Ann Lesser heads up the AAA® New York Regional Office, focusing on the AAA’s Labor, Employment and Elections Division.

In that role, she oversees the labor and employment caseload interacting with AAA’s clients who file labor and employment cases and the panelists who serve as arbitrators and mediators in those cases in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Additionally, she oversees AAA’s election services in those states and is engaged in outreach and educational programming in those states as well.  Ann  also co-chairs AAA’s diversity and inclusion committee.
Ann’s professional affiliations include The American Bar Association (labor and Employment Section) New York State Bar where she is on the Executive Board of the New York State Bar and co-chair of the ADR  sub -committee. New York City Bar Association (member of the labor and employment section). New York City LERA (past president) and Long Island LERA (executive board member). Nassau County Bar (member of the labor and employment section and dispute resolution section).ABA (member of the Labor and Employment Section).

Prior to joining the AAA, Ann served with Region 29 of the National Labor Relations Board in Brooklyn, NY, where she investigated unfair labor practice charges and represented the General Counsel in formal hearings before Administrative Law Judges and in federal court proceedings for injunctive relief. She also served as a hearing officer and decision writer in Representation cases and conducted elections. 
Ann earned a BA Degree in International Relations from Tufts University, a JD from Suffolk University School of Law, and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University.