Labor and Industrial Relations Commission

Chairman - Rodney J. Campbell

Rodney Campbell was appointed by the Governor as the public representative to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission in April 2022 and appointed as chair in July 2022. Rodney previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Labor Division of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. He then worked in private practice prior to joining the LIRC. Rodney is a graduate of Missouri State University and Saint Louis University School of Law.

Commissioner - Vacant

Commissioner - Kathryn Swan

Kathryn Swan was appointed as the employer representative on the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) by Governor Michael L. Parson in July 2022.

She is the former President of JCS Wireless, a small wireless telecommunications company founded by her father, Charles W. (Sonny) Johnson.  In addition, she has been employed in a variety of nursing positions at Saint Francis Healthcare System and Southeast Missouri State University.

Swan has served in several elected positions:  Missouri State Representative – District 147, Cape Girardeau City Council, Cape Girardeau Board of Education, and Cape Girardeau County Republican Central Committee.

During her time in the Missouri House (2013-2021), she served as Chair of the Workforce Development Committee, Chair of the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, and member of the Joint Committee on Education, Budget Committee, Professional Registration and Licensure, Higher Education Committee and Subcommittee on Appropriations – Health, Mental Health, and Social Services.  She was successful in passing more than 30 pieces of legislation focused on education, healthcare, and workforce development. 

Swan earned an A.A. in Nursing and B.S.N. from Southeast Missouri State University. She attends St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, serving as a church musician. She and her husband of 51 years, Reg, reside in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  They have two children and two grandchildren.