About NLRB

Mori Rubin was appointed Regional Director of the Los Angeles, California Regional Office (Region 31) in May 2012.  Ms. Rubin started her NLRB career in 1980 as a Field Attorney in Region 31. Since that time, she has served as a Supervisory Attorney, Deputy Regional Attorney and Regional Attorney.  She also served as the Acting Regional Director from December 2011 until her appointment to Regional Director of Region 31.

Kathy Drew King was appointed Regional Director of the Brooklyn Office in 2016. She began her career as an attorney at the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board where she served from 1983 to 1991. Ms. King also worked as the Associate Executive Counsel at the U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review Board from 1991 to 1992 when she joined the NLRB. She rose from Senior Field Attorney to Supervisory Attorney in 2012. Ms. King later was promoted to her prior position of Regional Attorney in 2014.

Cornele A. Overstreet was appointed Regional Director of the Phoenix Office (Region 28) in 1996.  Mr. Overstreet began his NLRB career in 1978 as a Field Attorney in the Indianapolis Regional Office.  He transferred to the Las Vegas resident office in 1988. A native of Chicago, Mr. Overstreet received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin (Madison), where he majored in French.  He received his Master’s degree in French Literature at the University of Illinois (Champaign) in 1975, and his J.D. degree from the same university in 1978.

In 2016, Paula S. Sawyer was appointed to serve as the Regional Director in the Region 27 Office in Denver. A career NLRB employee, Ms. Sawyer has been serving as Regional Attorney in Region 5. 

Patricia Nachand was named Regional Director for the Region 25 Office in Indianapolis in March 2016. A native of the Indianapolis, Indiana area, Ms. Nachand received her B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Indianapolis in 1983 and 1997, respectively. She began her Field Examiner career in the Indianapolis office in 1981 after first working for the Agency as a receptionist, stenographer, and labor-management relations aide while attending college at night.

William B. Cowen was appointed Regional Director of the Los Angeles Regional Office (Region 21) in 2016.  Mr. Cowen began his NLRB career in 1979 and served in various capacities throughout the Agency at both Headquarters and in the field until he left to enter private practice in 1985. Mr. Cowen was later appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a Board Member from January 22, 2002 to November 22, 2002. He then acted as Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff) to NLRB Chairman Robert J. Battista. From 2006 to 2016, Mr. Cowen served as the Board’s Solicitor. Mr.

Jennifer A. Hadsall was appointed Regional Director of the NLRB's Regional Office in Minneapolis, MN (Region 18) in 2017. She began her career with the NLRB in 2003 as a Field Examiner in Region 18. In 2010, she relocated to Des Moines after her promotion to Resident Officer. In 2013, Ms. Hadsall was appointed as the Assistant to the Regional Director and returned to the Minneapolis Regional Office to serve in that role in 2015. A native of Minneapolis, Ms. Hadsall earned her B.A.