GOVERNORS

Jeanne Charles

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Education

DePaul University, College of Law, Chicago, IL, JD, 1994, Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, BS, Business: Personnel and Industrial Relations 1986

Career Highlights

Currently serves primarily as a labor and employment arbitrator on various panels throughout the country including the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the US Anti-Doping Agency and Major League Baseball (MLB). Jeanne is also a Special Magistrate for the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) and is listed with the American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and National Mediation Board.

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association – Labor & Employment Section
College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Fellow
Illinois State Bar Association
International Association of Ombudsman
International Leadership Association
National Academy of Arbitrators, Vice President
National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Professional Honors and Achievements

Presidential appointee to the Federal Service Impasse Panel by President Joseph R. Biden
2024 Labor and Employment Relations Association Fellow for exceptional contributions to the field of Labor and Employment Relations