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 FLRA PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES

THE AUTHORITY 

CHAIRMAN

Vacant

MEMBER

Carol Waller Pope – In April 2007, President Bush recess appointed Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Ms. Pope served as FLRA Member from 2000-2006, appointed by President William J. Clinton.  Previously, Ms. Pope served in various capacities as a career FLRA attorney, including Assistant General Counsel for Appeals, Office of the General Counsel, Executive Assistant to the General Counsel, and as an attorney in the Boston Regional Office.  Ms. Pope began her federal career as an attorney in 1979, with the Employee Benefits Division, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.  Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Ms. Pope holds a B.A. degree from Simmons College, and a J.D. degree from Northeastern University School of Law, both in Boston, Massachusetts.  She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First and Fifth Circuits, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 MEMBER

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

GENERAL COUNSEL

THE FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL

Becky Norton Dunlop, whom President Bush appointed to the Panel in February 2002, and reappointed in 2005, currently serves as Vice President of External Relations for The Heritage Foundation, where she oversees strategic outreach and communications to public policy institutions, state government officials, and business and community leaders. Mrs. Dunlop previously served as a senior official in the administration of President Ronald Reagan, including service in the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel and Director of the President's Cabinet Office. From 1987 to 1989, she was Deputy Under Secretary of the Department of Interior and Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks. In 1985 and 1986, she served in the Department of Justice as Senior Special Assistant to the Attorney General. She resides in Arlington, Virginia. Mrs. Dunlop will serve a term ending January 10, 2010.

MEMBERS

Richard Barber Ainsworth, appointed by President Bush to the Panel in February 2002, and reappointed in 2005, is a private sector senior executive with extensive experience in business, investment management, and strategic planning. Mr. Ainsworth received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is a Vietnam Veteran who served on active duty with the United States Navy. Mr. Ainsworth is a resident of Cleveland, Ohio. His term expires January 10, 2010.

Barbara Bruin,  who was appointed to the Panel by President Bush in June 2007, is an attorney in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializing in legal reform advocacy. Ms. Bruin previously served in leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture New Mexico State Rural Development Office, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General. In addition, Ms. Bruin served at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., during the administration of President George H.W. Bush following her service in the legislative branch in various positions on Capitol Hill. She received her undergraduate and juris doctor degrees from the University of New Mexico and is a member of the bars of New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. Her term will expire January 10, 2009.

Mark A. Carter, who was appointed by President Bush to the Panel in April 2002 and reappointed in 2004, practices law with the law firm of Dinsmore & Sholh in Charleston, West Virginia.  Mr. Carter was inducted as a Fellow of the College of Employment Lawyers in August 2006.  He is an international speaker, author, and past officer of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law.  Mr. Carter served as the management Chair of the Annual Meetings Subcommittee of the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the ABA.  He previously served on the Antitrust, RICO, and Labor Law Committee of the ABA.  In addition, Mr. Carter has published numerous articles in the area of labor and employment law, including serving as a contributing editor of The Developing Labor Law, BNA Publications (2000).  Mr. Carter received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he was a Burnett Scholar.  He received his J.D. from West Virginia University.  Mr. Carter, who resides in Charleston, West Virginia, will serve a term ending January 10, 2009.

Andrea Fischer Newman was appointed to the Panel by President Bush in February 2002 and reappointed in 2007.  Ms. Newman is currently head of government affairs for Northwest Airlines. She has significant experience in labor-management negotiations and addressing employee disputes. Ms. Newman previously served with the administration of President Ronald Reagan as a Special Counsel for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Logistics, and as a Deputy Assistant to then Vice President George Bush. She has also been in private law practice with the Washington, D.C., law firm of Patton, Boggs. Ms. Newman received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and a J.D. degree from the George Washington University National Law Center. She serves on the board of directors of the Detroit Economic Club and was elected to the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan in 1984. She resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ms. Newman's term will end January 10, 2012.

Grace Flores-Hughes, whom President Bush appointed to the Panel in April 2002, and reappointed in 2004, presently, lectures on managing a culturally diverse workforce in the public/private sector. Previously, she was Vice President for Congressional & Inter-governmental Affairs, USTAR, LLC, USTAR. Mrs. Flores-Hughes is a former Presidential appointee, serving during the administrations of President Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. She worked as the Director/Assistant Attorney General of Community Relations Service for the Department of Justice, where she developed policies and established priorities to resolve racial and ethnic conflict in communities throughout the country, including resettlement of Cuban/Haitian refugees in the United States. Mrs. Flores-Hughes began her Federal career as a GS-2 at Kelly Air Force Base. She transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, where she assumed higher levels of management responsibility. She later served as Acting Director of the Office of Hispanic Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services, developing and implementing social policy and programs regarding Hispanic Americans, including coining the term "Hispanic" for the Federal Government. Subsequently, she was Associate Administrator for Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development. Mrs. Flores-Hughes holds a Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and a B.A. from the University of the District of Columbia. She is a native of Taft, Texas and resides in Alexandria, Virginia. Mrs. Flores-Hughes will serve a term ending January 10, 2009.

Joseph Carter Whitaker, appointed to the Panel by President Bush in February 2002, and reappointed in 2007, has extensive business experience at all levels of the construction field, including in-depth involvement with collective-bargaining between management and unions. Currently, he serves as CEO of Whitaker Construction, the third generation president of a 70-year-old family-owned business. A graduate of the University of Texas in Austin, Mr. Whitaker is also active in numerous professional and community organizations, including serving as current President of Associated General Contractors (North Louisiana Chapter), member of the University of Texas, Austin, Chancellor's Council, advisory board member for The Salvation Army in Shreveport, Louisiana, and past chairman of Diocesan Committee on Alcohol and Drugs for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana. He is a resident of Shreveport, Louisiana. Mr. Whitaker will serve a term ending January 10, 2012.