Madonna Cynthia Douglass, Chair
M. Cynthia Douglass served previously in the U.S. Department of Labor
as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration. As a senior policy advisor to the Environmental Protection
Agency, she helped establish the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board. From 1984-1989, Ms. Douglass served as Administrator of the Research and
Special Programs Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation, which
has responsibility for ensuring the safety of hazardous materials
transportation and pipeline safety. Prior to joining the executive branch of
the federal government, Ms. Douglass served as counsel to the U.S. Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, where she helped draft
several of the statutes over which the ARB has jurisdiction. From 1994-1999,
Ms. Douglass was a senior executive with the Institute of Makers of Explosives,
a safety organization, and the Steel Shipping Container Institute in
Washington, D.C. Ms. Douglass holds a B.A. from the University of Kansas, and a
J.D. from the Washburn University School of Law in Topeka,
Kansas.
Oliver M. Transue, Member
Oliver M. Transue is an employment law specialist, arbitrator and
former municipal court judge. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D.
from the University of Arizona.Prior to joining the ARB, Mr. Transue was an
employment arbitrator in Tucson, Arizona, where he arbitrated disputes
concerning Arizona state employees involved in serious discipline and whistle
blowing cases. From 1988-1992, Mr. Transue served as a municipal court judge
pro tempore for the town of Oro Valley, Arizona.He also served as chief
prosecutor for the city of Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Transue was a panelist with the
American Arbitration Association and is a member of the American Bar
Association Labor and Employment Law Section, Committees on Alternative Dispute
Resolution in Employment and Labor Law, Equal Employment Opportunity and
Federal Service Law. From 1981- 1986, Mr. Transue founded and managed
OmniSport, Inc., where he negotiated contracts and served as counsel for
several National Football League players.
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