Dorcas Hardy
Dorcas Hardy | |
|---|---|
| 10th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration | |
| In office June 26, 1986 – July 31, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Martha McSteen (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gwendolyn King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dorcas Ruth Hardy July 18, 1946 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 2019 (aged 73) Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Quantico National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Samuel Spagnolo (m. 1996) |
| Education | Connecticut College (BA) Pepperdine University (MBA) Harvard University (GrDip) |
Dorcas Ruth Hardy Spagnolo (July 18, 1946 – November 28, 2019) was an American healthcare specialist. She served as the 10th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) from 1986 to 1989. She was the first woman to serve as SSA Commissioner. Hardy held conservative views and remained active in politics after her tenure.
Prior to her appointment as SSA Commissioner, Hardy was associate director of the Center for Health Services Research at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and was assistant secretary for health in California under then-governor Ronald Reagan.