Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee

Current Membership (January 2013)

PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES
Emily Spieler*
Edwin W. Hadley
Professor of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
400 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
Phone: Please use email
Email: e.spieler@neu.edu
Richard Moberly
Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor of Law
University of Nebraska
College of Law
103 McCollum Hall
P.O. Box 830902
Lincoln, NE 68583-0902
Phone: 402-472-1256
Email: rmoberly2@unl.edu
Jonathan Brock
Emeritus Faculty Member (Retired)
University of Washington
Phone: 206-616-5817
Email: jbrock@u.washington.edu
 
MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES
David Eherts
VP and chief Safety Officer
ikorsky Aircraft Corporation
6900 Main St
Stratford CT 06615
Phone: 203-386-8666
Email:deherts@sikorsky.com
Gregory Keating
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson,P.C.
1 International Place, Suite 2700
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-378-6000
Email: gkeating@littler.com
Marcia Narine
University of Missouri-Kansas City
UMKC School of Law
500 E. 52nd St
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone:816-235-1005
Email:narinem@umkc.edu
Kenneth Wengert
Director, Safety and Environmental
Kraft Goods Group
Three Lakes Drive,
Northfield, IL 60093
Phone: 847-646-0859
Email: KWengert@Kraftfoods.com
LABOR REPRESENTATIVES
Ava Barbour
Associate General Counsel
International Unions, UAW
8000 East Jefferson Ave.,
Detroit, MI 48214
Phone: 313-926-5216
Email:abarbour@uaw.net
Eric Frumin
H&S Director
Change to Win
110 William St.,
Room 1201
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-341-7065
Email:eric.frumin@changetowin.org
Billie Garde
Attorney
Clifford & Garde, LLP
1707 L Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-280-6116
Email: bpgarde@aol.com
Nancy Lessin
Program Coordinator
Steelworkers' Charitable and Educational Organization
c/o Health, Safety and Environment
Department Rm. 902
United Steelworkers International Union
5 Gateway Center,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-562-2581
Email: nlessin@uswtmc.org
STATE PLAN REPRESENTATIVE
Christine Dougherty
Principal Discrimination Investigator
State of MN
443 Lafayette Rd. N.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-284-5051
Email:osha.compliance@state.mn.us
     
FEDERAL AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
Rina Tucker Harris
Enforcement Attorney
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Office of Enforcement
1700 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20552
Phone: 202-435-9196
Email: Rina.harris@cfpb.gov
John Van Steenburg
CSO & Assistant Administrator United States Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - West Building
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-366-1927
Email: john.vansteenburg@dot.gov
Jason Zuckerman
Senior Legal Advisor to Special Counsel
1730 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-4505
Phone: 202-254-3606
Email: jzuckerman@osc.gov
 
OSHA COMMITTEE CONTACTS
Laura Seeman
Designated Federal Officer
Division Chief, Field Operations
Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs
OSHA-DOL
Room N-4624
Phone: 202-693-2230
Fax: 202-693-2403
Email: seeman.laura@dol.gov
Edmund C. Baird
Committee Counsel
Office of the Solicitor, USDOL
Room S- 4004
Phone: (202) 693-5460
Fax: (202) 693-5466
Email: baird.edmund@dol.gov
Cori Hutcheson
Program Analyst
Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs
OSHA-USDOL
Room N-4624
Phone: (202) 693-2519
Fax: (202) 693-2403
Email: hutcheson.cori@dol.gov
Josephine Gross
Executive Assistant to the Director
Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs
OSHA-USDOL
Room N-4624
Phone: (202) 693-1902
Fax: (202) 693-2403
Email: gross.josephine@dol.gov
Philippe Blancáto
Senior Investigator
Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs
OSHA-USDOL
Room N-4624
Phone: (202) 693-2191
Fax: (202) 693-2403
Email: Blancato.philippe2@dol.gov
David Baskin
Office of the Solicitor, USDOL
Boston Regional Office
Phone: (617) 565-2500
Fax: (617) 565-2142
Email: baskin.david@dol.gov
Ms. Frances Durant
(Travel)
OSHA, Office of Communications
Room N-3647
Phone: (202) 693-1999
Fax: (202) 693-1634
Email: durant.frances@dol.gov
Ms. Veneta Chatmon
(Travel)
OSHA, Office of Communications
Room N-3647
Phone: (202) 693-1999
Fax: (202) 693-1634
Email: chatmon.veneta@dol.gov

*Chair