The Ombuds Blog: National Institutes of Health Adds Experienced Ombuds

March 08, 2021

National Institutes of Health Adds Experienced Ombuds

J. Fernando Caetano has been hired as an Associate Ombudsman with the Center for Cooperative Resolution and NIH Ombudsman. Caetano began his Ombuds career at George Mason University in 2015 and then became the first Ombuds for the U.S. Geological Survey in 2017. He joins a team that includes Director, Victor Voloshin; Senior Associate Ombudsman, Linda M. Brothers; Lead Associate Ombudsman, Jason Byron, CO-OP; Associate Ombudsman, Judith Gail; Operations Coordinator, Samone Johnson; Associate Ombudsman, Stephen Kotev; and Associate Ombudsman, Jenn Mahony.

Caetano earned his Law Degree from Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Campinas and practiced law in Brazil before he moved to the United States, where he earned an LLM from Wayne State University Law School. (NIH Ombuds; LinkedIn.)

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Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

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March 08, 2021

National Institutes of Health Adds Experienced Ombuds

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