PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Daniel J. Nielsen of Lake Bluff, IL was elected President-Elect of the
National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA), www.naarb.org,
the leading North American organization of labor and employment
arbitrators, it was announced here today following the Academy’s annual
meeting.
Nielsen will succeed current President Barry Winograd when his term
expires in May 2020 at the annual NAA conference for labor and
management practitioners in Denver, CO.
“This is both an honor and a challenge,” Nielsen said. “I hope to prove
worthy of the honor and up to the challenge.”
Others elected include: Vice Presidents: Paula Knopf, Toronto, ON,
Canada; Homer C. La Rue, Columbia, MD; William L. McKee, Denton, TX; and
Alan A. Symonette, Philadelphia, PA; Governors: Sarah Kerr Garraty,
Concord, MA; James C. Oakley, St. John’s, NL, Canada; Andrew M.
Strongin, Takoma Park, MD; and Jeanne Charles Wood, Pembroke Pines, FL.
About the National Academy of Arbitrators
The National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA), www.naarb.org,
is a professional and honorary organization of more than 600 labor and
employment arbitrators from the United States and Canada. Founded in
1947, the NAA fosters the highest standards of integrity, competence,
honor, and character among those engaged in the resolution of
labor-management and other workplace disputes.
Contacts
National Academy of Arbitrators
Walt De Treux, 607-756-8363
naa.est1@gmail.com
