Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy – Laura Dawkins
Laura Dawkins is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP). Prior to this, she served as Director of OASP’s Office of Regulatory and Programmatic Policy and as Director of the Policy and Integrity Division of DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Before joining DOL, Ms. Dawkins held various positions at the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security where she developed and managed humanitarian and family-based immigration programs, and served as the Chief Regulatory Coordinator for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.
Director, Office Regulatory and Programmatic Policy – Albert Herrera
Albert (Al) Herrera is the Director of the Office of Regulatory and Programmatic Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP). Prior to this, Al served as the Acting Senior Advisor to the OASP Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and as the Deputy Administrator and Acting Administrator of DOL’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Before joining DOL, Al held various leadership positions in the U.S. Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Office of Management and Budget managing national security, anti-fraud, immigration, regulatory, and budgetary matters throughout the United States.
During his career, Al has been recognized by the Departments of State, Labor, Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his leadership and service to the public. Al has Bachelor of Arts degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology from New Mexico State University and is a graduate of the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Executive Institute Leadership Program and has served as a White House Fellow in the OMB’s Office of Federal Financial Management.
Chief Evaluation Officer – Alix Gould-Werth
Alix Gould-Werth is the Chief Evaluation Officer for the United States Department of Labor. In this role, she leads the Chief Evaluation Office, an independent office responsible for coordinating, managing and implementing the department’s evaluation research. As Chief Evaluation Officer, Dr. Gould-Werth also serves as the department’s Scientific Integrity Official. Prior to her time at the Department of Labor, Dr. Gould-Werth worked at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, Mathematica, and Fountain House. Dr. Gould-Werth is a nationally recognized expert on Unemployment Insurance, Paid Family and Medical Leave, schedule stability, and other issues affecting low-wage workers and their families. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and her expertise has been cited in outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. She holds a B.A. in History and Sociology/Anthropology from Swarthmore College, M.S.W. from the University of Michigan, and Ph.D. in Social Work and Sociology also from the University of Michigan.
Director, Office of Compliance Initiatives – S. Marisela Douglass
S. Marisela Douglass serves as Director, Office of Compliance Initiatives, at the U.S. Department of Labor. As Director, she provides leadership and support to the Department's enforcement agencies, advancing the expansion and development of innovative approaches to compliance assistance and enforcement.
Douglass’ career includes more than 15 years in public service. She previously served as Chief, Office of Program Policy Evaluation, at the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). She also worked as an audit manager at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General where she led audits of MSHA, the Employment and Training Administration, and the Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Prior to her career at the U.S. Department of Labor, Douglass worked as a consultant at Deloitte and in quality assurance at the American Red Cross.
Douglass holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Rutgers College where she was a Henry Rutgers Scholar and has a Master of Public Administration from Cornell University.