I have been incredibly fortunate in my professional career.  I’ve been a drafter of bills, a teacher of students, an author of scholarly articles, an implementer of civil rights laws, and a helpmate in creating safe and respectful workplaces.  I have done this work as a Legal Counsel at the ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project (1988-1991); a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center (1991-2010); a Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2010-2019), a partner at the law firm of Morgan Lewis in Washington DC (2019-2021), the Vice Chair of the AbilityOne Commission (2021-2025), and the President of EEO Leaders (2025–). 

I have worked primarily to advance the rights of people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people and women, but I have also had the chance to work to advance social justice more broadly. As an out lesbian and an out person with a disability (the hidden disability of anxiety disorder), I have sought to advance LGBTQ+ and disability pride whenever and wherever I can.

I consider it my life’s mission to work with others to make this world a better place.

You can check out my professional bio and CV.