjudication and Review
    Lisa de Soto

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Disability Adjudication and Review
    Frank V. Smith III

    Office of  Appellate Operations
    Director

    Patricia A. Jonas*
    Office of Management
    Associate Commissioner

    Eileen C. McDaniel
    Office of the Federal Reviewing Official
     
    Chief FedRO
    Reginald J. Jackson*
    Chief Administrative Law
    Judge

    Frank A. Cristaudo
     
     
    Regional Chief Administrative Law Judges
     
     

    Boston, Carol Sax

     
     
    New York, Mark Sochaczewsky
     
     
    Philadelphia, Jasper J. Bede
     
     
    Atlanta, Ollie Garmon
     
     
    Chicago, Paul C. Lillios
     
     
    Dallas, Joan Parks Saunders
     
     
    Kansas City, John H. Fraze
     
     
    Denver, Marsha R. Stroup
     
     
    San Francisco, Marsha R. Stroup*
     
     
    Seattle, David DeLaittre
     

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    Deputy Commissioner, Budget, Finance and Management (DCBFM)
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    Functions

    Deputy Commissioner, Budget, Finance and Management
      Mary E. Glenn-Croft

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Budget, Finance and Management
    Michael G. Gallagher

    Office of Acquisition and Grants
    Associate Commissioner

    Dianne L. Rose

    Office of Financial Policy
    and Operations

    Associate Commissioner
    Jeffrey C. Hild

    Office of Budget
     
    Associate Commissioner 
    Bonnie Kind

         
       Office of Facilities Management
    Associate Commissioner
     
    Donna L. Siegel

    Office of Publications
    and Logistics Management

    Associate Commissioner
     
    Gary G. Arnold

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    Deputy Commissioner, Human Resources (DCHR)
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    Deputy Commissioner, Human Resources
     
    Reginald F. Wells

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Human Resources
     
    Felicita Sola-Carter

    Office of  Personnel
    Associate Commissioner

    Lewis H. Kaiser

    Office of Labor-Management
    and Employee Relations

    Associate Commissioner

    Milton R. Beever

    Office of Civil Rights
    and Equal Opportunity

     
    Associate Commissioner
    Michelle D. Noel*

         
    Office of  Training
    Associate Commissioner

    Steven Patrick

        Human Capital Planning Staff
    Director

    Fred Glueckstein

       Executive and Special
    Services Staff

    Director

    Bonnie L. Doyle

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    Deputy Commissioner, Legislation and Congressional Affairs (DCLCA)
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    Deputy Commissioner, Legislation and Congressional Affairs
     Margaret Hostetler

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Legislation and Congressional Affairs
    Vacant

    Office of Legislative Development
    Associate Commissioner
    Thomas M. Parrott

    Office of Legislative Relations
    Associate Commissioner

    Angela J. Arnett

        Legislative Research and Congressional Constituent Relations Staff
     Director
    Sharon A. Wilson

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    Deputy Commissioner, Operations (DCO)
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    Deputy Commissioner, Operations
    Linda S. McMahon

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Operations
    Roger P. McDonnell

      Office of Public Services and Operations Support     
     
    Associate Commissioner 
    N. Mark Blatchford

    Office of   Telephone Services
    Associate Commissioner
     
    Donnell Adams

       Office of Automation Support
    Associate Commissioner
     
    Debbi Russell

         

    Office of Electronic Services
    Associate Commissioner

    Jo M. Armstrong

    Office of Disability Determinations
     
    Associate Commissioner 
    Ruby D. Burrell

    Office of Central Operations
    Associate Commissioner

    Carolyn L. Simmons

     
    Regional Commissioners  
    Boston, Manuel J. Vaz  

    New York, Beatrice Disman

     
    Philadelphia,  Laurie Watkins
     
    Atlanta, Paul D. Barnes
     
    Chicago, James F. Martin
     
    Dallas, Ramona Schuenemeyer
     
     
    Kansas City, Michael Grochowski
     
     
    Denver, Nancy A. Berryhill
     
     
    San Francisco, Peter D.  Spencer
     
     
    Seattle, Donald Schoening
     

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    Deputy Commissioner, Quality Performance (OQP)
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    Functions

    Deputy Commissioner, Quality Performance
     G. Kelly Croft

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Quality Performance
    Ronald T. Raborg

Office of Quality Review
Associate Commissioner

Martin Hansen

Office of Quality Improvement
Associate Commissioner
Daryl X. Wise

Office of Quality Data Management
Associate Commissioner

Pamela A. Mazerski

 
Office of Quality Performance
Field Sites
 
 

Directors

 
 

Baltimore, Patricia A. Biggers

 
 

Boston, Christine D. Tebbetts

 
 
New York, Vera Bostick-Borden
 
 
Philadelphia, Gail B. Davis
 
 
Atlanta, Robert L. Raines
 
 
Chicago, Thomas R. Zimmer
 
 
Dallas, Ethel A. Mymbs
 
 
Kansas City, Daryl A. Gray
 
 
Denver, Ronald R. Miller
 
 
San Francisco, Michael R. Gerber
 
 
Seattle, Rubie J. Toney
 

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    Deputy Commissioner, Retirement and Disability Policy

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    Deputy Commissioner, Retirement and Disability Policy
    David A. Rust

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Retirement and Disability Policy
    Marianna LaCanfora

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Retirement and Disability Policy
    Linda Drazga Maxfield

    Executive Director, Notice Improvement and Authentication
    H. Alan Lane

    Office of Disability Programs
     Associate Commissioner 
    Glenn E. Sklar

    Office of Income Security Programs
    Associate Commissioner

    JoEllen Felice*

    Office of Program Systems and Innovation Management
    Director 
    John A. Chlumsky

      Office of Medical and Vocational Expertise
    Associate Commissioner
     
    Robert E. Emrich, Jr.*

       Office of Program Development and Research
    Associate Commissioner
     
    Richard E. Balkus*

    Office of Employment Support Programs
    Associate Commissioner

    Susan E. Suter

    Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics
    Associate Commissioner

    Manuel de la Puente

    Office of Disability and Income Assistance Policy
    Associate Commissioner

    Vacant

    Office of Retirement Policy
     
    Associate Commissioner 
    Jason J. Fichtner

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    Deputy Commissioner, Systems (DCS)
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    Deputy Commissioner, Systems
      William E. Gray

    Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Systems
    Jerry L. Berson

    Office of Telecommunications and System Operations
    Associate Commissioner

    Philip H. Becker, Jr.

    Office of Enterprise Support, Architecture and Engineering
    Associate Commissioner

    Thomas G. Grzymski

    Office of Applications & Supplemental Security Income Systems
     Associate Commissioner 
    Peter V. Herrera, Jr.

         
    Office of Retirement and Survivors Insurance Systems
    Associate Commissioner

    Peter J. Malinauskas

    Office of Earnings, Enumeration and Administrative Systems
    Associate Commissioner

    John W. Simermeyer

    Office of Systems Electronic Services
    Associate Commissioner

    Steve A. Kautsch

         
     
    Office of Disability Systems
    Associate Commissioner

    Phillip Dulaney IV
     

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    Office of the Chief Actuary (OCACT)

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    Functions

    Chief Actuary
      Stephen C. Goss

    Deputy Chief Actuary, Long Range
    Alice H. Wade

    Deputy Chief Actuary, Short Range
    Eli N. Donkar

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    Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

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    Functions

    Chief Information Officer
      Thomas P. Hughes 

    Deputy Chief Information Officer
    Gregory C. Pace

    Office of  Information Technology Investment Management
    Associate Chief Information Officer

    Lester P. Diamond

    Office of Information Technology Security Policy
    Chief Information Security Officer
    John T. Smith

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    Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
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    Functions

    General Counsel
     
    David F. Black

    Deputy General Counsel
    Thomas W. Crawley

    Office of General Law
    Associate General Counsel

    Tina M. Waddell

    Office Public Disclosure
    Executive Director

    Jonathan R. Cantor

    Office of Program Law
     Associate General Counsel
    Gwen Jones Kelley*


    Regional Chief Counsels

    Boston, Robert J. Triba

    New York, Barbara L. Spivak
    Philadelphia, Eric P. Kressman*
    Atlanta, Mary Ann Sloan
    Chicago, Donna L. Calvert
    Dallas, Michael McGaughran
    Kansas City, Kristi Schmidt*
    Denver, Deana R. Ertl-Lombardi
    San Francisco, Lucille Gonzales Meis
    Seattle,  David F. Morado
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    Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
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    Functions

    Inspector General
      Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr.

    Deputy Inspector General
     James A. Kissko

    Office of the Counsel to the Inspector General
    Counsel to the
    Inspector General

    Vacant

    Office of Technology and Resource Management
     
    Assistant Inspector
    General

    Rona M. Lawson*

    Office of Investigations
     
    Assistant Inspector
    General

    Richard A. Rohde

    Office of Audit
    Assistant Inspector General
    Steven L. Schaeffer
     
    Office of External Relations
     
    Assistant Inspector
    General

    Vacant

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