New Jersey

Officers: 

President: Lisa Charles, Arbitrator
Vice President: Erica Tener, Arbitrator
Treasurer: Paul Montalbano, Labor Attorney
Secretary: Pat Westerkamp, Mediator/Arbitrator

The New Jersey Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) is a unique organization of professionals from New Jersey and contingent states who are interested in employment relations and human resource management. The chapter includes members from the management, labor, neutral (including arbitrators and mediators), government, and academic fields.

The New Jersey Chapter holds six dinner meetings a year where members listen to distinguished speakers and share their knowledge and experience. The New Jersey Chapter is affiliated with the Labor and Employment Relations Association (formerly the Industrial Relations Research Association), which sponsors national meetings for practitioners and academics and publishes books, conference proceedings, and periodicals that are designed for a wide audience.

The chapter meets six times a year for a dinner program at the Hilton Garden Inn, Raritan Center, Edison, NJ . Dues are $35 regular and $5 student/retiree. Affiliated with National LERA (formerly IRRA) since 1977.

Contact: 

The New Jersey Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association
c/o Pat Westerkamp-Secretary
253 Main Street, Suite 360
Matawan, New Jersey 07747
732-672-3222
E-mail address: LERANJ@aol.com