Human Resources System
Resume:
JAMES JESSON PARRY
BUSINESS ADDRESS
Leon County Schools
Tallahassee, Florida 32304-2998
Voice: 850-***-****
FAX: 850-***-****
E-mail: abpmn6@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Law: University of Denver College of Law
Juris Doctor, March 1973
Graduate: Indiana University
Master of Science, 1967
Major: College Student Personnel Administration
Undergraduate: The American University
Bachelor of Arts, 1966
Major: Psychology
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief of Labor and Employee Relations November 2002 - present
Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL
Director of Employee Relations May 1999 - October 2002
Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL
Special Assistant to the Provost December 1996 - April 1999
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Associate Vice Chancellor, Director of October 1980 - November 1996
Human Resources, and Chief Negotiator
Florida Board of Regents, Tallahassee, FL
Associate Director of Human Resources December 1976 - September 1980
and Coordinator of Labor Relations
Florida Board of Regents, Tallahassee, FL
Visiting Associate Academic Vice President August 1995 - November 1996
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University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Assistant to the President September 1973 - December 1976
State University of New York - Oswego,
Oswego, NY
Associate Director of Admissions September 1967 - June 1970
Hiram College, Hiram, OH
SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS and RESPONSIBILITIES
LABOR/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Negotiate multiple collective bargaining agreements on behalf of the Florida Board of Regents
with unions representing State University System faculty members; support staff members in
various bargaining units such as law enforcement, health care, administrative and clerical, etc.;
and graduate students.
Negotiate major restructuring of the Leon County School District collective bargaining
agreements with unions representing District teachers and support staff.
Direct the contract administration programs of the State University System and the Leon County
School District including the disposition of grievances and arbitrations, administration of
policies and procedures contained in collective bargaining agreements, and presentation of
training programs for university and school administrators.
Serve as the Board of Regents and Leon County School District representative in impasse and
unfair labor practice proceedings before fact-finders, the Public Employees Relations Board, the
school board, and the Florida Legislature.
LEGAL - DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Represent the Board of Regents and the Leon County School District in arbitration, fact-finding,
mediation, legislative hearings, and administrative hearings.
Review grievances/employment complaints and resolve many of them by mediating between
administrators and unions or other employee representatives.
Design and implement a grievance procedure ending in binding arbitration as an alternative to
processing non-union employment appeals through a State hearing officer procedure.
Draft and lobby legislation relating to human resources, labor, and academic policy issues.
Provide legal counsel on a wide variety of human resources, labor, and academic policy issues.
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HUMAN RESOURCES/PERSONNEL
Develop, negotiate, and implement a State University System personnel system for over 16,000
support staff members transferred from the State of Florida Career Service System.
Develop, negotiate, lobby, and implement an Optional Retirement Program and Phased
Retirement Program for faculty and professional staff members.
Develop, lobby, and implement an Executive Service personnel program for upper-level
administrators in the State University System.
Develop and implement a new compensation system for State University System presidents and
the Chancellor.
Preside over major restructuring of the three classification and pay plans encompassing over
30,000 State University System employees.
Develop and lobby a tax-sheltered medical and dependent care reimbursement plan
subsequently adopted for use by all State of Florida employees.
Provide leadership as Director of the State University System Office of Human Resources - 13
professionals, including two attorneys, and 5 support staff members - during a ten-year period of
significant growth and change in mission.
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION
Develop, negotiate, and implement major revisions in faculty policies in areas such as summer
appointments and compensation, assignment of responsibilities, salary compression and
inequities, intellectual property and instructional technology, conflict of interest, teaching
incentive programs, sexual harassment, and layoff.
Provide staff leadership to the Board of Regents in its comprehensive review of tenure policies
including the development of a new post-tenure review process and multi-year appointments as
an alternative to tenure.
Conduct a major revision of State University System rules governing faculty and professional
staff members.
Develop a new instrument for student assessment of faculty instruction used by all State
University System institutions.
Design a Web site to facilitate the transition of new faculty members and their families to
Florida State University and Tallahassee (http://www.fsu.edu/~facinfo).
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 1999 present
Director of Employee Relations (May 1999 October 2002)
Chief of Labor and Employee Relations (November 2002 present)
Leon County Schools
Responsibilities include:
negotiate collective bargaining contracts with three labor organizations on behalf of
the Superintendent and School Board and represent the Board in impasse
proceedings;
implement and administer all aspects of labor contracts;
administer employee grievance and complaint procedures and represent the School
District in grievance arbitration;
coordinate and process disciplinary action taken against School District employees;
coordinate School District responsibilities under Education Practices Commission
legislation, including investigations of District instructional employees;
administer alcohol and drug testing program required under federal law; and
direct special projects as assigned by the Superintendent.
December 1996 April 1999
Special Assistant to the Provost
Florida State University
Responsibilities included:
develop and revise University policies and rules;
review and make recommendations regarding faculty employment disputes
(grievances, litigation, etc.);
design and revise Web sites and pages for Provost s Office; and
teach a graduate-level course, Public Sector Labor Relations.
December 1976 - December 1996
Board of Regents
State University System of Florida
My work with the Florida Board of Regents from 1976 until 1996 included broad involvement in the
labor and employee relations, human resources, and academic policy areas, both as an administrator
and attorney. A summary of my responsibilities and accomplishments during that period is described
below.
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April 1994 - December 1996
Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Negotiator
Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
Responsibilities included:
develop and negotiate System labor relations policies, and
provide staff leadership and support to the Executive Vice Chancellor, Chancellor,
and Board of Regents on major academic personnel policy initiatives and issues
including the following:
- review the Board's tenure policies and procedures, including development and
implementation of the resulting recommendations;
- develop a System report regarding Distance Learning, including addressing
issues relating to faculty involvement such as workload, compensation, and
intellectual property rights;
- recommend and implement action by the Board providing public access to
results of a newly-designed student assessment of faculty instruction; and
- develop and negotiate a system of multi-year appointments as an alternative to
tenure-earning appointments at Florida Gulf Coast University.
February 1984 - March 1994
Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of Labor Relations;
Director, Office of Human Resources, and Chief Negotiator
Responsibilities included:
manage Human Resources Office comprised of thirteen professionals, including two
attorneys and five support staff members:
- develop and negotiate State University System human resources and labor
relations policies for over 26,000 faculty members, administrative and
professional staff members, and support staff members;
- administer six collective bargaining agreements; and
- manage the office personnel and budget;
manage and coordinate major policy initiatives of Human Resources Office
including:
- develop and implement a new personnel system for more than 16,000 support
staff members in the System transferred from State civil service system;
- develop and lobby a tax-sheltered medical and dependent care reimbursement
account program;
- coordinate development, lobbying, and implementation of an optional
retirement program for faculty members and administrative staff;
- establish a phased retirement program for faculty;
- implement a new grievance procedure for non-unionized employees, ending in
binding arbitration;
- restructure the classification plans for over 17,000 administrative, professional,
and support staff members;
- develop a new presidential/Chancellor compensation system, including the use
of institutional salary ranges;
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- administer collective bargaining agreements negotiated by the Board of
Regents, including representing the Board of Regents in approximately seventy-
five grievances and arbitrations annually; and
- train and advise university employee relations representatives and other
administrators;
serve as Board of Regents' liaison on State University System labor relations and
human resources policy matters with the Governor's Office, Legislature, State Board
of Education, and other government entities;
serve as spokesperson for the Board of Regents in negotiations with the faculty
bargaining unit (approximately 7,000 employees), six support staff bargaining units
(approximately 13,500 employees), and two graduate assistants bargaining units;
provide legal counsel and opinion on a variety of personnel and labor matters; and
prepare and present Board of Regents' position at impasse proceedings before fact-
finders and legislative committees.
September 1979 - February 1984
Director, Personnel Programs and Labor Relations;
Associate Director, Labor Relations
Responsibilities included those of the Labor Relations Coordinator (see below) and:
administer the State University System's personnel programs for faculty and
professional staff members.
direct the operation of the labor relations office;
revise System personnel rules for faculty and professional staff members; and
conduct workshops in contract administration for university academic
administrators.
December 1976 - September 1979
Labor Relations Coordinator
Responsibilities included:
review grievances and represent the System in arbitration;
provide legal counsel on employment and labor issues;
develop policies and procedures necessary to administer the collective bargaining
agreement between the Board of Regents and the union representing over 7,000
System faculty members; and
serve as a member of the negotiating team.
August 1995 - November 1996
Visiting Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (part-time, approximately five days
per month)
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida 32224
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Responsibilities included:
serve as liaison with faculty union, including responsibility for administration of
faculty collective bargaining agreement at the University and review of all faculty
grievances; and
address issues affecting faculty including faculty relations, tenure and promotion,
conflict of interest, and productivity.
September 1973 - December 1976
Assistant to the President
State University of New York - College at Oswego
Oswego, New York 13126
Responsibilities included:
review grievances under faculty, professional staff, and classified employees
collective bargaining agreements;
assure proper administration of collective bargaining contracts;
advise administrative officers regarding employee relations and legal matters;
coordinate investigation of employment discrimination complaints and legal actions
brought against the university;
provide legal advice to student judicial system; and
serve as Secretary to the College Council.
June 1971 - May 1973
Legal Assistant (part-time)
Environmental Protection Agency
Region VIII
Denver, Colorado
Responsibilities included:
review and implement water quality standards, and
draft legal briefs concerning federal legislation.
September 1967 - June 1970
Associate Director of Admissions
Hiram College
Hiram, Ohio 44234
Responsibilities included:
primary responsibility for all aspects of admissions program in Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Florida Educational Negotiators, Annual Conference, Daytona Beach, FL, May 2005
Workshop presenter, Compensation of Regular Non-exempt, Non-instructional School
District Employees for Performing Part-time Coaching or Other Extracurricular
Activities - FLSA Implications
Florida Educational Negotiators, Annual Conference, Daytona Beach, FL, May 2004
Workshop presenter, Collective Bargaining Basics
Florida School Finance Officers Association, Annual Conference, Marco Island, FL, June 2002
Workshop Presenter, Collective Bargaining Impasse
Florida Educational Negotiators, Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, May 2002
Plenary session presenter, Communications: Addressing the Challenge in the Labor
Relations Process .
Florida School Finance Officers Association, Annual Conference, Stuart, FL, June 2001
Plenary Session Remarks, Teachers Compensation
Florida Educational Negotiators, Annual Conference, Daytona Beach, FL, May 2001
Workshop presenter, Legal Issues in Employee Relations
Florida School Finance Officers Association, Conference, Ocala, FL, November 2000
Workshop presenter, Fair Labor Standards Act: An Overview
Florida Educational Negotiators, Annual Conference,Tampa, FL, May 2000
Workshop presenter, Contract Administration: After the Bargaining Ends
Florida State University, Opportunity Leadership Enhancement Program, August and December 1998
Workshop presenter, Perspectives on Human Resources and Leadership in Higher
Education
BioMedNet, HMS Beagle, On-line Debate Participant, March 3 - 7, 1997, Academic Tenure: Is It
Necessary?
American Association for Higher Education, Forum on Faculty Roles and Rewards, San Diego,
January 16-19, 1997
Workshop presenter and panelist, Post-Tenure Review: From Board Mandate to Campus
Plan
American Association for Higher Education, Forum on Faculty Roles and Rewards, Atlanta, Georgia,
January 19-21, 1996
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Workshop presenter and panelist, Post-Tenure Review and System Governing Boards:
Roles and Responses
Academy for Academic Personnel Administration, Annual Meeting
October 1989, "Attrition of Tenure-earning Faculty"
October 1992, "Faculty Workload Measures and Systems"
College and University Personnel Association, National Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, October 1988
Workshop presenter, "Part-time Employees in Higher Education"
College and University Personnel Association, Southern Region Conference, Miami, Florida, April
1988, "Faculty Personnel Issues"
Presenter and panel member
National Association of College and University Attorneys, Seminar on Current Issues in Employment,
St. Petersburg, Florida, January 1985
Presenter - "Employee Evaluation and Record-keeping"
Semi-annual Workshops for State University System Deans and Chairpersons presented by the Institute
for Academic Leadership, 1982 to present, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Presenter and discussion leader on various topics related to academic personnel
administration and labor relations.
Association for Institutional Research, Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, May 1982, "The Role of
the Institutional Researcher in Employment Discrimination Litigation".
Presenter and panel member.
Numerous Board of Regents and university personnel and collective bargaining workshops and training
sessions for university administrators, including personnel staffs and academic administrators.
Examples include a Tenure and Promotion workshop at the University of West Florida, and
a workshop at the University of North Florida regarding the use of faculty performance data
in making academic personnel decisions.
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Florida Bar - admitted 1977
Labor & Employment Law Section
Professional Organizations
Academy for Academic Personnel Administration
President, 1981-82
Florida Association of School Administrators
Florida Educational Negotiators (Member, Board of Directors)
Industrial Relations Research Association
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Public Sector Labor Relations
Visiting Instructor
School of Public Administration
Florida State University
1990 to present
Public Collective Bargaining
Adjunct Instructor
Florida A&M University
1980 & 1981
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Provided upon request.
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