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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

RESUME OF PANEL ARBITRATOR
Barbara C. Deinhardt
Kings Cty, NY

arbitrator, mediator, dispute resolution consultant
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
ARBITRATOR, MEDIATOR, CONSULTANT 1995 – 2007; 2009 - present
Specializing in labor and employment arbitration, mediation, dispute prevention and dispute resolution; election supervision; union ethics consultation; discrimination/sexual harassment; investigation and fact-finding;

Member of various arbitration panels, including AAA, FMCS, NYSPERB, NYSERB, NJ PERC, NYC OCB, CSEA/OER;

Foreign Service Grievance Board 1999 - 2005
Member
Appointed to three successive terms by Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice
MEDIATION AND FACT-FINDING EXPERIENCE:
NEW YORK STATE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD 2007 - 2009
Chair
Appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate as head of state agency responsible for arbitration administration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution in the private labor-management sector; served as representative of Governor David Paterson in labor-management disputes that threatened the public welfare; instrumental in resolution of dispute between Con Edison and Utility Workers Local 1-2

NY Peace Institute, Certified mediator
INTEREST ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION:
Yale University, New Haven Connecticut B.A., 1973
Graduated magna cum laude with distinction in psychology, Phi Beta Kappa

NYU School of Law, Center for Labor and Employment Law 2001
Certificate of Proficiency in Employment Law and Mediation extinction in psychology, Phi Beta Kappa
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
National Academy of Arbitrators
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, National Advisory Board
Labor and Employment Relations Association
New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, former Chair, Labor Arbitration Committee
OTHER RELEVANT OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE:
NEW YORK STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
Chair 1994 - 1995
Appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo, confirmed by State Senate,
as chief executive officer of a 1600-employee agency
Commissioner/Member 1991 - 1994
General Counsel 1984 - 1986

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 1986 - 1991
Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

KESTELL, POGUE & DEINHARDT, Hartford, Connecticut 1980 - 1984
Partner
Labor and employment law; arbitrations, negotiations, NLRB proceedings, age/handicap/race/sex discrimination, sexual harassment, miscellaneous federal and state litigation

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Boston, Massachusetts 1976 - 1980
Trial Attorney

Election monitor for numerous union officer elections, including TWU Local 100, NYC District Council of Carpenters, IBT Local 1205, IBT Local 727; Chair, Trial Committee, New York City District Council of Carpenters
PER DIEM FEES:
GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION $1,800INTEREST ARBITRATION $
CANCELLATION NOTICE AND FEE (if any): Per diem fee shall be charged if hrg is canceled w/notice of less than 21 days. Travel Time. When travel time exceeds 8 hours in a calendar day, I charge $300/hour.