Amy Bergner
Attorney and Managing Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Amy Bergner is an attorney and Managing Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global Human Resource Solutions practice. Since 2009, Amy has focused her attention on federal health reform, and is a nationally recognized expert on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), helping employers and their vendors, insurers and other stakeholders to understand developments, analyze the impact on their organizations, and develop and execute strategic and operational implementation plans. She is a frequent speaker and author on the ACA and related topics, including private health insurance exchanges.  Amy also leads PwC’s national regulatory and compliance services for health and welfare benefits.

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Michael Thompson
Principal
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Michael Thompson is a Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers with over 30 years of experience in healthcare and employee benefits strategy development and implementation, design, financing, operations and analysis. Mike serves as one of PwC’s national thought leaders for the Health Industries practice and consults with major employers and other stakeholders on strategies related to ustainable cost reduction, integrated health, well-being, consumerism, retiree health, private health exchanges and health reform. Recently, Mike helped PwC and four leading business health coalitions establish the Private Exchange Evaluation Collaborative (“PEEC”) to assist major employers to consider and implement private exchange strategies.

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Eric Oppenheim
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Republic Food, Inc.
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Eric H. Oppenheim is the Chief Operating Officer and Franchisee of Republic Foods, Inc., where he manages the operations for nineteen Burger King restaurants in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Along with his responsibilities with the day-to-day operations, he develops policy and directs and coordinates human resources activities such as: recruitment, hiring, orientation, training, compensation, employee benefits, security, consumer issues and employee services. Additionally, he is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating new business segments to support corporate diversification.

He received his undergraduate degree in International Business from Ithaca College and his Masters Degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development from Johns Hopkins University. He holds an SPHR Certification, a certificate in Strategic Decision Making and Human Resources from The Wharton School, and is a member of the Government Relations Committee for Burger King Corporation, the Legislative Committee for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the Society for Human Resource Managers, the Human Resource Association of the National Capital Area, the Human Resource Leadership Forum, and the Washington Area Compensation and Benefits Association.

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Monday, March 17, 2014 - 3:45pm to 5:15pm
Eric Oppenheim
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Republic Food, Inc.
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Eric H. Oppenheim is the Chief Operating Officer and Franchisee of Republic Foods, Inc., where he manages the operations for nineteen Burger King restaurants in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Along with his responsibilities with the day-to-day operations, he develops policy and directs and coordinates human resources activities such as: recruitment, hiring, orientation, training, compensation, employee benefits, security, consumer issues and employee services. Additionally, he is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating new business segments to support corporate diversification.

He received his undergraduate degree in International Business from Ithaca College and his Masters Degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development from Johns Hopkins University. He holds an SPHR Certification, a certificate in Strategic Decision Making and Human Resources from The Wharton School, and is a member of the Government Relations Committee for Burger King Corporation, the Legislative Committee for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the Society for Human Resource Managers, the Human Resource Association of the National Capital Area, the Human Resource Leadership Forum, and the Washington Area Compensation and Benefits Association.

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Roger King
Of Counsel
Jones Day
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Roger King represents employers in employment relations matters, concentrating on matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, state and federal equal employment statutes, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In addition, Roger's practice consists of representing employers in collective bargaining negotiations, grievance and arbitration matters, and litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts regarding a broad spectrum of labor-related matters.

Roger's experience also includes representing clients regarding issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program matters, wrongful discharge claims, and development and review of employee policies and procedures.

Roger is a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a member of the following bar associations, including the labor relations section of each: American, District of Columbia, Ohio State (Labor and Employment Council), and Columbus and a member of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Labor Advisory Committee, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the American Health Lawyers Association, and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA).

In 2003 Roger was appointed to Miami University's Richard T. Farmer School of Business Advisory Council. He has served as a board member of the American Health Lawyers Association, a member of the National Employment Relations Committee of SHRM, and the Advocacy Committee of ASHHRA. Roger has testified, on a number of occasions, before U.S. Congressional committees, is frequently quoted on labor issues in publications, and has been an active speaker and author for various groups throughout the U.S.

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Nancy J. Schiffer
Member
National Labor Relations Board
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Nancy J. Schiffer was sworn in as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board on August 2, 2013, following her nomination by President Obama, and confirmation by the Senate on July 30, 2013, for a term that expires on December 16, 2014.

During Ms. Schiffer’s thirty-seven year legal career, she has been involved in all aspects of NLRA practice and procedure, starting with her tenure as a Field Attorney at the Detroit Regional Office, Region 7, of the NLRB in Detroit. Ms. Schiffer left the NLRB’s Detroit Regional Office to work in private practice with a law firm in Detroit and then as an Associate General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel with the United Auto Workers. Most recently, she was an Associate General Counsel with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in Washington, D.C., a position from which she retired in 2012.

Ms. Schiffer received her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, cum laude, and Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University. She is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a past Program Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Practice and Procedure under the NLRA.

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Harry I. Johnson, III
Member
National Labor Relations Board
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Harry I. Johnson, III was a partner with law firm Arent Fox LLP, a position he held since 2010. Previously, Mr. Johnson worked at the Jones Day law firm as a partner from 2006 to 2010 and as an associate from 1994 to 2005. In 2011 and 2013, he was recognized by The Daily Journal as one of the “Top Labor & Employment Attorneys in California”. Mr. Johnson received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University, an M.A.L.D. from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Board Member Johnson was sworn in on August 12, 2013 for a term that expires on August 27, 2015.

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Monday, March 17, 2014 - 10:15am to 11:45am
Harry I. Johnson, III
Member
National Labor Relations Board
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Harry I. Johnson, III was a partner with law firm Arent Fox LLP, a position he held since 2010. Previously, Mr. Johnson worked at the Jones Day law firm as a partner from 2006 to 2010 and as an associate from 1994 to 2005. In 2011 and 2013, he was recognized by The Daily Journal as one of the “Top Labor & Employment Attorneys in California”. Mr. Johnson received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University, an M.A.L.D. from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Board Member Johnson was sworn in on August 12, 2013 for a term that expires on August 27, 2015.

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Nancy J. Schiffer
Member
National Labor Relations Board
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Nancy J. Schiffer was sworn in as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board on August 2, 2013, following her nomination by President Obama, and confirmation by the Senate on July 30, 2013, for a term that expires on December 16, 2014.

During Ms. Schiffer’s thirty-seven year legal career, she has been involved in all aspects of NLRA practice and procedure, starting with her tenure as a Field Attorney at the Detroit Regional Office, Region 7, of the NLRB in Detroit. Ms. Schiffer left the NLRB’s Detroit Regional Office to work in private practice with a law firm in Detroit and then as an Associate General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel with the United Auto Workers. Most recently, she was an Associate General Counsel with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in Washington, D.C., a position from which she retired in 2012.

Ms. Schiffer received her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, cum laude, and Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University. She is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a past Program Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Practice and Procedure under the NLRA.

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Roger King
Of Counsel
Jones Day
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Roger King represents employers in employment relations matters, concentrating on matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, state and federal equal employment statutes, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In addition, Roger's practice consists of representing employers in collective bargaining negotiations, grievance and arbitration matters, and litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts regarding a broad spectrum of labor-related matters.

Roger's experience also includes representing clients regarding issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program matters, wrongful discharge claims, and development and review of employee policies and procedures.

Roger is a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a member of the following bar associations, including the labor relations section of each: American, District of Columbia, Ohio State (Labor and Employment Council), and Columbus and a member of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Labor Advisory Committee, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the American Health Lawyers Association, and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA).

In 2003 Roger was appointed to Miami University's Richard T. Farmer School of Business Advisory Council. He has served as a board member of the American Health Lawyers Association, a member of the National Employment Relations Committee of SHRM, and the Advocacy Committee of ASHHRA. Roger has testified, on a number of occasions, before U.S. Congressional committees, is frequently quoted on labor issues in publications, and has been an active speaker and author for various groups throughout the U.S.

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