Kara Suffredini has been named MassEquality’s new Executive Director, following the March announcement that Scott Gortikov planned to step down from the position. Suffredini will begin working with the organization on Sept. 7.

"I’m an attorney by trade, but an activist by nature," Suffredini recently told Bay Windows. Named one of the "Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40" by the National LGBT Bar Association, Suffredini comes to MassEquality with 12 years of valuable experience. Most recently, the 35-year-old was the Director of Public Policy and Community Engagement for the Family Equality Council (FEC).

"We are thrilled. Kara is a talented attorney and policy maker and she has extensive experience running statewide advocacy programs," Sara Whitman, Chair of the MassEquality Board of Directors, said in a prepared statement. "She is a visionary thinker and a highly regarded LGBT movement strategist. We are confident that Kara will bring us to the next level of LGBT advocacy in Massachusetts." 

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