Ivey Warren, Acting Chair
Ivey Warren was appointed to the Administrative Review Board in January 2023. She comes to the ARB previously serving as Chief of Staff to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs at the Department of Labor. Judge Warren earlier served as a Program Manager for the District of Columbia’s Office of Paid Family Leave. Prior to that, she served as Attorney Advisor to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. She was also formerly a litigation attorney, practicing personal injury and administrative law in the state of Maryland. Judge Warren earned a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of South Carolina, a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, and is a member of the Maryland Bar Association.
Angela W. Thompson, Member
Angela W. Thompson was appointed to the Administrative Review Board in November 2023. Judge Thompson has served as in-house counsel at major labor unions, including most recently as General Counsel of a national union. Her private sector experience also includes work for a labor law firm and for the Immigration Assistance Program of the Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan. Judge Thompson’s public service includes more than seven years as a Senior Attorney at the National Labor Relations Board in the Division of Advice. She has a Bachelor in Music Performance from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and a Master of Labor and Employment Relations from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She earned her law degree from Yale Law School. She is a member of the bar in New York and the District of Columbia.
Jonathan Rolfe, Member
Jonathan Rolfe was appointed to the Administrative Review Board in November 2023. Judge Rolfe previously served as an Administrative Appeals Judge and Vice Chair on the Benefits Review Board (BRB). Prior to his service with BRB, Judge Rolfe served in the United States Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, where he represented the Director of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs in litigation in front of the BRB and various United States Courts of Appeals on issues arising under the Black Lung Benefits Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions. Before beginning his government service, Judge Rolfe worked in private practice for ten years in the District of Columbia, where he focused on labor and employment law litigation in federal courts, primarily representing national and international labor unions. Judge Rolfe is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and the University of Minnesota, Duluth.