Current as of May 13, 2016 Please send any updates to ADRweb@usdoj.gov

Cabinet-Level Agencies

Department of Agriculture
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice

Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Department of Veteran's Affairs

Independent Agencies

Administrative Conference of the United States
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Election Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
National Archives and Records Administration
National Mediation Board
National Labor Relations Board
National Science Foundation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Personnel Management
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
United States Agency for International Development
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation
U.S. Postal Service

Other Interagency Programs

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (ADRA), See Pub. L. No. 104-320, 5 U.S.C. §§ 570a-581, requires the head of each agency to designate a senior official to be the “ Dispute Resolution Specialist” (or DRS) for that agency. The designated Dispute Resolution Specialist is responsible for implementing ADRA, and the agency policy developed under ADRA.

Cabinet-Level Agencies

Department of Agriculture

Cyrus Salazar, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Director, Early Resolution and Conciliation Division
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

Policy
Crop Insurance Mediation
Agricultural Mediation Program
National Resources Conservation Service

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Department of Defense

The DGC (LC), through
Kathryn D. MacKinnon
ADR Liaison for DOD
Associate Director for CADR and Liaison Activities
Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals

Office of Inspector General
Edward Zrubek
Ombudsman


Department of the Air Force

Norman Jacobson
Director
Alternate Dispute Resolution Office of the General Counsel

Air Force ADR Program
Air Force ADR Policy
Air Force Directive Regarding Workplace ADR


Department of the Army

Marc VanNuys
Director, Dispute Resolution
Office of General Counsel

Army ADR Program



Department of the Navy  

Robert C. Manley
Asst. General Counsel (ADR)
DON ADR Program Office

Policy
ADR Program


Department of Defense Education Activity  

Ellen Wayne
Program Manager

Chris Kopocis

Deputy Program Manager

Policy
Center for Early Dispute Resolution


Defense Logistics Agency

Fred Pribble
ADR Specialist, General Counsel

Policy
ADR Program


National Guard Bureau  

Maximino Gonzalez, Jr., Dispute Resolution Specialist
Litigation & Employment Law Division
Office of the Chief Counsel

Karen White
ADR Specialist, Mediator

Policy


National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency  

Scott M. Deyo
ombuds@nga.mil

NGA Ombudsman

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Department of Education

Kathryn A. Ellis, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Senior Counsel to the Deputy General Counsel
Office of the General Counse

ADR Program
Office for Civil Rights
Federal Student Aid Ombudsman
ADR Center/EEO

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Department of Energy

Shahram Ghasemian, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Acting Director, Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution Office of Hearings and Appeals

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

Policy
Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution

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Department of Health and Human Services

Neil Kaufman, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Director, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Alternative Dispute Resolution Division

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Department of Homeland Security

Cindy Mazur
Director for Alternative Dispute Resolution Division

Nicole Milline
ADR Manager
U.S. Coast Guard MS 700

FEMA Alternative Dispute Resolution Office

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Department of the Interior

Matthew Costello, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Acting Director, Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution

Policy
BLM Collaboration and Dispute Resolution Program
EEO ADR Program
Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution

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Department of Justice

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

Paul Monteiro
Director, Community Relations Service

Lisa Levine
Civil Rights Division
Disability Rights Section

Policy
Office of Dispute Resolution

Community Relations Service

ADA Mediation Program

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Department of Labor

Samuel Rhames
Chief, Office of Internal Enforcement
Civil Rights Center

ADR Program

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Department of State

Shireen Dodson
Ombudsman

Office of the Ombudsman
Office of Civil Rights EEO Program

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Department of Transportation

Judith S. Kaleta, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Deputy General Counsel

Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Federal Aviation Administration

Anthony Palladino
Director and Administrative Judge
Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition

Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition

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Surface Transportation Board

Brian O'Boyle
Mediation Coordinator

Rail Customer and Public Assistance Program

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Department of Veterans Affairs

Harvey Johnson, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Deputy Dispute Resolution Specialist
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Resolution Management
Office of Resolution Management

Tracey Therit
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Resolution Management
Office of Resolution Management

ADR Policy
Workplace ADR Program
Procurement ADR Program
Environmental ADR Program

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Independent Agencies


Administrative Conference of the United States

David Pritzker, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Deputy General Counsel

The Committee on Collaborative Governance

 

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Wendy Kamenshine, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Ombudsman

M. Stacey Bach, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Director, Office of Civil Rights

 

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Environmental Protection Agency

Jeanne Briskin, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Director, Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center
Dispute Resolution Specialist

ADR Policy
Public Involvement Policy
Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Victor Voloshin, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Chief Mediation Officer
EEOC Mediation Program

Policy
EEOC Mediation Program

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Henry Griffin, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Assistant General Counsel, Legal Division

Marianne Robb
Deputy Dispute Resolution Specialist Counsel
Alternative Dispute Resolution Team, Legal Division

ADR Policy
Binding Arbitration Policy
Office of the Ombudsman

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Federal Election Commission

Lynn Fraser, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Director
ADR Office

ADR Campaign Financial Enforcement Program

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Deborah M. Osborne, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Director & ADR Act Dispute Resolution Specialist
Dispute Resolution Division

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution Division
Office of Administrative Law Judges and Dispute Resolution
Enforcement Hotline

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Federal Maritime Commission

Rebecca Fenneman
ADR Director

Jennifer M. Gartlan
Deputy Director

Policy
Office of Consumer Affairs & Dispute Resolution Services (CADRS)

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Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service  

LuAnn Glaser, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Director, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Commissioners
Eileen Hoffman
Denise McKenney
Ramona Buck

The Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution Services
Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management

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National Archives and Records Administration  

Jean Whyte, Dispute Resolution Specialist
RESOLVE Director
Dispute Resolution Office of General Counsel

Carrie McGuire
Office of Government Information Services

RESOLVE

 

Office of Government Information Services

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National Mediation Board  

Daniel Rainey
Director, ADR Services

LoValerie Mullins, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Mediator, ADR Services

ADR Services Programs

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National Labor Relations Board  

Leslie E. Rossen
Attorney Advisor/ADR Administrator

 

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National Science Foundation  

Zita Barnett, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Senior Advisor
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Office of the Director

EEO ADR Program

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission  

Marian L. Zobler, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Deputy General Counsel

Russell Arrighi
Nicole Coleman
Office of Enforcement ADR Program

Rhonda Bethea
EEO ADR Program

Policy


Office of Enforcement ADR Program



Employee EEO ADR Program

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Office of Personnel Management

Janet Smith
Center for Human Capital Management

ADR Handbook

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Peace Corps  

Shirley A. Everest
American Diversity Program Manager

Policy
EEO ADR Program

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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation  

Philip R. Hertz
Deputy General Counsel

Office of Negotiations and Restructuring

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Securities and Exchange Commission  

Anne Small, Dispute Resolution Specialist
General Counsel

Fran Paver
Deputy Dispute Resolution Specialist

Policy
EEO ADR Program

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U.S. Agency for International Development  

 

 

Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation

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U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution  

Peter Williams, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Director, U.S. IECR

Stephanie Kavanaugh
Acting Director, Washington, DC Office

Environmental Conflict Resolution

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U.S. International Trade Commission  

Lisa R. Barton
Acting Secretary to the Commission

USITC Mediation Program

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U.S. Office of Special Counsel  

Jane Juliano, Dispute Resolution Specialist
Chief, ADR Unit
U.S. Office of Special Counsel

Policy
Alternative Dispute Resolution Unit

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U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation  

Dr. Keith Kozloff
Director, Office of Accountability

Office of Accountability

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U.S. Postal Service  

 

REDRESS Mediation Program

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Other Interagency Programs

Coalition of Federal Ombudsman

The Coalition of Federal Ombudsman is the principal interagency forum that provides collaboration, advice, and guidance on professional Ombuds standards, skills development, program development, and effectiveness.

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Shared Neutrals Programs

Federal agencies often have worked together to share their resources. In some cases, they developed formal programs for "sharing" neutrals in ADR or conflict resolutions. A number of collaborative and cooperative efforts were accomplished through local Federal Executive Boards and through the Department of Health and Human Services (“Sharing Neutrals”).  These programs allow participating Federal agencies, through reciprocal agreements, to share trained neutral mediators and other mediation resources.

Shared Neutrals program operate in the following locations:

Atlanta

Baltimore

Boston

Chicago

Cleveland

Colorado

Dallas-Ft. Worth

Detroit

Houston

Kansas City

Los Angeles

Minnesota

New Mexico

New Orleans

New York City

Oklahoma

Oregon

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

San Antonio

San Francisco

Seattle

South Florida

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