Rita Geier

Former Associate to the Chancellor and Senior Fellow, Baker Center for Public Policy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Former positions with the Social Security Administration: Executive Counselor to the Commissioner; Associate Commissioner and Deputy Associate Commissioner for Hearings and Appeals. Former General Counsel, Appalachian Regional Commission; Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Regional Director, Legal Services Corporation, Seattle, Washington; Executive Director, Seattle-King County Legal Services; Staff Attorney, Legal Services of Nashville, Tennessee; Instructor, Fisk University; Instructor, Tennessee State University.