Do you know what actuaries do? The predict when you’ll die, right? Ha! Not really. My elevator speech goes something like “actuaries use historical data to create risk models for insurance companies, so those companies know what to charge their customers.” In my mind that makes sense, though any actuary would tell that that’s only part of it, and the field is far more diverse and complex than my oversimplification.

Anyway, Dina got here ASA earlier this year, meaning she is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries–officially an actuary, with the ability to have professional opinions and officially consult, and all that. It wasn’t easy coming: about three years and five or six professional examinations and literally thousands of hours of studying.

Today we found out that Dina passed her first test on her to FSA designation–a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, which is the equivalent of a Ph.D in actuarial science. These tests get more and more difficult the more and more you pass, so this is no small feat. Dina is elated, and we’re going to celebrate tonight. So give her a shout out, if you’re privvy to the proper communications channels.