Director – Vacant
Deputy Director, Program & Policy Administration – Thomas Stohler
Thom Stohler serves as the Deputy Director for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP).
Mr. Stohler brings decades of public policy, government affairs, and leadership experience to OWCP. Previously, he spent almost 15 years in the executive leadership of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), serving as their Vice-President of Federal Government Affairs. He began his career on Capitol Hill, where he served as the first Legislative Director for former House Speaker John Boehner. He then went on to work for nearly twenty-five years in government affairs roles across several trade associations and industries.
Mr. Stohler served in the Bush Administration as a Senior Legislative Officer in OCIA in 2007, and in 2008 as OSHA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary, finishing as the Acting Assistant Secretary at the end of the Administration.
Deputy Director, Operations & Finance – Douglas A. Pennington
Douglas A. Pennington serves as Deputy Director for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). In this role, he provides operational and financial oversight to the over 1,300 employees at the national office and across the country. Pennington brings more than 30 years of insurance and benefits leadership and management experience to OWCP. Previously, he served as the Deputy Director for the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness, one of the statutory divisions within OWCP. Prior to joining OWCP, he served in senior leadership positions at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Pennington began his insurance management career working for over a decade in the private sector before he became a senior insurance regulator with the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Pennington earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Legal Studies from Pacific Lutheran University, his Master’s in Public Administration from Arkansas State University, a Pre-Doctoral Executive Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from Liberty University, and holds the Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Risk Manager, Certified Compliance Professional, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, and 14 other insurance, audit, and technology credentials/certifications. He is also a member of several insurance, auditing, and technology professional associations, including the Insurance Data Management Association (IDMA), the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (AFCE), the Insurance Regulatory Examiner’s Society (IRES), the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP), the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE), and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM).
Chief of Staff – Christopher McGuinn
Chris McGuinn serves as the Chief of Staff for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. He has held several previous roles at DOL, including Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary and at OWCP, where he previously worked on IT modernization and the opioid crisis. He has run large government contract teams, led procurement programs, and most recently, managed operations for outpatient addiction treatment programs. Chris has a degree in Government and Law from Lafayette College and certificates in Healthcare Management and Accounting from George Washington University and the University of Cape Town.
Policy Advisor – James Overstreet
James K. Overstreet serves as a policy advisor in the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs at the U.S. Department of Labor. He previously worked in health policy, political strategy, campaign management, and communications. He is from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, and holds a bachelor's degree in American Studies and Political Science from Franklin and Marshall College, along with an MPA from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government.
Special Assistant – Caleb Owens
Caleb Owens is a Special Assistant in the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. Originally from the Florida panhandle, Caleb graduated with a BA in International Affairs at the University of West Florida and began working at the Department of Labor as an intern in 2026. In his role, Caleb assists with policy development, fraud prevention, and regulatory affairs within each of OWCP’s programs.
Information Technology Project Management Officer – Benjamin Taddeo
Benjamin Taddeo is OWCP Information Technology (IT) Project Management Office (PMO) Officer, overseeing all business aspects of IT for OWCP and its programs. These duties include assuring that existing legacy systems continue to meet business operations, adjudication, reporting, and payment needs until they are replaced through modernization. Mr. Taddeo also manages the effective development of all business systems requirements, business systems process reengineering, data cleanup and migration in support of the multi-year IT modernization occurring across all OWCP systems and programs. Mr. Taddeo began his federal career in 2008 within OWCP and has held several positions of increasing authority throughout his career, working for multiple divisions. Most recently, prior to joining the IT PMO, Mr. Taddeo held the position of DCMWC Branch Chief of Fiscal Operations and Technical Support, where Ben oversaw the concept development, design, testing, and implementation of artificial intelligence for standardized form entry recognition, as well as implementing visual data analytics and cloud data management. In addition, he was responsible for risk management as well as directing strategic planning for the purpose of identifying methods to improve IT and fiscal business operations, programs, and customer services. Mr. Taddeo received his undergraduate degrees from Malone University (BA in Pre-Law), Walsh University (BA in Finance) and a Juris Doctorate (JD) from Southern Illinois University School of Law.