Matthew S. Lomax Named Regional Director for Region 27-Denver

Today, General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo announced the appointment of Matthew S. Lomax as the Regional Director of the NLRB Region 27-Denver office. With a Regional Office in Denver, Colorado, Region 27 is responsible for conducting elections, investigating unfair labor practice charges, and protecting the right of workers to act collectively to improve their wages and working conditions throughout Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as parts of Idaho, Montana, and Nebraska.

“Matt is an exemplary public servant with a strong commitment to the National Labor Relations Act,” said General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. “I am certain that he will use his considerable skills and talents in this new leadership role and will work every day to fully effectuate the Act and faithfully serve the public.”

A native of Saint Louis, Missouri, Matthew Lomax earned a Bachelor of Science in Justice Systems from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri and a Master of Business Administration from Webster University in Saint Louis, Missouri. He began his career with the Agency in 1997 in St. Louis as a Labor-Management Relations Examiner and was promoted to Supervisory Field Examiner in Denver in 2011.

Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees, employers, and unions from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The NLRB conducts hundreds of workplace elections and investigates thousands of unfair labor practice charges each year. Region 27 serves areas in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Nebraska from its Regional Office in Denver.