Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Pamela A. Gibbs
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity

Department of Agriculture
Carl T. Butler
Director, Early Resolution and Conciliation Division

Department of Commerce
Brian D. DiGiacomo
Chief, Employment and Labor Law Division

Department of Defense
Robin E. Jacobsohn
Deputy General Counsel (Legal Counsel)

Christine M. Kopocis
ADR Liaison

Air Force, Department of
Sarah Stanton
Office of General Counsel
Dispute Resolution Office

Department of the Army
Levator Norsworthy
Acting Principal Deputy General Counsel

Marc Van Nuys
Director, Dispute Resolution
Office of General Counsel

Donald M. Yenovkian, II
Steering Committee Co-Chair
Acquisition ADR Program Director

Defense Commissary Agency
William E. Sherman
General Counsel

Defense Contract Audit Agency
John M Farenish
General Counsel

Defense Contract Management Agency
Candace Williams
EEO Manager, ADR/Policy & Special Projects

Defense Information Systems Agency
Jacquelyn Benjamin
Paralegal Specialist/ADR Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency
Fred Pribble
ADR Specialist
General Counsel

Navy, Department of
Matilda Brodnax
Asst. General Counsel (ADR)

Department of Defense Education Activity
Karen Grosso Lambert
General Counsel

Office of Inspector General
Scott M. Deyo
Ombudsman

Pentagon Force Protection
Bradley M. Weiss
Ombudsman

Defense Security Service
Jay Fraude
General Counsel

Department of Education
Kathryn A. Ellis
Senior Counsel to the Deputy General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel

Department of Energy 
Kathleen M. Binder
Director, Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution,
Office of General Counsel

Pamela Pontillo
Manager, Headquarters Mediation Program,
Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution

Department of Health and Human Services
Constance Tobias

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dana P. Williams, JD
Dispute Resolution Manager

Reginald R. Mebane
Director of Office of Diversity Management and EEO

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Robert Wohleber
EEO Counseling/ADR Coordinator

Food and Drug Administration
Laurie Lenkel
Director, Office of the Ombudsman
ombuds@oc.fda.gov

Health Resources and Services Administration
Melverlynn S. Hull
ADR Administrator

National Institutes of Health
Howard Gadlin
Ombudsman

Office of Hearings
Paul Crofton
Director, Division of Hearings and Decisions

Program Support Center, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Paul Rodriguez
EEO Complaints Manager

Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Cynthia Mazur
Director for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Transportation Security Administration
Robert Harris

Department of the Interior
Elena Gonzalez
Director, Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution

Shayla Simmons
Senior Counsel for Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution

Department of Justice
Joanna M. Jacobs
Director and Senior Counsel, Office of Dispute Resolution

Bureau of Prisons
Mina Raskin
Senior Counsel for Dispute Resolution Office of the General Counsel

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nicole Swann
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity

Department of Labor
John M. Vittone
Chief Administrative Law Judge

Annabelle T. Lockhart
Director, Civil Rights Center

Department of State

Department of Transportation
Anthony N. Palladino
Associate Chief Counsel and Director,
Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition

Federal Aviation Administration
Anthony Palladino
Associate Chief Counsel/Director of the FAA

Department of Treasury
Richard G. Lepley
Acting Assistant General Counsel

Christopher J. Meade
Principal Deputy General Counsel

Mariam Harvey
Senior Associate CHCO

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Altivia Jackson
Director, EEO and Diversity Advancement

Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Frederick A. Whittington, Jr.
Chief, Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management

Bureau of Public Debt
Gary Cyrus
EEO Officer

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Madelynn R. Orr
Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Roderick Fillinger
Chief Counsel

Department of Veterans Affairs
John U. Sepulveda
Assistant Secretary of VA for Human Resources and Administration

Rafael Torres
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Resolution Management

Environmental Protection Agency
Richard Kuhlman
Director, Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center, and Dispute Resolution Specialist

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Victor Voloshin
Chief Mediation Officer

Export-Import Bank of the United States
Faisal Siddiqui
Counsel
Office of the General Counsel

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Henry R. F. Griffin
Assistant General Counsel

Marianne Robb
Counsel
Alternative Dispute Resolution Team

Federal Election Commission
Lynn Fraser, Director
ADR Office

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Deborah M. Osborne,
Director & ADR Act Dispute Resolution Specialist
Dispute Resolution Service

Federal Maritime Commission
Vernon Hill
ADR Director

Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Mike Stein
Director, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Eileen B. Hoffman
Commissioner
International and Dispute Resolution Services

Federal Trade Commission
David Shonka
Assistant General Counsel for Litigation

General Services Administration
Brenda Ward
Senior Assistant General Counsel

National Archives and Records Administration
Gary M. Stern
General Counsel

National Labor Relations Board
Arlene Fine Klepper
Chief of Staff to the Chairman

National Mediation Board
Daniel Rainey
Director, ADR Services
National Mediation Board
1301 K Street, NW, Suite 250 East
Washington, DC 20005-7011

National Science Foundation
Claudia J. Postell
Director, EEO Programs

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Stephen G. Burns
Deputy General Counsel

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Angela K. Roach
ADR Program Manager

Office of Government Ethics
Marilyn L. Glynn
General Counsel

Office of Personnel Management
Janet Smith
Center for Human Capital Management

Peace Corps
Shirley A. Everest
American Diversity Program Manager

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Philip R. Hertz
Deputy General Counsel

Postal Service
Mary Anne Gibbons
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Donna M. Gill
Manager, Conflict Management Dispute Resolution Services

Securities and Exchange Commission
Mark Cahn
General Counsel

Leah Meltzer
Deputy Dispute Resolution Specialist

Small Business Administration
Eric S. Benderson
Associate General Counsel

Social Security Administration
Jacy Thurmond Jr.
Associate Commissioner,
Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235

Tennessee Valley Authority
Edwin W. Small
Assistant General Counsel

United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
Suzanne Orenstein
Director, DC Office

What is the Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Working Group?

We are the central forum and resource for information about the federal government's use of ADR. We advance the use of ADR through:

  • Coordination of multi-agency initiatives
  • Promotion of best practices and programs
  • Dissemination of policy and guidance

Federal ADR Programs and Contacts

Contact


By Mail:

Joanna M. Jacobs
Director and Senior Counsel
Office of Dispute Resolution
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 4529
Washington, DC 20530-0001


By Email:

ADRWeb@usdoj.gov