Bennett P. McRackan, Jr.,
is President of The McRackan Group, Inc. Mr. McRackan has been involved
in total compensation and human resource consulting for more than 25
years. He has been associated with businesses which range in size from
large Fortune 500 firms with in excess of 30,000 employees to small
corporations with as few as 10 employees.
During his employment with a Fortune 500
corporation, Mr. McRackan developed and implemented benefit plans for
the firm’s corporate locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic states. He
also served as Manager of the human resource consulting practice of
William M. Mercer, Inc. for 12 years.
Mr. McRackan earned his M.B.A. from
Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He serves on the Board of
Directors of a number of profit and nonprofit corporations and on the
compensation committees of numerous companies. Mr. McRackan is a Wall
Street Journal Scholar and serves as mediator for the National Center
for Dispute Resolution.
Debra L. Hydorn, Ph.D.,
is currently a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at University
of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, as well as a Senior
Consultant and Advisor to The McRackan Group. Her professional
experience includes faculty appointments at the University of Virginia,
University of Mary Washington, Trinity College in Washington, DC, and
the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Dr. Hydorn received her Ph.D. and B.S.
in statistics from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She
received a Masters degree from the Unitersity of Texas at San Antonio
in 1998.
Dr. Hydorn is considered a national expert in statistics and
quantitative analysis. Her publications include a doctoral dissertation
at the University of Michigan, Masters thesis at the University of
Texas, as well as many other University of Michigan scholarly articles
in mathematics.
Seth F. Siegel
is Executive Vice President of The McRackan Group, Inc. Having worked
for national employee benefits consulting firms for 14 years prior to
joining The McRackan Group, Mr. Siegel has experience in all
disciplines of employee benefits; his specialty is retirement planning.
He has been a corporate officer with William M. Mercer, Inc., in
Pittsburgh, where he headed a retirement plans team. Mr. Siegel has
been actuary and administrator for a wide variety of corporate,
hospital, and municipal retirement plans.
Mr. Siegel graduated with a Bachelor of
Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
from the State University of New York at Albany. He is a Member of the
Society of Actuaries, a Member of the Conference of Consulting
Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries and an
Enrolled Actuary.
Angela J. Minnick
is a Senior Consultant and Principal acting as Computer Specialist for
The McRackan Group, Inc. Ms. Minnick’s past experience as a computer
trainer and software consultant serves her well in her present capacity
due to her extensive knowledge of computer software and graphic design.
She has also served as an adjunct professor for The University of
Virginia. Ms. Minnick specializes in both computer software and in
training client personnel via hands-on applications. She has instructed
numerous clients in computer automation through The McRackan Group,
Inc. as well as through the University of Virginia system and the
federal government.
Ms. Minnick earned her Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration from the State University of New
York at Albany. She also obtained her Master of Science in Business
Education with a special concentration in computer techniques from the
same institution. Ms. Minnick has been named to Who’s Who in American
Education on numerous occasions and has received commendations from the
United States Marine Corps for her work.
Deborah H. Brummel
serves as a Computer Specialist for The McRackan Group, Inc. During her
10 years with a computer software company, Ms. Brummel was involved in
end-user interface design, software testing, technical writing,
marketing and sales, contract administration, and customer training.
She also served as Managing Director of the company’s subsidiary in
Helsinki, Finland.
Ms. Brummel graduated from Sawyer College
of Business and completed additional coursework at the University of
Minnesota. She worked on the staffs of the University of Minnesota and
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University prior to her move
to the software industry.
David M. Syrett
is Actuary for The McRackan Group, Inc. For fifteen years, Mr. Syrett
has provided sophisticated pension and actuarial services to hundreds
of plan sponsors and their advisors, including serving as a Life
Insurance Product Development Actuary. Currently, he functions as an
enrolled Actuary for approximately 150 defined benefit plans. In
addition, he also administers approximately 50 "Executive" profit
sharing plans.
Mr. Syrett’s range of services include
design work, installation, annual valuations and Schedule B’s,
FAS87/88/132 suitability analysis, benefit computations, redesign, plan
termination (PBGC & IRS) and IRC Section 415(e) compliance. He also
provides expert testimony and litigation support.
Mr. Syrett earned his Bachelor of
Science in Physics and Mathematics from The College of William &
Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Society of
Actuaries and a member of the American Society of Pension Actuaries.