I feel incredibly honored to have been nominated and unanimously elected for membership to the National Academy of Social Insurance. I am especially pleased because among the many contributions I will make to the Academy, I will support efforts to develop and conduct research that reflects the importance of those who LIVE the experiences/realities that our nation's policies impact. The importance of looking at both the numbers AND the stories cannot be undervalued. As a member who is a social worker (from the best program ever), among other things, I will help bring faces and personal narratives to the way we think about and consider social policy. GO BLUE!!!!