For 18 years, Jeff Scafaro worked on the employee side of labor relations as a union advocate. In 2015, Jeff Scafaro transitioned to become an employer advocate when he launched the Vanguard Consulting Group, LLC.
As a labor relations consultant, Mr. Scafaro serves various employers in California, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Washington. Some of the companies he has consulted for include Stanford Healthcare, PNM Resources, Texas-New Mexico Power, Zenith American Solutions, and Marin General Hospital. His accomplishments include successfully negotiating 10 collective bargaining agreements and reducing a grievance backlog for a single client from 226 cases to 33 open cases. He has also drafted contingency plans for multiple clients.
In 2021, Mr. Scafaro took a position as the director of employee and labor relations for LifeBridge Health, Inc. Serving as its primary employer advocate, he developed management and HR training programs. In 2024, the Falls Church City Public Schools hired him as its labor relations consultant, where he assisted the school system in negotiating its first collective bargaining agreement.
In addition to his work in labor relations, Mr. Scafaro is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and the Labor and Employment Relations Association. In his free time, he is an avid tennis player and enthusiast. He has played in multiple leagues, competing in singles and doubles tournaments and averaging 15 hours of playing time a week.