McGoven steps into positon of acting commissioner with 32 years of service in Iowa Division of Labor and Iowa Workforce Development
(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry Branstad today named Michelle "Miki" McGovern the acting Workers' Compensation Commissioner effective immediately. McGovern has served as an Iowa Workers' Compensation Deputy Commissioner for the past 26 years. A photo of McGovern can be found here.
The Workers' Compensation Commissioner is the head of the Division of Workers' Compensation which is part of the Iowa Workforce Development. Workers' compensation has the responsibility of administering, regulating, and enforcing the workers' compensation laws. Though the workers' compensation commissioner's office cannot represent the interests of any party, the agency provides information regarding the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law, the rights of the parties, and the procedures the parties can follow to resolve their disputes.
McGovern began working for the Iowa Division of Labor, the precursor to Iowa Workforce Development, in January 1982. In 1988, she became a Deputy Workers' Compensation Commissioner. She holds a Bachelor's of Science degree from Iowa State University, a Master's degree from the University of Iowa and a law degree from Drake University. Miki and her husband, Jack Janda, reside in Woodward, Iowa.
McGovern will serve as acting Commissioner while an exhaustive and extensive search for a permanent Commissioner continues.
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