(Source: National Mediation Board press release, July 2, 2018)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Kyle Fortson has been named Chairman of the National Mediation Board, effective July 1, 2018. Mr. Gerald Fauth, III and Ms. Linda Puchala remain as Members of the Board.
Ms. Fortson was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on November 2, 2017. She assumed her position with the NMB on November 13, 2017.
Immediately prior to joining the NMB, Ms. Fortson served as Labor Policy Director at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. She worked directly for the Chairman, Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. As Labor Policy Director, Ms. Fortson was responsible for all labor, employment and workplace safety issues in the Committee’s jurisdiction.
During her tenure at the Committee, Ms. Fortson also worked for previous Republican leaders Senator Mike Enzi and Senator Judd Gregg. Prior to joining the Committee, she was a Policy Analyst for the Senate Republican Policy Committee handling labor and other issues. She has also served as Counsel to a member of the House Judiciary Committee.
She hails from Tuscsloosa, Alabama and is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder and the George Washington University School of Law.