Kurt Czarnowski is currently the principal in “Czarnowski Consulting,” a retirement planning firm which in now in its 11th year of providing “Expert Answers to Your Social Security Questions.”

Czarnowski worked for the Social Security Administration for 34 years and served as the agency’s Communications Director in New England from December of 1991 until his retirement at the end of 2010.

As Regional Communications Director, Czarnowski was a frequent speaker at local and regional events for members of the public and, in his “retirement,” he has been invited to speak on Social Security at events across the country.

He has been a contributor to “Retirement Weekly,” and his answers to readers’ Social Security questions have been seen in “Retirement Daily,” as well as “U.S.A. Today.” He was also quoted in both the New York “Times” and the Boston “Globe” about the best time to claim Social Security retirement benefits.