Links to Committees:
Development | Diversity and Inclusion | Editorial | Editorial Advisory Board | Membership | CC Coordinating | Community Councils | National Chapter Advisory Council | Nominating Committee | Program, Annual Meeting | Program, LERA@ASSA Meeting | Review | Best Dissertation Award | Best International Paper Award | LERA Awards

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 volunteering to serve on a committee, you may inquire with respective committee chairs. Committee appointments last for three years.

Standing Committees

Development Committee

• Alex Colvin, Cornell University, Co-Chair (2027)
• Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente, Co-Chair (2027)
• Jason Huang, Michigan State University (2027)
• Shankar Viswanathan, Kaiser Permanente (2027)
• Jennifer Harmer, University of Toronto (student) (2025)
• Mike Lillich, Clearly Expressed (2025)

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

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

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

• Nereyda Rivera, Coo-Chair, Union of American Physicians and Dentists (2028)
• Jack Fiorito, Florida State University (2026)
• Javier Ramirez, FMCS (2026)

Community Council Coordinating Co-Chairs

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

Community Councils

National Chapter Advisory Council

• William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University, Chair (2027)
• Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services, Vice Chair (2028)
• Meeta Bass, Arbitrator/Mediator, Mid RVP (2028)
• Matt Capece, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (2027)
• Robert Chiaravalli, Strategic Labor and Human Resources, (2028)
• Janet Gillman, Oregon Employee Relations Board, West RVP (2027)
• Beverly Harrison, Arbitrator/Mediator, East RVP (2026)
• Rebekah Smith, Arbitrator/Mediator (2026)
• Jim Pruitt, Kaiser Permanente (2027)
• Ami Silverman, NLRB (2026)
• Jeff Wheeler, Georgetown University (2025)

Nominating Committee 2026

• Ryan Lamare, London School of Economics and Political Science, Chair
• Ezio Borchini, Arbitrator/Mediator
• Andrea Caceres, SHARE/AFSCME
• Paul Clark, Penn State University
• Amy Gaylord, Akerman LLP
• Darrick Hamilton, AFL-CIO
• Reneé Mayne, Arbitrator/Mediator
• Danielle van Jaarsveld, University of British Columbia
• Raya York, Henry Ford College

Nominating Committee 2025

• Dennis Dabney, Dabney Law LLC, Chair

• Matthew Capece, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

• Deanna Dudley, El Camino Health

• Sarah Espinosa, SME Dispute Resolution, LLC

• Janet Gillman, Oregon Employment Relations Board

• Joe Guzynski, UNAC/UHCP

• Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University

• Lionel Sims, Kaiser Permanente

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  Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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 78th Annual Meeting (2026)

Beverly Harrison JD, Arbitrator/Mediator, LERA President-Elect and Program Committee Chair
Meeta Bass, Bass Dispute Resolution Services LLC, Practitioner Vice Chair
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University, Heller School, Academic Vice Chair

Members:

• Mark Anner, Rutgers University
• Candace Archer, AFL-CIO
• Holland Atkinson, Hennepin County
• Ariel Avgar, Cornell University
• Kate Bahn, Institute for Women's Policy Research
• Mark Berkowitz, Attorney
• Matthew Bodah, University of Rhode Island
• Tequila Brooks, Attorney
• Matthew Capece, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
• Rassandra Cody, Kaiser Permanente
• Stephanie Fortado, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
• Rudy Gonzalez, San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
• Darrick Hamilton, AFL-CIO
• Amena Haynes, Management Perspective
• Tazewell Hurst, IAMAW
• Homer La Rue, Howard University School of Law; La Rue Dispute Resolution Svcs.; Ray Corollary Initiative, Inc.
• Philip LaPorte, Georgia State University
• Michael Loconto, Attorney
• David Madland, Center for American Progress
• Edward (Pat) McDermott, Professor, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, Salisbury University ; E. Patrick McDermott, Arbitrator
• Stephen Silvia, American University
• Lionel Sims, Kaiser Permanente
• Christy Yoshitomi, Former FMCS
• Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ex officio:

• John Budd, University of Minnesota
• William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University (ret.)
• Hye Jin Rho, Michigan State University
• Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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
• Lionel Sims, Kaiser Permanente
• 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 2026 Meeting (in conjunction with ASSA/AEA)

• Elena Falcettoni, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Chair)
• Illenin Kondo, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Co-Chair)
• Lindsey Cameron, University of Pennsylvania (Co-Chair)
• Peter Norlander, Loyola University Chicago (Co-Chair)
• Kihwan Bae, West Virginia University
• Kate Bahn, Institute for Women's Policy Research
• Alex Bell, Georgia State University
• Nick Bunker, Indeed Hiring Lab
• Lindsey Cameron, University of Pennsylvania
• Kirsten Cornelson, Western University - Canada
• Robynn Cox, UC Riverside
• Samuel Dodini, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Cynthia Doniger, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• Alejandro Estefan, University of Notre Dame
• Colleen Flaherty Manchester, University of Minnesota
• Paola Giuliano, UCLA
• Enrique Lopezlira, University of California, Berkeley
• Conrad Miller, University of California, Berkeley
• Gabrielle Pepin, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
• Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim
• Todd Sorensen, UC Merced
• Russell Weinstein, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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)

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

• Bonnie Castrey, Dispute Resolution Services (2028) Co-Chair
• Jason Huang, Michigan State University (2028) Co-Chair
• Meeta Bass, Bass Dispute Resolution Services LLC (2028)
• Alex Colvin, Cornell University, ILR School (2028)
• Hadi El-Farr, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2028)
• Sarah Espinosa, SME Dispute Resolution, LLC (2028)
• Teresa Ghilarducci, New School for Social Research (2028)
• Daniel Julius, Case Western Reserve University (2028)
• John Logan, San Francisco State University (2028)
• Merrilee Logue, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | National Labor Office (2027)
• Tom Melancon, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (2028)
• Simon Restubog, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2028)
• Dane Sorensen, Student and VLERA Officer (2028)
• Christy Yoshitomi, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (2025)
• Richard Young, Tulane University (2028)

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)