INTERAGENCY ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION WORKING GROUP
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES
(updated January 2008 on www.adr.gov)

Agency Name

Name, Title, & Address

Agriculture , U.S. Department of Dale Gentry
Director, Conflict Prevention & Resolution Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-9407
Commerce , U.S. Department of Brian D. DiGiacomo
Chief, Employment and Labor Law Division
U.S. Department of Commerce 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington , DC 20230
Defense , U.S. Department of Christine M. Kopocis
Department of Defense ADR Liaison
DOHA
P.O. Box 3656
Arlington, VA  22203
Defense , U.S. Department of
(Air Force)
Kenneth Lechter
Associate General Counsel
 (Dispute Resolution)
Office of the General Counsel
Department of the Air Force
1777 N. Kent Street, Suite 11500
Rosslyn, VA 22209-2133
Defense , U.S. Department of
(Army)
Dennis Dean Kirk
Special Assistant to the General Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Department of the Army
Army Pentagon Room 3C546
Washington, DC 20310-0104
Defense , U.S. Department of
(Dept. of the Navy )
John A. Dietrich
Assistant General Counsel (ADR)
Department of the Navy
Office of the General Counsel
720 Kennon Street, SE, Rm 214
Washington Navy Yard DC 20374
Education, U.S. Department of Kathryn A. Ellis
Senior Counsel to the Deputy General Counsel
for Program Service
Agency Dispute Resolution Specialist
Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 6E307
Washington, DC 20202
Energy , U.S. Department of Kathleen M. Binder
Director, Office of Dispute Resolution
Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW, GC-12
Washington DC 20585

Pamela Pontillo
Manager, Headquarters Mediation Program
Office of Dispute Resolution
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585
Environmental Protection Agency David C. Batson
Senior ADR Specialist
Conflict Prevention & Resolution Center
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Douglas A. Gallegos
Attorney Advisor
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1801 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20507
Executive Office of the President/ Office of Management and Budget Robert A. Burton
Associate Administrator
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
17th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20503
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Marianne Robb
Counsel
Alternative Dispute Resolution Team
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC Legal Division
550 17th Street, NW, Room H-3131
Washington, DC 20429
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Richard L. Miles
Director, Dispute Resolution Service
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 1st Street, NE, Rm 51-57
Washington, DC 20426

Chair, Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group Civil Enforcement and Regulatory Section

Deirdre McCarthy Gallagher
Attorney Advisor
Dispute Resolution Service
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 – 1st St. NE
Washington, DC 20426
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Kimberly Y. Beg
Director, FMCS Institute
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
2100 K St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20427

Eileen B. Hoffman
Commissioner/Project Director
Internationals and Dispute Resolution Section
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
2100 K Street, NW, Room 201
Washington, DC 20427
General Services Administration Brenda F. Ward
Senior Assistant General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
General Services Administration
1800 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20405
Health & Human Services, U.S. Department of Neil H. Kaufman
Chief, Alternative Dispute Resolution  Division
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Departmental Appeals Board
Mail Stop-2, Room, G-644, Cohen Building
330 Independence Ave., SW
Washington,  DC 20201
Health & Human Services, U.S. Department of
(National Institutes of Health)
Howard Gadlin
Ombudsman
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 2B63
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
Homeland Security, Department of
(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Cindy Mazur
Alternative Dispute Resolution Director
Federal Emergency Management Agency/ DHS
500 C Street, SW, Suite 319
Washington, DC 20472

Chair, Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group Workplace Section

Homeland Security, Department of
(Transportation Security Administration)
Deborah A. Katz
Model Workplace Program Executive
Transportation Security Administration
601 South 12th Street
Model Workplace Program Office TSA-15
Arlington, VA  22202
Housing & Urban Development, U.S. Department of Jerry W. Jones, Jr.
Director
Alternative Dispute Resolution  Program
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Departmental Equal Employment   Opportunity
451 Seventh Street, SW, Suite 7143
Washington, DC 20410-3000
Interior , U.S. Department of Elena Gonzalez
Director, Office of Collaborative Action & Dispute Resolution
U.S. Department of the Interior
1801 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
Justice, U.S. Department of Joanna M. Jacobs
Acting Director and Senior Counsel, Office of Dispute Resolution
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 5734
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Labor , U.S. Department of Annabelle T. Lockhart
Director
Civil Rights Center
U. S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW, N-4123
Washington, DC 20210

Julia Mankata-Tamakloe
Executive Assistant to the Director
Civil Rights Center
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210
National Archives & Records Administration Gary M. Stern
General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD  20740
National Mediation Board Daniel Rainey
Deputy Chief of Staff for ADR Development & Technology
National Mediation Board
1301 K Street,  NW, Suite 250E
Washington, DC 20572

Rachel E. Barbour
Conflict Resolution Specialist
National Mediation Board
1301 K Street, NW, Suite 250-E
Washington, DC 20005
Office of Personnel Management Ana A. Mazzi
Deputy Associate Director for
Workforce Relations and Accountability Policy
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street, NW, Suite 6566
Washington, DC 20415

Gary D. Wahlert
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street, NW, Room 7425
Washington, DC 20415
Securities & Exchange Commission, U.S. D. Leah Meltzer
Deputy Dispute Resolution Specialist
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Station Place
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
State , U.S. Department of Jacqueline A. Canton
Chief, ADR and EEO Counseling Section
U.S. Department of State
2201 C St. NW, Rm. 7428
Washington, DC 20520
Transportation, U.S. Department of Judith S. Kaleta
Senior Counsel for Dispute Resolution and
Dispute Resolution Specialist
U.S. Department of Transportation
Room 10428 (C-4)
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590

Fern Feil Kaufman
Counsel for ADR
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5432
Washington, DC 20590
Transportation, U.S. Department of
(Federal Aviation Administration)
Anthony N. Palladino
Associate Chief Counsel and Director
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition
(AGC-70)
800 Independence Ave., SW, Rm. 323
Washington, DC 20591
Treasury, U.S. Department of the [awaiting designation of agency representative]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Kirk Emerson
Director
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
130 S. Scott Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
U.S. Postal Service Patricia Morgese Richter
Manager, National EEO Compliance
and Appeals Program
U.S. Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Rm. 6218
Washington, DC 20260-1101
Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Rafael A. Torres
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Resolution Management
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20420

Gregory A. Burke
Ombudsman
Office of Resolution Management
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420

Tracey Therit
ADR Program Manager
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
United States Civilian Board
of Contract Appeals
Hon. Patricia J. Sheridan
Administrative Judge
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
(Mailing address:
c/o General Services Administration
1800 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20405)
United States Civilian Board
of Contract Appeals

Hon. Richard C. Walters
Administrative Judge
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
(Mailing address:
Cheryl Hilton, Legal Staff Assistant
c/o General Services Administration
1800 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20405)

Chair, Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group-Contracts and Procurement Section