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Activist | Activist | ||
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| + | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
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| + | Lambda Literary Award | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Executive Director, Arcus Foundation | + | Chief Executive Officer of Lambda Legal. Former President of The Tenement Museum in New York City. Former Executive Director, Arcus Foundation (2012-2017). Founder and leader of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to combat bullying in schools. Joined the Obama administration as Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education and director of the Office of Safe & Drug-Free Schools in 2009 - 2011. Formerly headed a non-profit organization, 'Be the Change' dedicated to addressing the growing problem of economic inequality in the United States (2011-2012). Chairs the Boards of the Ubunye Challenge and Muslims for Progressive Values. He is a past Board Member of the Harvard Alumni Association, Union Theological Seminary, Marjorie’s Fund, the You Can Play Project, and was the founding Board Chair for the Tectonic Theater Project, which created The Laramie Project. He is the Founder of the Pride Fund of the Connecticut Community Foundation. Author of numerous books, including 'Telling Tales Out of School' (1997, Lambda Literary Award), 'Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir' (2006) and 'One Teacher in the 21st Century' (2015). |
| − | == | + | ==See Also== |
| − | * | + | * [[LGBTQ Founders and Executives with Charitable Foundations]] |
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| + | * https://www.lambdalegal.org/about-us/staff/kevin-jennings | ||
| + | * http://cnsnews.com/news/article/homosexual-activist-kevin-jennings-leaving-obama-administration | ||
| + | * http://www.nea.org/tools/30428.htm | ||
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Country
United States
Birth - Death
1963 -
Occupation
Activist
Notable Achievements
Lambda Literary Award
Description
Chief Executive Officer of Lambda Legal. Former President of The Tenement Museum in New York City. Former Executive Director, Arcus Foundation (2012-2017). Founder and leader of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to combat bullying in schools. Joined the Obama administration as Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education and director of the Office of Safe & Drug-Free Schools in 2009 - 2011. Formerly headed a non-profit organization, 'Be the Change' dedicated to addressing the growing problem of economic inequality in the United States (2011-2012). Chairs the Boards of the Ubunye Challenge and Muslims for Progressive Values. He is a past Board Member of the Harvard Alumni Association, Union Theological Seminary, Marjorie’s Fund, the You Can Play Project, and was the founding Board Chair for the Tectonic Theater Project, which created The Laramie Project. He is the Founder of the Pride Fund of the Connecticut Community Foundation. Author of numerous books, including 'Telling Tales Out of School' (1997, Lambda Literary Award), 'Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir' (2006) and 'One Teacher in the 21st Century' (2015).
