John J. Larsen, Jr.

John J. Larsen, Jr. was appointed as the public representative, and chairman, of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission in June 2013. A St. Louis native, Larsen is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia, and the St. Louis University School of Law. Larsen spent 33 years in private practice representing injured workers in workers’ compensation claims. He has also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General and on the Missouri Bar Association’s workers’ compensation legislative subcommittee.

Reid Forrester

Reid Forrester was appointed as the employer representative of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) in May 2018. A former business owner for over 20 years, Forrester and his wife, Susan, owned and managed several businesses in Southeast Missouri. They began with a video rental chain in four locations, as well as supplying movies and equipment to several area convenience and grocery stores. After selling the rental company, they opened a series of dollar-only retail stores, growing to five locations and operating for 11 years until selling that business to begin a career in public service. Forrester has since served as a member of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, as Chief of Staff to the Lieutenant Governor, and as the Legislative Liaison for the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations.

Curtis E. Chick, Jr.

Curtis E. Chick, Jr. was appointed as the employee representative of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) in 2011. After graduating from Helias High School in Jefferson City, in 1966, Chick began his career in the U.S. Army in 1967 and served until 1970. Chick became an apprentice in the Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Apprenticeship Program in 1970 and completed his program four years later. He served as a Business Representative for the Sheet Metal Workers’ Union #36 for 25 years as well as served on the Missouri Workforce Investment Board for one year before being appointed to the LIRC.