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March 29, 2001 - November 9, 2001 (Acting)
President Bush designated Larry G. Massanari as Acting Commissioner
of Social Security, effective March 29, 2001. Larry Massanari most
recently served as the Regional Commissioner for the Social Security
Administration's Philadelphia Region, where he directed Agency operations
in the Mid-Atlantic States.
A graduate of Western Michigan University, Mr. Massanari has also
done graduate work at Northwestern University. Mr. Massanari began
his career with Social Security in 1966 as a claims representative
in one of SSA's field offices. He served in a variety of administrative
and managerial positions in the Chicago area before moving to the
Agency's headquarters in 1979. He held several top level positions
in SSA's central office, including Director of Human Resources and
Associate Commissioner for Policy. He was named Regional Commissioner
for the Philadelphia Region in 1987.
Mr. Massanari has received numerous awards for outstanding achievement.
He was a Presidential Executive rank award winner in 1992 and 1997,
receiving the rank of both Meritorious and Distinguished Executive.
He was also named a finalist by the Professional Development League
in 1997 for Distinguished Executive Service. He has been the recipient
of three Commissioner's Citations, the highest honor conferred upon
Social Security Administration employees. In 1990, he received the
first Commissioner's Leadership Award which recognizes the accomplishments
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