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Find out what we're up to, where we'll be and when. There are so many talented alumni in area bands, find out about reunions, fundraisers and of course, those HTHS Alumni Night Out functions at a local watering hole. More
info to come.
Current News
Planning for 2012
The
committee is busy planning for 2012. If you can help, please contact
Dan Santora ('73)
Recent Events
HTHSAA Gift to HTHS
$2000 Donation
Thanks to everyone for their support of the HTHS Alumni Association for the past year. We recently presented HTHS Principal Gary O'Brien with a check for $2,000 to benefit the athletics and activities fund.
Linda Springer '73
Director, United States Office of Personnel ManagementController, White House Office of Management and Budget
Linda M. Springer
Executive Director, Ernst & Young LLP
Summary of Experience
Linda serves as an Executive Director in the Government and Public Sector Practice of Ernst & Young LLP. She joined Ernst & Young in August 2008. Prior to Ernst & Young, Linda served in the Federal government for six years, most recently as Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. In this role she was the chief executive of the agency responsible for the U.S. Federal government workforce. Previously, she was Controller of the Office of Management and Budget and head of the Office of Federal Financial Management. Linda's 25 years of private sector experience includes senior executive financial, strategic and general management positions at leading insurance and financial services institutions.
Work Experience
United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director (Chief Executive Officer): Linda served as chief executive of the 10,000 person agency responsible for the Federal government's human resource planning, services and policies, benefit programs and background investigations for the 1.8 million employee civilian workforce worldwide.
Responsibilities
included administration of the Federal Employees Health Benefit
program - the world's largest single-employer sponsored health
insurance plan and the $700 billion asset Federal retirement
plan. In this role she led OPM and the Chief Human Capital
Officers Council in transforming the Federal human resource
community to support the demands of a 21st century workforce.
While at OPM, Linda
Linda served as controller at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As controller of the executive branch of the Federal government, she established and oversaw execution of financial management policies and disciplines for Federal agencies and departments. She was also responsible for implementing financial management priorities of the President of the United States and leading the Federal government's Chief Financial Officers Council. While at OMB, Linda
As Senior Vice President and Controller, Linda managed all financial operations, employee benefits, reserve setting, tax planning and financial projections, and was responsible for the company's corporate control environment. She led the company's corporate strategic and operational planning process, established and chaired the company's executive capital asset planning process, and managed relationships with financial ratings agencies. Linda implemented a corporate-wide Enterprise Resource Planning system. She also led key aspects of the company's demutualization and merger.
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia/Horsham,
PA
As Vice President and Product Manager, Linda was responsible for full profit and loss responsibility for business lines having $2 billion in assets.
Education, Affiliations and Awards
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Executive Director, Ernst & Young LLP
Summary of Experience
Linda serves as an Executive Director in the Government and Public Sector Practice of Ernst & Young LLP. She joined Ernst & Young in August 2008. Prior to Ernst & Young, Linda served in the Federal government for six years, most recently as Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. In this role she was the chief executive of the agency responsible for the U.S. Federal government workforce. Previously, she was Controller of the Office of Management and Budget and head of the Office of Federal Financial Management. Linda's 25 years of private sector experience includes senior executive financial, strategic and general management positions at leading insurance and financial services institutions.
Work Experience
United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director (Chief Executive Officer): Linda served as chief executive of the 10,000 person agency responsible for the Federal government's human resource planning, services and policies, benefit programs and background investigations for the 1.8 million employee civilian workforce worldwide.
Responsibilities
included administration of the Federal Employees Health Benefit
program - the world's largest single-employer sponsored health
insurance plan and the $700 billion asset Federal retirement
plan. In this role she led OPM and the Chief Human Capital
Officers Council in transforming the Federal human resource
community to support the demands of a 21st century workforce.
While at OPM, Linda
- Began the modernization of the three decades
old Federal retirement administration system
including
- converting and cleansing 150,000 file drawers of paper records
- transforming policies, processes, and organization structure
- developing interfaces with Federal government agencies and shared service centers
- Reduced initial background investigation time by 50%.
- Negotiated with over 120 health insurers for the lowest premium increase in 11 years.
- Worked with major U.S. health insurers to give enrollees provider cost and quality information.
- Added dental, vision and savings benefits to the Federal health plan.
- Produced the first-ever national television advertisements promoting Federal civilian service careers.
- Designed, implemented commercial best practice recruiting approach for agencies, "Career Patterns".
- Introduced performance "beta sites" for best practice personnel management.
- Led OPM Executive Offices to place first of 222 government offices for Effective Leadership and Strategic Management.
- Led the Human Capital Initiative of the President's Management Agenda.
Linda served as controller at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As controller of the executive branch of the Federal government, she established and oversaw execution of financial management policies and disciplines for Federal agencies and departments. She was also responsible for implementing financial management priorities of the President of the United States and leading the Federal government's Chief Financial Officers Council. While at OMB, Linda
- Led Federal agency CFOs, the Treasury Department and the audit community to reduce Federal agencies' year-end financial reporting time from five months to 45 days.
- Issued revised Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Internal Control, updating existing internal control certification requirements to implement relevant Sarbanes-Oxley type requirements for Federal agencies.
- Issued the first comprehensive inventory of the Federal government's improper payments.
- Led the Financial Improvement initiative of the President's Management Agenda
- Established internet-based, government-wide financial management performance tracking.
- Established the Federal Real Property Officers Council and led issuance of asset management guidelines.
As Senior Vice President and Controller, Linda managed all financial operations, employee benefits, reserve setting, tax planning and financial projections, and was responsible for the company's corporate control environment. She led the company's corporate strategic and operational planning process, established and chaired the company's executive capital asset planning process, and managed relationships with financial ratings agencies. Linda implemented a corporate-wide Enterprise Resource Planning system. She also led key aspects of the company's demutualization and merger.
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Philadelphia/Horsham, PA
As Vice President and Product Manager, Linda was
responsible for full profit and loss
responsibility for business lines having $2
billion in assets.
Education, Affiliations and Awards
- B.S. Mathematics, cum laude - Ursinus College, 1977 Columbia University Business School - Executive Program in Managing the Enterprise
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
- Former Chair, U.S. Government Chief Human Capital Officers Council
- Former Vice Chair, U.S. Government Chief Financial Officers Council
- Former Vice Chair, U.S. Government Federal Real Property Council
- Former Principal, U.S. Joint Financial Management Improvement Program
- Former Member, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
- Former Member President's Management Council Executive Committee
- Principal, Council for Excellence in Government
- Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration President's Commission on White House Fellowships
- Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
- Ursinus College Alumni Award
- Top Secret Security Clearance
Total Years of Relevant Experience:
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As Vice President and Product Manager, Linda was responsible for full profit and loss responsibility for business lines having $2 billion in assets.
Education, Affiliations and Awards
- B.S. Mathematics, cum laude - Ursinus College, 1977 Columbia University Business School - Executive Program in Managing the Enterprise
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Member, American Academy of Actuaries
- Former Chair, U.S. Government Chief Human Capital Officers Council
- Former Vice Chair, U.S. Government Chief Financial Officers Council
- Former Vice Chair, U.S. Government Federal Real Property Council
- Former Principal, U.S. Joint Financial Management Improvement Program
- Former Member, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
- Former Member President's Management Council Executive Committee
- Principal, Council for Excellence in Government
- Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration President's Commission on White House Fellowships
- Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
- Ursinus College Alumni Award
- Top Secret Security Clearance
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