Next General Meetings
and January 15th, 2008 The December 11th 2008 General Meeting! Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources Reginald F. Wells was named Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration's Office of Human Resources effective July 15, 2002 after serving short tenures as Deputy Associate Commissioner for Disability Program Policy and Senior Advisor in the Office of Disability and Income Security Programs. Dr. Wells also serves as the Chief Human Capital Officer for SSA. In his capacity as Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources, Dr. Wells oversees a staff complement of 400 employees with an operating budget of $100 million. In recognition of his leadership, he was awarded the 2006 Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive Service.
Dr. Wells served as Deputy Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities from October 1995 to April 2002. Dr. Wells shared with the Commissioner full responsibility for planning and directing 25 federal staff and programmatic activities, including the University Centers, Developmental Disabilities Councils, Protection and Advocacy Systems and Projects of National Significance with a program budget of over $122 million. From October 1997 to May 1998, Dr. Wells served as the Acting Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities in the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Prior to his appointment in the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Dr. Wells had 10 years of extensive public sector experience with the District of Columbia's (D.C.) Department of Human Services. During his tenure, he served as both Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner for the D.C. Commission on Social Services. The Commission on Social Services had a staff complement of 2,600 employees and an operating budget of $450 million to offer a broad array of social services, including services for people with developmental disabilities; child welfare services; juvenile justice services; emergency shelter; vocational rehabilitation; Aid to Families with Dependent Children and JOBS.
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"Succession Planning: Addressing the Crisis in Human Capital"
U.S. Social Security Administration
Previously, Dr. Wells managed Essex County's New Jersey long term care/geriatrics facility; was instrumental in operating the 1,100 bed psychiatric hospital; monitored and evaluated citizen services; and worked as a research associate for the National Center on Black Aged.
His current and past professional affiliations include: Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake; Covenant House Washington; District of Columbia ARC; DC Developmental Disabilities Council; DC Medical Care Advisory Committee; and Steering Panel Member, Nonprofit Governmental Contracting Project, the Union Institute, Office for Social Responsibility.
Dr. Wells is licensed as a nursing home administrator in New Jersey and the District of Columbia.
In 1980, Dr. Wells received a Ph.D. in Psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia. He also earned his M.A. in psychology from Temple University and B.A. in psychology and sociology from American International College.
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Meeting - 6:00 - 8:00pm
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Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
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