2026 Board of Governors

 

Marcial Amaury Pineda, President
Political Researcher, Jobs with Justice and Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor

Amaury Pineda, Ph.D., is a Policy Analyst at Jobs With Justice and a Fellow Practitioner at Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for the Working Poor. A specialist in comparative politics and political theory, Dr. Pineda bridges the gap between high-level research and grassroots labor power, focusing on innovative policy frameworks at the local, state, and federal levels.
Before moving to Washington, D.C., he served as President of the Graduate Student Association at Western Michigan University, where he spearheaded advocacy for student-worker rights. A trained attorney with a J.D. from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, he previously practiced labor law in the Dominican Republic. His academic work is equally influential; in 2025, he co-authored research on gender quotas and substantive representation in the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. When away from his research, he is a dedicated cinephile and an avid chess and basketball player.

 

Greg Lyon, President-Elect
Professor, Georgetown University 

Gregory Lyon is a professor at Georgetown University. His research focuses on work and employment relations, labor market policy, health, and data security and privacy.

 

Michelle Kochosky, Recording Secretary
Chief, Human Resources Officer, Defense Health Network Continental 

Michelle Kochosy serves as the Chief, Human Resources Officer for the Defense Health Network Continental for two years. The role is a development through her sixteen years of service in the Department of War. Ms. Kochosky recently advanced her education in 2025 by completing a Master’s in Human Resources and Employee Relations. Her focus is on employee development and employee health in the workplace.

 

Stephen J. Silvia, Ph.D., Treasurer
Professor – School of International Services
Affiliate Professor – Dept. of Economics
American University

 

 

Christian Collins, Membership Secretary 
Candidate, Master of Arts in Public Management, Johns Hopkins University
Policy Analyst, Education, Labor, and Worker Justice, Center for Law and Social Policy

 

Neil Pettit, Director of Communications
Deputy Director of Organizing, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 

 

Directors

Amber Barth
Director
International Labour Organization Office for Canada and the United States

Stacy Hickox
Staff Counsel, National Education Association
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland

Merrilee Logue
Executive Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
National Labor Office

Patrick McHugh
Associate Professor
George Washington University

Mindy C. Reiser, Ph.D.
Consulting Sociologist

Jeff Wheeler, Esq.
Labor Law & Relations

 

Diplomatic Board Members

Yeongbeom Choi
Counselor, Employment & Labor
Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Marcos Fraile Pastor
Counselor of Labor, Migration & Social Security 
Labor, Migration and Social Security Office
Embassy of Spain

Takahito Fushiki
First Secretary
Embassy of Japan

Yasmin Hilpert
Counselor
Labor, Health, and Social Policy
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Yu-Chun (Jason) Cheng
Senior Labor Affairs Officer
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

Giuliano De Franchis
Counselor Labor, Health, and Social Welfare
Embassy of France

 

Executive Advisory Committee

Tequila Brooks
Attorney and Comparative Labor Scholar

George Dragnich
Retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer
U.S. Dept of State

John Higgins
Lecturer
Catholic University Law School

David Jacobs
Kogod School of Business
American University

Stephen R. Sleigh
Sleigh Strategy LLC

Fred Stahl, President Emeritus
Fred Stahl, LLC