Nomination of Dennis M. Devaney To Be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board

The President today nominated Dennis M. Devaney to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 1994. This is a reappointment.

Since November 1988 Mr. Devaney has served as a board member of the National Labor Relations Board by recess appointment. Prior to this, he was General Counsel at the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 1988; a board member of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, 1982 - 1988; and with the law firms of Tighe, Curhan and Piliero, 1981 - 1982, and Randall, Bangert and Thelen, 1979 - 1981.

Mr. Devaney graduated from the University of Maryland (B.A., 1968; M.A., 1970) and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975). He served in the U.S. Navy, 1970 - 1972. Mr. Devaney was born February 25, 1946, in Cheverly, MD. He is married, has two children, and currently resides in Columbia, MD.