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Merit Employee Relations Board

Providing timely disposition of Merit employee grievance and maintenance review classification appeals.




Board Members


Jennifer Cohan
Sheldon N. Sandler, Esq.
Joseph A. Pika, III, Ph.D.
Dinah M. Davis-Russ
Lester Johnson, Jr

Chair
Member
Member
Member
Member

Kent County
New Castle County
Sussex County
City of Wilmington
Kent County

The MERB consists of five (5) Board members, including two (2) management representatives, two (2) labor representatives and a Chair.

Board members are appointed by the Governor, with Senate approval, for a term of three (3) years, or until their successors are appointed.

Board members must be residents of Delaware for at least three (3) years immediately preceding appointment.

One (1) member shall reside in the City of Wilmington, one (1) shall reside in the remainder of New Castle County, one (1) shall reside in Kent County and one (1) in Sussex County. The fifth (5th) member may reside anywhere in the State.


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