Nomination of Barbara Jean Mahone To Be Chairman of the Special
Panel on Appeals
May 14, 1985

The President today announced his intention to nominate Barbara Jean Mahone to be Chairman of the Special Panel on Appeals for a term of 6 years. This is a new position established by P.L. 95-454.

Since 1983 Ms. Mahone has been Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Previously, she was with the General Motors Corp. in 1973-1983, serving as manager of industrial relations for the Packard electric division (1982-1983); director of personnel administration for the Rochester products division (1978-1982); manager of career planning in human resources management (1974-1977); senior staff assistant of the personnel analysis group (1974); and staff assistant of the employee benefits section in 1973-1974.

She graduated from Ohio State University (B.S., 1968), the University of Michigan (M.B.A., 1972), and Harvard Business School (P.M.D., 1981). She was born April 19, 1946, in Nostagula, AL, and now resides in Washington, DC.