Research and Education Expertise

Bill Kadereit, AREF Founding Chairman and President, has extensive experience in business, industry and public affairs. He is also President of the NRLN and along with the AREF and NRLN Boards of Directors identifies priorities for research and education.

Attorney Michael Calabrese, AREF and NRLN Senior Policy Advisor, who has extensive knowledge of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, researches and writes AREF white papers on needed policy reforms to strengthen retirement security.

Attorney Alyson Parker, AREF and NRLN Executive Director Advocacy Relations, is a former Congressional staff member. Day-to-day she uses AREF white papers to help staff members for U.S. Senators, Representatives and Federal Agencies better understand income security and healthcare issues important to America’s seniors.