Joan R. Ruff - Board Chair Board of Directors

Joan Ruff

Chair AARP Board of Directors

Joan Ruff, J.D., (Board Chair) has worked as an executive, human resources consultant and attorney. After more than 10 years as a tax attorney, she joined William M. Mercer Inc., where she consulted on employee benefits and compensation. She then held executive management positions at Zurich Financial Services and H&R Block. Her leadership on numerous nonprofit boards and committees includes service as Secretary/Treasurer of the Mid-Continent Council of Girl Scouts. She also has served on the AARP Foundation Board of Directors and as Chair of the AARP Audit & Finance Committee. She has contributed her expertise to Habitat for Humanity, Kansas City Red Cross, Literacy KC, and Women’s Foundation. Ruff holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Kansas, an MBA from Rockhurst University, a master of laws/taxation from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. She resides in Mission Woods, Kansas, where she serves on the Mission Woods City Council.
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