Editor/Contributing Author

Deirdre C. Thomas (since 2011). Ms. Thomas is a Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters/EBIA. Before joining Thomson Reuters/EBIA, Ms. Thomas practiced employee benefits law for thirteen years, advising employers on ERISA and tax compliance matters for all types of employee benefit plans. She received her J.D. degree from Duke University School of Law in 1992.

Contributing Authors

Brigid Carroll Anderson (since 1997). Ms. Anderson is Director, Seminars at Thomson Reuters/EBIA. Ms. Anderson is an employee benefits attorney who has advised employers, multiemployer trusts, trustees and plan participants on ERISA compliance and in ERISA litigation. Ms. Anderson received her J.D. degree from Syracuse University College of Law cum laude and graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York.

Darcy L. Hitesman (since 1999). Ms. Hitesman is a principal shareholder and Director of Hitesman & Wold, P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a frequent speaker to legal and non-legal audiences regarding welfare benefit plan issues. Ms. Hitesman received her J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School cum laude in 1987 and graduated summa cum laude from Coe College in Iowa in 1984.

Nancy A. Strelau (since 2006). Ms. Strelau is a Shareholder of Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP and a member of its employee benefits practice group. Her work encompasses the full range of employee benefits, including the design, implementation, and administration of health and welfare plans, cafeteria and flexible spending accounts, and fringe benefits programs. Ms. Strelau received her J.D. degree from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law in 1992.

Past Contributors

Thomas P. McCormick (Editor/Contributing Author, 1992-1999). Mr. McCormick is the Founder of EBIA and, from 1988-2007, was its Chairman and President. He is currently an attorney-mediator with BenefitsVoice LLC.