Meet the leadership team dedicated to advancing labor and employment relations in Northeast Ohio!
Jeff Perry
President
Jeff Perry has been a union advocate with the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association since 1994. As chief spokesman, he has negotiated hundreds of collective bargaining agreements, arbitrations and various hearings. Jeff has worked on the executive board of LERA-NEO since its inception.
Daniel Zeiser
Vice President
Dan Zeiser is a full-time neutral. He has been a labor and employment attorney since 1984 and is certified by the Ohio Supreme Court as a Labor and Employment Law Specialist. He is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators, the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and the National Association of Distinguished Neutrals.
Ryan J. Lemmerbrock
Treasurer
Ryan J. Lemmerbrock is a principal with Lemmerbrock & Boron, LLC and has practiced labor and employment law in Ohio since 2003. For more than 20 years, he has represented unions in collective bargaining, arbitration, mediation, administrative hearings, and litigation before state and federal courts. He is active in professional organizations and frequently lectures on labor law topics.
Mary Alice Conkey
Secretary
Mary Alice Conkey is the Executive Director of the Northeastern Ohio Education Association (NEOEA), an affiliate of the Ohio Education Association. A longtime East Cleveland teacher and graduate of Notre Dame College and John Carroll University, she brings leadership and advocacy experience representing more than 30,000 education professionals across Northeast Ohio.