Lori D'Angelo

Lori D’Angelo joined the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission in January, 2021. She is the first Ombudsman after the Virginia General Assembly created the position to improve outreach to interested stakeholders. Ms. D’Angelo earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Memphis in 1999. She practiced law for over twenty years, handling both administrative law and workers’ compensation cases. She obtained a broad range of professional experience representing employers, insurers, and injured workers in workers’ compensation claims. Ms. D’Angelo is certified by the Virginia Supreme Court as a mediator. She is a member of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions, (IAIABC), and is the Chairman of their Ombuds Subcommittee. She is also a member of the International Ombuds Association, (IOA), and has passed the Certified Organizational Ombuds Practitioner (CO-OP®) Exam.