Washington, DC - National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is hiring Lisa Mottet as its Deputy Executive Director. Mottet is among the most successful leaders in the LGBT movement driving much of the progress on local and state level transgender inclusive anti-discrimination laws and federal policy advocacy.
"In 2001, Lisa became the first attorney working full-time on trans rights at the national level when she started the Transgender Civil Rights Project at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (the Task Force). Since then, she has been a driving force expanding the number of jurisdictions with transgender-inclusive anti-discrimination laws from 5% to 45%. The whole staff is excited to have her on board to invigorate our local and state efforts while also stewarding our advocacy, fundraising, and communications priorities," said Mara Keisling, NCTE Executive Director.
NCTE has worked with Mottet around federal policy and state and local advocacy since NCTE started ten years ago. Mottet was one of the lead co-authors of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey that NCTE co-produced with the Task Force, which has changed the landscape of transgender policy advocacy. She also co-authored "Transitioning Our Shelters: A Guide to Making Homeless Shelters Safe for Transgender People," which is still the definitive guide in the subject area.
Mottet has also been a force in federal legislation and federal administrative policy advocacy, having led the successful strategy to add "gender identity" to the federal hate crimes bill before it passed, and being a lead architect behind a transgender inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Keisling said, "Lisa is smart, politically savvy, well-connected and well-liked throughout the LGBT and transgender movements in the U.S. She has a rare combination of seeing both the large picture as well as the details of what will make an idea into a success and knows how to work with people and teams in a collaborative way."
Mottet is a graduate of the University of Washington and Georgetown University Law Center. Before law school, Mottet was a board member of Equality Washington. Her writing and advocacy has earned her top recognitions from the National LGBT Bar Association and from numerous state and local transgender advocacy groups, such as Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition and Transgender Health Empowerment of Washington, DC.
The National Center for Transgender Equality is a national social justice organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people through education and advocacy on national issues of importance to transgender people. By empowering transgender people and our allies to educate and influence policymakers and others, NCTE facilitates a strong and clear voice for transgender equality in our nation's capital and around the country. The National Center for Transgender Equality is a 501(c)3 organization.