For all the volunteers who continue to move this organization ahead, we thank you! LERA membership is a requirement to sit on a LERA committee. Committee chairs are appointed by the president as needed, and committee chairs appoint their respective committee members as needed. If you are interested in serving in volunteering to serve on a committee, you may inquire with respective committee chairs. Committee appointments last for three years.

Standing Committees

Development Committee

Harry Katz, Cornell University, Co-Chair (2024)
Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente, Co-Chair (2024)
Peter Berg, Michigan State University (2027)
Bill Dirksen, Ford Motor Co. (ret.) (2025)
Jennifer Harmer, University of Toronto (student) (2025)
Mike Lillich, Clearly Expressed (2025)
Shankar Viswanathan, Kaiser Permanente (2027)

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Lionel Sims, Jr., Kaiser Permanente, Chair (2026)
Asha Alt, DC Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (2027)
Sarah Cudahy, FMCS (2026)
Dennis L. Dabney, Kaiser Permanente (2024)
Adrienne Eaton, Rutgers University (2026)
Rebecca Givan, Rutgers University (2026)
Frank Mullins, University of Alabama in Huntsville (2026)
Kevin Stokes, DC Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (2027)

Editorial Committee

Xiangmin (Helen) Liu , Editor-in-Chief, LERA, and Rutgers University (2027)
Daniel Cornfield, Vanderbilt University (2026)
Jack Fiorito, Florida St University (2026)
Daniel Gilbert, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2026)
Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2026)
Jim Lance, Cornell University Press (2027)
Mike Lillich, LERA (2026)
Stephen Sleigh, Sleigh Strategy, LLC (2026)
Howard Stanger, Canisius University, (2027)
Phela Townsend, Rutgers University, student (2024)

Editorial Advisory Board

Xiangmin (Helen) Liu , Editor-in-Chief, LERA, and Rutgers University
Bonnie Prouty Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services, NCAC Neutral Representative
Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and Human Resources, LLC, NCAC Management Representative
Alexander Colvin, Cornell University, Academic Representative
Candace Archer, AFL-CIO, Labor Representative
Janice R. Bellace, University of Pennsylvania, International Section Representative
Dale Belman, Michigan State University, Labor Markets and Economics Section Representative
Robert Bruno, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Labor Studies and Union Research Section Representative
Ann Hodges, University of Richmond, Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment Law Section Representative
Tashlin Lakhani, Ohio State University, Work and Human Resources Network Representative
Howard Stanger, Canisius College, Collective Bargaining Interest Section Representative

Membership Committee

David Lewin, UCLA (ret.) Co-Chair (2025)
Tazewell Hurst III, IAMAW, Co-Chair (2024)
Ana Avendano, Minga Strategies (2025)
Jack Fiorito, Florida State University (2026)
Lu-Ann Glaser, American Water (2024)
Mark Gough, Pennsylvania State University (2024)
Brad Markell, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council (2024)
Javier Ramirez, FMCS (2026)

Community Council Coordinating Co-Chairs

Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University (2017)
Mark Gough, Penn State University (2027)
Christy Yoshitomi, FMCS (2027)
Kevin Hawkins, FMCS (2027)

Community Councils

Airlines, Railroads, and Trucking (Transportation Services)

Council Co-Chairs:

Joe Wilson, FMCS
Walter Darr, FMCS
Morris Kleiner, University of Minnesota
Michael Belzer, Wayne State University

Automobiles and Aerospace (Manufacturing)
Council Co-Chairs:

Kevin Legal, Ford Motor Company
Chuck Browning, UAW
Taz Hurst III, IAMAW

Climate, Energy, and Green Jobs
Council Co-Chairs:

Richard Benton, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tom Melancon, FMCS

Collective Bargaining
Council Co-Chairs:

Marty Callaghan, FMCS
Rachel Lev, FMCS
Gemma Lopresti, FMCS

Construction
Council Co-Chairs:

Dale Belman, Michigan State University, Academic Co-Chair
James M. O’Neill, Hill International
Ben Kreider, NABTU Benjamin Kreider
Glenn Reed, FMCS

Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment Law
Council Co-Chairs:

Mark Gough, The Pennsylvania State University
Bradley Weinberg, Queens University, Canada
Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and HR, LLC
Ligia Velazquez, FMCS

Diversity and Inclusion
Council Co-Chairs:

Isael Hermosillo, FMCS

Health Care
Council Co-Chairs:

Barbara Lichtman, FMCS
Jimmy Valentine, FMCS
Ariel Avgar, Cornell University
Sidney Seligman, Rutgers University
Tony Saguibo, Quantum Health

Higher Education
Council Co-Chairs:

Jeff Dedrick, FMCS
Judith Stilz Ogden, Clayton State
William A. Herbert, Hunter College, CUNY
Tobias Schulze-Cleven, Rutgers University
Karen Stubaus, Rutgers University

Hospitality
Council Co-Chairs:

Christine Riordan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University
Sa’Mecha Echols, FMCS
Xavier Marizalde, FMCS

International and Comparative Industrial Relations
Council Co-Chairs:

David Thaler, FMCS
Rachel Lev, FMCS
Emily Rife, FMCS
Janice R. Bellace, University of Pennsylvania
Greg J. Bamber, Monash University

K-12 Education
Council Co-Chairs:

Saul Rubenstein, Rutgers University
John McCarthy, Cornell University

Labor Markets and Economics
Council Co-Chairs:

Liz Brennar, FMCS
Myla Hite, FMCS
Dale Belman, Michigan State University
Susan Helper, Case Western Reserve University
Stephen Woodbury, Michigan State University

Labor Studies and Union Research
Council Co-Chairs:

Robert Bruno, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Barbara Owens, FMCS

Public Sector
Council Co-Chairs:

Janet Gillman, Oregon Employment Relations Board
Patrice Mareschal, Rutgers University
Jeffrey Keefe, Rutgers University
Joe Trejo, FMCS
Luther Bennet, FMCS

Social Impact (NGO's, Foundations, Unions)
Council Co-Chairs

Julie A Emery, Serendipity Strategies
Natalia Espina, Land Stewardship Project
Vanessa Bullock, FMCS

Sports and Entertainment
Council Co-Chairs:

Susan Schurman, Rutgers University
Michael LeRoy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kevin Hawkins, FMCS
Kevin Wagner, FMCS

Teaching
Council Co-Chairs:

Antone Aboud, Penn State University
Jeff Dedrick, FMCS

Work, Human Resources, and Organizations

Council Co-Chairs:

Dana Marinaro, FMCS
Ariel Agar, Cornell University
Adam Seth Litwin, Cornell University

National Chapter Advisory Council

William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University, Chair (2024)
Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services, Vice Chair (2025)
Matt Capece, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (2027)
Lisa Charles, Arbitrator/Mediator (2024)
Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and Human Resources, Mid Regional Vice President (2025)
Janet Gillman, Oregon Employee Relations Board, incoming West RVP (2027)
Beverly Harrison, Arbitrator/Mediator, East Regional Vice President (2026)
Stacy Hickox, Michigan State University (2024)
Philip LaPorte, Georgia State University (2024)
Marick Masters, Wayne State University, (2025)
Rebekah Smith, Arbitrator/Mediator (2026)
Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente, West Regional Vice President (2024)
Ami Silverman, NLRB (2026)
Erica Tener, Arbitrator/Mediator (2024)
Jeff Wheeler, Georgetown University (2025)

Nominating Committee 2024

John Budd, University of Minnesota, Chair
Meeta Bass, Arbitrator/Mediator
Rose Batt, Cornell University
Peter Berg, Michigan State University
Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services
Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and HR LLC
Deanna Dudley, El Camino Health
Eileen Hoffman, FMCS
Hal Ruddick, Alliance of Healthcare Unions
Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Nominating Committee 2023

Eileen Appelbaum, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Chair
Ayana Allen, Ford Motor Company
Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State University
Lisa Charles, Arbitrator/Mediator (inv.)
Dennis Dabney, Dabney Law LLC
Erin Johansson, Jobs With Justice
Helen Liu, Rutgers University
Javier Ramirez, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Janet Wilder, SHARE/AFSCME (inv.)

Nominating Committee 2022

Steve Sleigh, Sleigh Strategies, LLC, Chair
Beverly Brakeman, UAW
Janine Braxton, Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP
Lu-Ann Glaser, American Water
Adam Seth Litwin, Cornell University
Javier Ramirez, FMCS
Brishen Rogers, Georgetown Law
Kris Rondeau, AFSCME

Nominating Committee 2021

Rosemary Batt, Cornell University, Chair
Peter Berg, Michigan State University
Lisa Charles, Arbitrator/Mediator
Alex Colvin, Cornell University
Deanna Dudley, Kaiser Permanente
Janet Gillman, Oregon Employment Relations Board
Quenton Herbert, City of Baltimore
Ruben Ingram, School Employers Association of California
Christine Riordan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sue Schurman, Rutgers University
Janet Wilder, SHARE/AFSCME

Nominating Committee 2020

Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University, Chair
Meeta Bass, Bass Resolution Services
Matt Bodah, University of Rhode Island
Mickey Brock, Dupont (ret.)
Mark Cousens, Cousens Law
Jonathon Donehower, Kaiser Permanente
Kate Griffith, Cornell University
Renée Mayne, Arbitrator/Mediator
Andrea Pelous, SEIU, Local 1021
Wilton Williamson, RULERA VP

Nominating Committee 2019

Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University, Chair
Charles Cookson, First Energy
Rebecca Givan, Rutgers University
Tazewell Hurst, IAMAW
Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services
Bob Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and HR, LLC
Lisa Charles, Arbitrator/Mediator
Charles Jeszeck, U.S. GAO
Gary Huckaby, Huckaby Consulting Group
Sheri Davis Faulkner, Center for Innovation in Worker Organization
Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota
Kaitlin Leyble, Rutgers University

Nominating Committee 2018

Jeff Wheeler, US DOL, Chair
Ana Avendano, United Way
Ezio Borchini, Arbitrator/Mediator
Bill Frederick, Alabama Power Company
Nancy Peace, Workplace Solutions
John Torpey, Raytheon Corporation
Tom Kochan, MIT
Marcia Greenbaum, Arbitrator/Mediator
Christine Rupnow, Pennsylvania State Education Association
Danielle Carne, Carne Dispute Resolution

Nominating Committee 2017

John Budd, University of Minnesota, Chair
Dennis Dabney, Kaiser Permanente
Bill Dirksen, Ford Motor Co.
Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University
Marcia Greenbaum, Workplace Solutions
Chip Hunter, Washington State University
Taz Hurst, IAMAW
Jimmy Settles, UAW
Jeff Wheeler, US DOL

Nominating Committee 2016

Steve Sleigh, Sleigh Strategy LLC, Chair
Dennis Dabney, Kaiser Permanente
Sergio Delgado, FMCS (Ret.)
William Dwyer, Rutgers University
Sheila Mayberry, Arbitrator/Mediator
Jodi Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University
Tazewell Hurst, IAMAW
Bonnie Prouty Castrey, LERA Past President (ex officio)

Nominating Committee 2015

David Lewin, UCLA, Chair (2016)
Dale Belman, Michigan State University
Rose Batt, Cornell University
Cyndi Furseth, Portland General Electric
Beverly Harrison, Arbitrator/Mediator
Daniel Marschall, AFL-CIO and George Washington University

Program Committee - LERA 77th Annual Meeting (2025)

Program Chair: John Budd, University of Minnesota
Vice Chair, Practitioner: Beth Schindler, FMCS (1-yr. appt.)
Vice Chair, Academic: Erin Kelly, MIT (1-yr. appt.)

Members:

Candace Archer, AFL-CIO
Holland Atkinson, Hennepin County
Kate Bahn, Institute for Women's Policy Research
William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University (ret.), ex officio
Matthew Capece, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Rassandra Cody, Kaiser Permanente
Dennis Dabney, Dabney Law LLC, ex officio
Rebecca Dixon, National Employment Law Project
Jack Fiorito, Florida State University
Cynthia Hewitt, Morehouse College
Tazewell Hurst, IAMAW
Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, ex officio
Enrique Lopezlira, University of California, Berkeley
David Madland, Center for American Progress
Mark Pearce, Georgetown Law Center
Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University
Lionel Sims, Kaiser Permanente
Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ex officio
Christy Yoshitomi, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

Program Committee - LERA 76th Annual Meeting (2024)

Program Co-Chair: LERA: Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente
Program Co-Chair: ILERA: Harry Katz, Cornell University
Program Co-Chair: FMCS: Javier Ramirez, FMCS
Vice Chair, Practitioner: Hal Ruddick, Alliance of Healthcare Unions (2024)
Vice Chair, Academic: Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University (2024)
Vice Chair, Regional: William Herbert, CUNY (2024)

Members:
• Candace Archer, AFL-CIO, representing the labor perspective, 2026
• Amanda Ballantyne, Technology Institute, AFL-CIO, representing the labor perspective, 2024
• Marc Bayard, Institute for Policy Studies, representing the neutral perspective, 2024
• Elaine Buckberg, General Motors, representing the neutral perspective, 2025
• Lisa Charles, Arbitrator/Mediator, representing the neutral perspective, 2024
• Dennis Dabney, Dabney Law LLC, representing the management perspective, 2026
• Rebecca Dixon, NELP, representing the neutral perspective, 2025
• Mark Gaston Pearce, Georgetown University, representing the academic perspective, 2025
• Lu Ann Glaser, American Water Co., representing the management perspective, 2024
• Cynthia Hewitt, Morehouse College, representing the academic perspective, 2025
• Tamara Lee, Rutgers University, representing the academic perspective, 2024
• Enrique Lopezlira, University of California-Berkeley Labor Center, representing the academic perspective, 2025
• Dana Peterson, The Conference Board, representing the management perspective, 2024
• Beth Schindler, FMCS, representing the neutral perspective, 2026
• Lionel Sims, Kaiser Permanente, representing the management perspective, 2026
• Jason Tomlison, Jobs with Justice, representing the labor perspective, 2024
• Michael Wasser, AFL-CIO Dept. of Professional Employees, representing the labor perspective, 2024

FMCS Team: Javier Ramirez, FMCS, Program Co-Chair; Sarah Cudahy, FMCS; Heather Brown, FMCS; Christy Yoshitomi, FMCS

ILERA Team: Harry Katz, Cornell University, Program Co-Chair; Oscar Molina Romo, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Valeria Puglignano, KU Leuven

Regional Team: William Herbert, CUNY, Regional Chair; Ruth Milkman and Penny Lewis, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies; Sam Estreicher, NYU Law School; Allison Schifini, ED of NYU Labor and Employment Law Center; Joshua Freeman (retired), historian and editor of book on NYC labor history; and Alyssa Zuckerman, LI LERA

Ex officio: Dennis Dabney, LERA President; Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Editor-in-Chief; Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Secretary/Treasurer; Hye Jin Rho, MSU, Chair of the LERA Poster Session; William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University, NCAC Chair; Administrator: Emily Smith, LERA Executive Director (non-voting)

Program Committee - LERA 75th Annual Meeting (2023)

William Spriggs, AFL-CIO/Howard University, President-Elect and Program Committee Chair
Andria Smythe, Howard University, Academic Vice Chair
Sandra Polaski, Global Policy Center, Boston University, Practitioner Vice Chair
Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and HR LLC, Regional Vice Chair
Ariel Avgar, Cornell University
Amanda Ballantyne, Technology Institute, AFL-CIO
Mark Bayard, Institute for Policy Studies
Elaine Buckberg, General Motors
Lisa Charles, Arbitrator/Mediator
Rebecca Dixon, NELP
Juan Felipe, Howard University
Mark Gaston Pearce, Georgetown University
Lu Ann Glaser, American Water Co.
Beverly Harrison, Arbitrator/Mediator
Cynthia Hewitt, Morehouse College
Tamara Lee, Rutgers University
Enrique Lopezlira, University of California-Berkeley Labor Center
Dana Peterson, The Conference Board
Dionne Pohler, University of Saskatchewan (mini-symposium on Canadian Labor Issues)
Jason Tomlison, Jobs with Justice
Michael Wasser, AFL-CIO, Dept. of Professional Employees
Nathan Wilmers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ex officio: Paul Clark, President
Ex officio: Ryan Lamare, Editor-in-Chief
Ex officio: William Canak, NCAC Chair
Ex officio: Hye Jin Rho, Poster Session Chair
Ex officio: Andrew Weaver, Secretary/Treasurer
Administrator: Emily Smith, LERA (non-voting)

Program Committee - LERA 74th Annual Meeting (2022)

Paul Clark, Pennsylvania State University, President-Elect and Program Committee Chair
John Budd, University of Minnesota, Academic Vice Chair
William Spriggs, AFL-CIO/Howard University, Practitioner Vice Chair
Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and HR LLC, Region Vice Chair
Ariel Avgar, Cornell University
Greg Bamber, Monash University
Ben Begleiter, UNITE HERE
Lisa Charles, Arbitrator/Mediator (inv.)
Nicholas Enoch, Lubin & Enoch
Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University, Heller School of Policy
Lu Ann Glaser, American Water Co.
Steven Greenhouse, Author and former New York Times reporter
Jennifer Harmer, University of Toronto
Beverly Harrison, Arbitrator/Mediator (inv.)
Elaine Hui, Pennsylvania State University
Tamara Lee, Rutgers University (inv.)
Maite Tapia, Michigan State University
Richard (Rick) Warters, United Technologies Corp. (ret.)
Michael Wasser, AFL-CIO Dept. of Professional Employees (inv.)
David Weil, Brandeis University, Heller School of Policy (inv.)
Nathan Wilmers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ex officio: Wilma Liebman, President
Ex officio: Ryan Lamare, Editor-in-Chief
Ex officio: William Canak, NCAC Chair
Ex officio: Hye Jin Rho, Poster Session Chair
Ex officio: Andrew Weaver, Secretary/Treasurer
Administrator: Emily Smith, LERA (non-voting)

Program Committee - LERA 73rd Annual Meeting (2021)

Wilma Liebman, former Chair, NRLB, Committee Chair
Lynn Rhinehart, Economic Policy Institute
Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota
Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and HR LLC
Ben Begleiter, UNITE HERE
Ezio Borchini, Arbitrator/Mediator
Michael Brown, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia
Bill Dirksen, Ford Motor Co.
Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University, Heller School of Policy
Steven Greenhouse, Author and former New York Times reporter
Valerie Harragin, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Bill Lavezzi, Ohio Education Association
Adam Litwin, Cornell University
Weihao Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (student)
Mingwei Liu, Rutgers University
Sarah Mason, UC Santa Cruz (Student)
Marick Masters, Wayne State University
Maite Tapia, Michigan State University
Allynn Umel, SEIU Fight for 15
Richard (Rick) Warters, United Technologies Corp. (ret.)
Marc Winters, Arbitrator
Alan Wild, HR Policy Association
Ex officio: Dennis L. Dabney, LERA President
Ex officio: Ryan Lamare, University of Illinois, LERA Editor-in-Chief
Ex officio: Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois, LERA Secretary/Treasurer
Ex officio: Hye Jin Rho, Chair, LERA Poster Session
Ex officio: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State Univ., NCAC Chair
Administrator: Emily Smith, LERA Executive Director (non-voting)

Program Committee - LERA 72nd Annual Meeting (2020)

Adrienne Eaton, LERA President-Elect & Program Committee Chair
Bonnie Summers, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Practitioner Vice Chair
Ann Frost, Ivey Business School, Academic Vice Chair
Cyndi Furseth, PGN (ret.), Regional Vice Chair
Ezio Borchini, Arbitrator/Mediator
Michael Brown, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia
Alex Colvin, Cornell University, ILR School
Charles Cookson, First Energy Corporation
Bill Dirksen, Ford Motor Co.
Thomas Dungy, DTE Energy
Valerie Harragin, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Maite Tapia, Michigan State University
Duanyi Yang, MIT
Bill Lavezzi, Ohio Education Association
Adam Litwin, Cornell University
Mingwei Liu, Rutgers University
Marick Masters, Wayne State University, School of Business
Leo McCann, American Train Dispatchers Association
David Turner, First Energy Service Corporation
Mark Winters, SW PA LERA Chapter and Arbitrator

Technology Support Group for the LERA 72nd VIRTUAL Annual Meeting

Maite Tapia, Michigan State University (Group Leader)
Antone Aboud, Penn State University
Paul F. Clark, Penn State University
Tom Kochan, MIT
Susan J. Schurman, Rutgers University
Jonathan K. Uto, Kaiser Permanente

Program Committee - LERA 71st Annual Meeting (2019)

Harry Katz, LERA Past President and Program Co-Chair
Dennis Dabney, LERA President Elect and Program Co-Chair
Jeff Wheeler, Practitioner Vice Chair
Danielle van Jaarsveld, Academic Vice Chair
Dennis Minni, as the Regional Vice Chair
Ezio Borchini, Arbitrator/Mediator
Michael Brown, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia
Alex Colvin, Cornell University, ILR School
Charles Cookson, First Energy Corporation
Bill Dirksen, Ford Motor Co.
Thomas Dungy, DTE Energy
Valerie Harragin, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Susan Helper, Case Western Reserve University
Duanyi Yang, MIT
Adam Litwin, Cornell University
Mingwei Liu, Rutgers University
Marick Masters, Wayne State University, School of Business
Leo McCann, American Train Dispatchers Association
David Turner, First Energy Service Corporation
Mark Winters, SW PA LERA Chapter and Arbitrator

Program Committee - LERA 70th Annual Meeting (2018)

Harry Katz, LERA President and Program Committee Co-Chair
Kris Rondeau, LERA President Elect and Program Committee Co-Chair
Jeff Wheeler, Practitioner Co-Vice Chair, (through 2018 meeting)
Danielle van Jaarsveld, Academic Co-Vice Chair (through 2018 meeting)
Ezio Borchini, Arrangements Co-Vice Chair (through 2018 meeting)
John Amman, IATSE Local 600, Labor
Allison Beck, FMCS, Neutral (2019)
Alex Colvin, Cornell University, Academic (2019)
Bill Dirksen, Ford Motor Company, Management
Jon Donehower, Kaiser Permanente, Management (2018)
Cyndi Furseth, Portland Gas & Electric, Management (2019)
Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University, Academic (2018)
Sally Klingel, Cornell University, Neutral
Nick Krachler, Cornell University, PhD Student (2018)
Lynda Lee, FMCS, Neutral (2018)
Leo McCann, American Train Dispatchers Association, Union (2020)
Christine Newhall, AAA, Neutral (2020)
Arthur Pearlstein, FMCS, Neutral (2020)
Local Planning Team: Local Chapters, Represented by: Ezio Borchini
Ex officio: Janice Bellace, LERA Past President
Ex officio: Ariel Avgar, Cornell University, LERA Editor-in-Chief
Ex officio: Craig Olson, University of Illinois, LERA Secretary/Treasurer
Ex officio: Ryan LaMare, University of Illinois, Chair, LERA Poster Session
Ex officio: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State Univ, NCAC Chair
Administrator: Emily Smith, LERA Executive Director (non-voting)

Program Committee - LERA 69th Annual Meeting (2017)

Janice Bellace, LERA President and Program Chair
Paul Clark, Academic Co-Chair
Stephen Sleigh, Practitioner Co-Chair
Marlene Heyser, Arrangements Co-Chair
Allison Beck, FMCS, Neutral (2019)
Earl Brown, Solidarity Center, Labor (2018)
Monica Bielski Boris, University of Minnesota Labor Program, Labor (2017)
Alex Colvin, Cornell University, Academic (2019)
Jon Donehower, Kaiser Permanente, Management (2018)
Cyndi Furseth, Portland General Electric, Management (2019)
Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University, Academic (2018)
Nick Krachler, Cornell University, PhD Student (2018)
Lynda Lee, FMCS, Neutral (2018)
Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente, Management (2017)
Ami Silverman, NLRB, representing local chapters (2017)
Charles Whalen, Congressional Budget Office, Neutral (2017)
Ex-officio: Bonnie Castrey, Arbitrator/Mediator, LERA Past President
Ex-officio: Ariel Avgar, Cornell University, LERA Editor-in-Chief
Ex-officio: Craig Olson, Univ of Illinois, LERA Secretary/Treasurer
Ex-officio: Ryan LaMare, University of Illinois, Chair, LERA Poster Session
Ex-officio: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State Univ, NCAC Chair
Ex-officio: Harry Katz, Cornell University, LERA President Elect

Program Committee - LERA 68th Annual Meeting

Castrey, Bonnie Prouty-Dispute Resolution Services, President and Program Committee Chair (2016)
Avgar, Ariel-University of Illinois-Champaign
Bain, Trevor-University of Alabama
Batt, Rose-Cornell University
Beck, Allison-FMCS
Bellace, Janice-Wharton School of Business
Bialke, James-SEIU Healthcare Minnesota
Budd, John-University of Minnesota
Canak, William-Middle Tennessee State University
Chang, Lou-Dispute Prevention and Resolution
Colvin, Alex-Cornell University
Craviso, Ralph-Craviso & Associates
Donehower, Jonathan-Kaiser Permanente
Fine, Janice-Rutgers University, Academic Co-Chair
Flax, Josh-FMCS
Furseth, Cyndi-Portland General Electric
Geist, Eric-AFL-CIO
Greenbaum, Marcia-Arbitrator/Mediator
Harstad, Lane-FMCS, Director of Mediation Services
Heyser, Marlene-Workplace Law Strategies
Husted, Joan-Hawaii IRRA
Ingram, Ruben-School Employers Association of California
Johnson, Honore-Cornell University
Kaufman, Bruce-Georgia State University
Kleiner, Morris-University of Minnesota
Lewin, David-UCLA
Litwin, Adam Seth-Cornell University
May, Ken-Bloomberg BNA
Mitchell, Daniel J.B.-UCLA, Public Policy Co-Chair
Mooshegian, Eric-International Union of Operating Engineers
Najita, Joyce-University of Hawaii at Manoa
O'Brien, F. Donal-Arrangements
Peace, Nancy-Workplace Solutions, Practitioner Co-Chair
Pruitt, Jim-Kaiser Permanente

Program Committee - LERA 67th Annual Meeting

Martin Mulloy, President/Program Chair (2015)
Paul Clark, Pennsylvania State University
Jonathan Donehower, Kaiser Permanente
Lisa Ewing, United Auto Workers
Fred Foulkes, Boston University
Cyndi Furseth, Portland General Electric
Marlene Heyser, Workplace Law Strategies
Eileen Hoffman, FMCS
Larry “Chip” Hunter, University of Wisconsin
Mingwei Liu, Rutgers University
Lisa Lynch, Brandeis University
Revea Moran, US GAO-retired
Chris Tilly, UCLA
Michael Wasser, Jobs With Justice
Marc Winters, Alternative Dispute Resolution Services
Ariel Avgar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (LERA Poster Session Chair)

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2025 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Elena Falcettoni, Federal Reserve Board, Co-Chair (2025)
Illenin Kondo, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Co-Chair (2026)
Kate Bahn, Institute for Women's Policy Research (2027)
Nick Bunker, Indeed Hiring Lab (2025)
Kirsten Cornelson, University of Notre Dame (2025)
Robynn Joyce Afi Cox, University of Southern California (2025)
Samuel Dodini, Norwegian School of Economics (2027)
Paola Giuliano, UCLA (2025)
Enrique Lopezlira, University of California, Berkeley (2027)
Colleen Flaherty Manchester, University of Minnesota (2025)
Conrad Miller, Berkeley (2025)
Peter Norlander, Loyola University Chicago (2025)
Stephanie Rennane, Rand (2025)
Pascual Restrepo Mesa, Boston University (2025)
Danielle Sandler, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2025)
Brian Sloboda, U.S. Department of Labor/SIU (2025)
Russell Weinstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2025)
Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2025)

Ex Officio: Brad Hershbein, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2024 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Brad Hershbein, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Co-Chair (2024)
Elena Falcettoni, Federal Reserve Board, Co-Chair (2025)
Nick Bunker, Indeed Hiring Lab (2025)
Kirsten Cornelson, University of Notre Dame (2025)
Robynn Joyce Afi Cox, University of Southern California (2025)
Paola Giuliano, UCLA (2025)
Colleen Manchester, University of Minnesota (2025)
Conrad Miller, Berkeley (2025)
Peter Norlander, Loyola University Chicago (2025)
Stephanie Rennane, Rand (2025)
Pascual Restrepo Mesa, Boston University (2025)
Danielle Sandler, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2025)
Brian Sloboda, U.S. Department of Labor/SIU (2025)
Russell Weinstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2025)
Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2025)

Ex Officio: Abigail Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2023 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Abigail Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Co-Chair (2023)
Brad Hershbein, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Co-Chair (2024)
Nick Bunker, Indeed Hiring Lab (2025)
Kirsten Cornelson, University of Notre Dame (2025)
Robynn Joyce Afi Cox, University of Southern California (2025)
Elena Falcettoni, Federal Reserve Board (2025)
Paola Giuliano, UCLA (2025)
Colleen Manchester, University of Minnesota (2025)
Conrad Miller, Berkeley (2025)
Peter Norlander, Loyola University Chicago (2025)
Stephanie Rennane, Rand (2025)
Pascual Restrepo Mesa, Boston University (2025)
Danielle Sandler, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2025)
Brian Sloboda, U.S. Department of Labor/SIU (2025)
Russell Weinstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2025)
Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2025)

Ex Officio: William Rodgers III, Rutgers University

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2022 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

William Rodgers III, Rutgers University, Co-Chair (2022)
Abigail Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2023)
Dale Belman, Michigan State University (2022)
Paola Giuliano, UCLA Anderson School of Management (2022)
Erica Groshen, Cornell University (2022)
Colleen Manchester, University of Minnesota (2022)
Claudia Olivetti, Boston College (2022)
John Schmitt, Economic Policy Institute (2022)
William Spriggs, AFL-CIO and Howard University (2022)
Abigail Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2022)
Ex Officio: Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota, Co-Chair (2021)

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2021 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota, Co-Chair (2021)
William Rodgers III, Rutgers University, Co-Chair (2022)

Dale Belman, Michigan State University (2022)
Eliza Forsythe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2021)
Paola Giuliano, UCLA Anderson School of Management (2022)
Erica Groshen, Cornell University (2022)
Takao Kato, Colgate University (2021)
Colleen Manchester, University of Minnesota (2022)
Samuel L. Myers, University of Minnesota (2021)
Claudia Olivetti, Boston College (2022)
John Schmitt, Economic Policy Institute (2022)
William Spriggs, AFL-CIO and Howard University (2022)
Abigail Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2022)
Ex Officio: Till Von Wachter, University of California-Los Angeles

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2020 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Till Von Wachter, University of California-Los Angele, Co-Chair (2020)
Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota, Co-Chair (2021)

Dale Belman, Michigan State University (2022)
Eliza Forsythe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2021)
Paola Giuliano, UCLA Anderson School of Management (2022)
Erica Groshen, Cornell University (2022)
Takao Kato, Colgate University (2021)
Colleen Manchester, University of Minnesota (2022)
Samuel L. Myers, University of Minnesota (2021)
Claudia Olivetti, Boston College (2022)
John Schmitt, Economic Policy Institute (2022)
William Spriggs, AFL-CIO and Howard University (2022)
Abigail Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2022)
Ex Officio: Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute, Co-Chair

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2019 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Susan Houseman, Co-Chair, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Till Von Wachter, Co-chair, UCLA
Barry T. Hirsch, Georgia State University
Eliza Forseythe, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Takao Kato, Colgate University
Alex Mas, Princeton University
Samuel L. Myers, University of Minnesota
Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota
William Spriggs, AFL-CIO and Howard University
Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts (ex officio)

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2018 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Co-Chair (2017)
Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute, Co-Chair (2018)
Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland
Sylvia Allegretto, University of California, Berkeley
Dale Belman, Michigan State University
Eliza Forsythe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2021)
Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
Barry T. Hirsch, Georgia State University
Alex Mas, Princeton University
Larry Mishel, Economic Policy Institute
Samuel L. Myers, University of Minnesota
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley
William Spriggs, AFL-CIO and Howard University
Till Von Wachter, University of California-Los Angeles
Ex Officio: Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2017 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Sanford Jacoby, University of California-Los Angeles, Co-Chair (2017)
Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Co-Chair (2017)
Susan Houseman, Upjohn Institute, Co-Chair (2018)
Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland
Sylvia Allegretto, University of California, Berkeley
Dale Belman, Michigan State University
Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
Barry T. Hirsch, Georgia State University
Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Larry Mishel, Economic Policy Institute
Samuel L. Myers, University of Minnesota
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley
William Spriggs, AFL-CIO and Howard University
Ex Officio: Elaine McCrate, University of Vermont

Program Committee - LERA@ASSA 2016 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

Sanford Jacoby, University of California-Los Angeles, Co-Chair
Elaine McCrate, University of Vermont, Co-Chair
Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland
Sylvia Allegretto, University of California, Berkeley
Dale Belman, Michigan State University
Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
Alex Mas, Princeton University
Larry Mishel, Economic Policy Institute
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley
Till Von Wachter, University of California, Los Angeles
Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Ex Officio: William Rodgers III, Rutgers University

Review Committee

Kate Griffith, Cornell University (2023)
Carla Katz, Rutgers University (2023)
Paul Whitehead, Pennsylvania State University (2023)

Strategic Thinking Committee (ad hoc, expired)

Ralph Craviso, Consultant, Chair through Jan. 2015
David Lewin, UCLA, Chair beginning Jan. 2015
Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services
Bill Canak, MTSU,coordinating with the NCAC
Janice Fine, Rutgers University
Owen Herrnstadt, IAMAW
Marlene Heyser, Workplace Law Strategies
Eric Mooshegian, IUOE Local 148
Marty Mulloy, Ford Motor Co.

Implementation Committee (ad hoc, expired)

Bonnie Prouty Castrey, Chair, [email protected]
Bill Canak, NCAC and MTSU, [email protected]
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University, [email protected]
Cyndi Furseth, Portland General Electric, [email protected]
David Lewin, UCLA, [email protected]
Francis "Don" O'Brien, Arbitrator/Mediator, [email protected]

Awards Committees

Thomas A. Kochan and Stephen R. Sleigh Best Dissertation Award Committee

Dionne Pohler, University of Saskatchewan (2025)
Peter Norlander, Loyola University Chicago (2026)
Lorenzo Frangi, Université du Québec à Montréal (2025)

James G. Scoville Best International Paper Award Committee

Santanu Sarkar, XLRI Jamshedpur (2026), Chair
Maite Tapia, Michigan State University (2022)
Chris Wright, University of Sydney (2022)
Valeria Pulignano, University of Leuven (2019)
John Budd, University of Minnesota (2018)
Ian Greer, Cornell University (2026), Ex officio

LERA Awards Committee

Janice Bellace, University of Pennsylvania (2024) Co-Chair
Rosemary Batt, Cornell University (2024) Co-Chair
Lori Altadonna, (2027)
Robert Bruno, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2024)
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University (2024)
Dennis Dabney, Dabney Law LLC (2024)
William Dirksen, Ford Motor Co. (2024)
Merrilee Logue, BCBS National Labor Office (2027)
Daniel Marschall, AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (2024)
Chris Tilly, UCLA (2024)
Christi Yoshitomi, FMCS (2025)

LERA Susan C. Eaton Grant Awards Committee

Eileen Appelbaum, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Chair
Dennis Rocheleau, General Electric
Stephen R. Sleigh, Sleigh Strategy LLC

LERA Media Award Committee

William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University
Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services
David Lewin, UCLA
Dennis Dabney, Kaiser Permanente (current President, ex officio)