Seven former FMCS Directors

Seven former FMCS Directors pictured during the 50^th Anniversary of FMCS 1997. *

Their combined tenure covers 25 years, or half the life of FMCS in 1998.*

FMCS Directors are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate for four-year terms. They can be reappointed.   FMCS is responsible for mediating disputes between labor and management.

List of FMCS Directors

1. Cyrus S. Ching (1947; Truman)
2. David L. Cole (1952; Truman)^[9]
3. Whitney P. McCoy (1953; Eisenhower)
4. Joseph F. Finnegan (1955; Eisenhower)
5. William E. Simkin (1961; Kennedy), the longest-serving Director, departing office in 1969
6. J. Curtis Counts (1970; Nixon)
7. William Usery, Jr. (1973; Nixon)*
8. James F. Scearce (1976; Ford)*
9. Wayne L. Horvitz (1977; Carter)*
10. Kenneth Moffett (1982; Reagan),* served for seven months.
11. Kay McMurray (1982; Reagan)*
12. Bernard E. DeLury (1990; G. H. W. Bush)*
13. John Calhoun Wells (1993; Clinton)*
14. C. Richard Barnes (2000; Clinton)
15. Peter J. Hurtgen (2002; G. W. Bush)
16. Arthur F. Rosenfeld (2006; G. W. Bush)
17. George H. Cohen (2009; Obama)
18. Allison Beck (2014; Obama), the first woman to serve as director
19. Richard Giacolone (2018; Donald J. Trump)