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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release November 9, 2000

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES KRISTIN E. FLATEN AS MEMBER OF THE TICKET TO

WORK AND WORK INCENTIVES ADVISORY PANEL

The President today announced his intent to appoint Kristin E. Flaten to serve as a Member of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel (TWWIAP).

Ms. Kristin E. Flaten, of St. Paul, Minnesota, serves as the Vice-Chair for the Minnesota State Advisory Council on Mental Health and as a member of the Minnesota State Rehabilitation Council. Since 1997, Ms. Flaten has been working as an employment consultant for Lifetrack Resources, Inc. providing employment services to persons with serious and persistent mental illnesses. Ms. Flaten also started her own small business, INITIATIVES, dedicated to enhancing the lives of persons with mental illnesses by providing educational and support services, advocacy, benefits analysis, and work incentive plans. In 1996, Ms. Flaten published and coordinated An Olive Branch, a small booklet of writings by persons with mental illnesses on their experiences.

Ms. Flaten received her B.A. from St. Olaf College and Master of Divinity from United Theological Seminary in New Brighton, Minnesota.

The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-170), establishes the TWWIAP within the Social Security Administration. The TWWIAP is to advise the President, Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on issues related to work incentives programs, planning, and assistance for individuals with disabilities, including work incentive provisions.

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