Barbara Mountain

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About Barbara Mountain

Barbara Mountain, National Director of Business Development, Doherty, Cella, Keane LLP Barbara Mountain is the National Director of Business Development for Doherty, Cella, Keane LLP, a Social Security disability firm. With over 25 years of disability claims and Social Security Disability experience, she is the primary contact with all client companies, and she is responsible for customer satisfaction, retention, service, quality control and training. Barbara began her career with the Social Security Administration where she worked for seven years as a Social Insurance Specialist with expertise in Social Security law and Supplemental Security Income law. In addition to her duties as a Social Insurance Specialist, Barbara acted as a Public Relations/Public Information liaison for the Social Security Administration. She then moved on to a leading disability carrier as their Social Security Assistance Program Manager. Under her direction their Social Security program set the industry benchmark, assisting 99% of LTD claimants with applying for, and securing, Social Security benefits. Barbara held a variety of increasingly responsible positions from managing their Subrogation Unit to taking over as the Director of Training, while maintaining her stewardship of the Social Security Assistance Program. In her most recent role with disability claims, Barbara was an Assistant Operations Manager, overseeing Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability and the Leave Services Operation. A Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of New Hampshire. Barbara is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives, the Disability Management Employer Coalition, the International Claim Association and the New England Claim Association. Specialties: Social Security law, disability insurance, marketing, training, customer relations, presentations, communication skills, information analysis, administration, budgeting, personnel management, risk management, sales support, strategic planning.