First Name: Initial: Last Name: Suffix: Arbitrator Since: Lisa C Charles 2008

Arbitration/Mediation Experience

Neutral arbitrator and mediator. Conduct hearings and render decisions for public and private sector grievance arbitrations. Fact-finder and arbitrator for public sector contract negotiations..

Panels/Permanent Arbitrator

American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National Mediation Board, New Jersey Public Employee Relations Commission, New Jersey State Board of Mediation, New York State Employment Relations Board, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mediation, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, U.S. Postal Service Expedited Panel, and Virgin Island Public Employee Relations Board. Permanent Panels: PSE&G/IBEW Local 94

Issues/Industries

ISSUES-Numerous issues such as Affirmative Action; Absenteeism; Arbitrability; Conduct (On & Off-Duty); Contract Interpretation; Discipline & Discharge; Disability; Discrimination (Race & Sex); Drug & Alcohol Offenses; Leave of Absences, Hiring Practices, Job Classification, Layoffs, Management Rights., and Pay Disputes. INDUSTRIES - Various industries such as Automotive, Bakery, Brewery, Building Services, Clerical, Communications, Construction, Corrections, Cosmetics, Hospitals, Nursing, Newspapers, Police a and Fire, Printing & Publishing, Office Workers, Security Workers, Teachers, Transit and Utilities.

Work History

Former Adjunct Professor - Rutgers University and Mercer County Community College. Taught semester long undergraduate classes on topics such as Collective Bargaining, Conflict Resolution, Diversity in Organizations, and Negotiations. Employee Relations Director - Dow Jones & Company-The Wall Street Journal. Resolved workplace disputes in the newspaper and on-line publishing industries. Negotiated labor contracts, implemented contract provisions, settled grievances and mediated issues regarding past practices, layoffs, sexual harassment, and contract interpretations.

Education

MA, Labor and Employment Relations, Rutgers University BS, Journalism, The Ohio State University Certifications: Advanced Civil Mediator Annual Certificate FMCS Symposium Annual Certificate National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Conference Certificate Railroad Referee Training Certificate

Professional Affiliations

National Academy of Arbitrators - member Labor and Employment Relations Association - Past President Philadelphia, and Past President New Jersey National Association of Railroad Referees New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators