Angela R. Dean
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Adjunct Professor of Law Senior Counsel |
About Dean
Angela R. Dean serves as Senior Counsel for the District of Columbia Retirement Board in Washington, D.C., where she is responsible for benefit administration and project management. Angela previously served as Associate General Counsel to the YMCA Retirement Fund and the ERISA subject matter expert responsible for compliance issues, project management and claims/appeals. Angela also served as Senior ERISA Counsel to Health Now NY n/k/a Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Eastern and Western New York. She handled the self-insured employer line of business. Angela gained regulatory and compliance experience while serving as an Investigator/Auditor with the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Professor Dean received her B.A. in Political Science with distinguished honors from Temple University. In 1996 she received her Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law, where she was a member and case note author for Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, as well as a member of the Moot Court Board where she was selected as a Best Team Argument-Respondent at Niagara International Competition. In 2004, Angela received a Master of Laws in Taxation and a Certificate in Employee Benefits from Villanova University School of Law.