COLLEEN WHITE

Colleen White is President and founder of Strategic Workplace Solutions, Inc. She brings nearly 30 years of labor law compliance and workplace relations experience to her SWS clients to assist them with managing their compliance risks and workplace needs.

She derives her extensive experience from over 12 years as Director of the State of Missouri’s Division of Labor Standards. There she administered
and enforced Missouri Wage and Hour, Child Labor and Prevailing Wage Laws, the OSHA funded OnSite Consultation Program, the MSHA funded Mine Training Program, and the state Mine and Cave Inspection Program. She also served as the Department of Labor Liaison to the Missouri Women’s Council.

Prior to that position, she served as Business Manager of a construction trade union in Kansas City, becoming the first female delegate to a Building & Construction Trades Council in the U.S. She was subsequently appointed to serve as Director of Safety and Health for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades in Washington D.C., where she became the first woman Department Director of an international construction union.

Colleen is recognized nationally as a leading expert in labor law compliance and addressing workplace issues. She led the effort in drafting a national Child Labor Law Administration Guide for all state labor standards agencies in the U.S. Colleen also drafted the first prevailing wage compliance programs for the City of Kansas City, Missouri and for Jackson County, Missouri. She is active with the Labor Management Council of Greater Kansas City’s Construction Industry Committee, where she regularly provides input on compliance issues for construction. She is nearing completion in her service as Coordinator for the Jackson County Sports Authority on the Truman Sports Complex Renovation Project, overseeing all labor law compliance for the $700 million project. There she provided assistance to over 300 contractors to help ensure their compliance requirements were met.

Colleen holds degrees in Education and Labor Studies. She also serves as a labor arbitrator, where her experience provides a level of neutrality, honesty and integrity that allows her to see all sides and concerns.