Allison Beck is a prominent mediator, labor-management relations consultant, and lawyer with deep experience in both traditional and new economy models of work. Most recently, she served in the Obama Administration as Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), an independent federal agency created to improve labor-management relationships and prevent disputes. Ms. Beck is well-respected by both labor and management as a proactive advocate for more collaborative labor-management relationships. Prior to her work at FMCS, Ms. Beck had an extensive career in the field of labor law and labor-management relations. For 20 years, she served as General Counsel for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO (IAM), where she supervised the legal affairs of a large, international labor union. Ms. Beck was the Jean McKelvey Neutral-In-Residence for the 2016-2017 academic year at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and she is the recipient of the Labor and Employment Relations Association’s 2016 Outstanding Practitioner Award.

Ann Beaudry has been a CEO and senior executive of nonprofit advocacy and policy organizations, specializing in strategic planning, program development and communications.  She currently serves as a consultant; recent clients include the Schott Foundation for Public Education, National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, and Communities in Schools. She is the co-author of Winning Local and State Elections (Simon & Schuster) and has contributed to numerous public policy publications, including New Directions in State and Local Tax Reform, Women in the Economy: A Legislative Agenda, Schott 50-State Report on Black Males and Public Education. She holds a Masters degree from the University of Oklahoma—and is pleased to call Camden,
Maine home.