Christy Kwon Named Regional Director for Region 32-Oakland

Today, General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo announced the appointment of Christy Kwon as the Regional Director of the NLRB Region 32-Oakland office. With a Regional Office in Oakland, California, Region 32 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 northern and central California and northern Nevada.

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

Ms. Kwon is a graduate of University of California-Berkeley, where she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Ethnic Studies. Upon earning her J.D. at UCLA School of Law, Ms. Kwon began her legal career with the NLRB as a Field Attorney in Los Angeles (Region 31). She then served as a Field Attorney in San Francisco (Region 20) and in 2012, was promoted to Supervisory Field Attorney. In 2017, she was appointed as Regional Attorney of the NLRB’s Oakland office (Region 32).

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 32 serves areas in California and Nevada from its Regional Office in Oakland.