President Renfroe appoints national business agent

April 20, 2026

NALC President Brian L. Renfroe has appointed Allan Rios as national business agent (NBA) for Region 1 (California, Hawaii, Nevada and Guam) to fill the vacancy left by Keisha Lewis, who resigned the position when she won election as Garden Grove, CA Branch 1100 president. His appointment is effective immediately. Rios, a member of Branch 1100, joined the Postal Service in 1996 as a NTE casual employee delivering mail in Pomona, CA.

Rios began his advocacy for letter carriers when he became a shop steward in 2009, then served as area shop steward, local business agent and arbitration advocate, and in 2012 worked as a dispute resolution team representative. In 2015, President Fredric V. Rolando appointed him as a regional administrative assistant for Region 1 a position he held until his appointment as NBA. Rios is also a graduate of the NALC Leadership Academy Class 16.