Press contact: Samy Nemir, snemir@lambdalegal.org, C: (202) 672-4877 Lambda`s legal team, made up of legal, policy and advocacy experts, fights every day for equality and justice for LGBT people and all people living with HIV. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are external online distributors of ALM`s extensive collection of current and archived versions of legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law clients may access and use ALM content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, New York Law Journal and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information. The national nonprofit engages in impact litigation and outreach efforts to advance its mission to “fully recognize the rights of LGBTQ Americans (and people living with HIV).” (ATLANTA – 21. November 2019) – Lambda Legal announced today that Michael D. Shutt, former senior director of campus life at Emory University and associate assistant professor at the University of Georgia, will join the nation`s leading LGBTQ legal law organization as director of Lambda Legal`s Atlanta-based southern regional office. Michael is also involved in community service. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Equality Foundation of Georgia and a member of the Advisory Board of the LGBTQ Institute of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. Previously, he was co-chair of the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals. Originally from Indiana, Michael holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Administration from Michigan State University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Student Business Administration from the University of Georgia, where he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development in the College of Education.
As Southern Regional Director, Shutt will oversee programs and public relations efforts in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and Mississippi. Lambda Legal is a national organization that advocates for the full recognition of the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all people living with HIV through impact litigation, education and awareness-raising. Lambda Legal is headquartered in New York City with regional offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, and Atlanta. “Lambda Legal is thrilled to welcome Michael Shutt on board to advance our important work in the South,” said Richard Burns, Interim CEO of Lambda Legal. “The LGBTQ community in the South faces particular challenges, particularly transgender and people of color. Michael brings a wealth of knowledge and a broad track record of leadership and performance to this fight. With this experience, Michael Lambda Legal will help strengthen its response to these attacks and allow both of us to advocate for the progress made and expand the civil rights of LGBTQ people in the South. Lambda Legal has appointed Michael Shutt, senior director of campus life at Emory University, as the new director of its Southern regional office in Atlanta.
Michael Shutt, a veteran student affairs administrator and LGBTQ advocate at Emory and UGA, will lead Atlanta`s programming and public relations for a 10-state region. If you have any questions, call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected] Search our list of employees below or use the search field to find an employee by first or last name. Michael and her husband Brian live in Atlanta, where they enjoy gardening, traveling, and entertaining themselves with their rescued puppies Beatrice and Arthur. “I am deeply honored and thrilled to join Lambda Legal, an organization that has proven so valuable in securing and advocating for the civil rights of LGBTQ people across the country, and to be a part of this work at a time when these rights, some of which have only recently been guaranteed, and our existence are under continuous and repeated attack.” Shutt said. “I look forward to joining the extraordinary and talented staff of the Southern Regional Office to continue to fight for LGBTQ rights in southern courts and state houses to preserve our progress and ensure equality and justice throughout the region. And I`m also looking forward to hearing and working with LGBTQ community leaders and community organizations in Atlanta and across the South about how we can work together to make the South a safer and more prosperous place for LGBTQ people and people living with HIV. “To see this content, please continue with their websites. Michael has 20 years of strategic leadership experience in higher education at Emory University and the University of Georgia. At Emory, he has held a variety of positions, including Associate Dean and Director of the Office of LGBT Life, Interim Director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and Senior Director of Campus Life.
Prior to Emory, he championed the University of Georgia`s LGBT Resource Center, the first LGBT resource center at a public university in Georgia. He began his career at UGA as a health educator. In addition to working on his own campuses, Michael has consulted with institutions such as New York University, Princeton University, Spelman College, and the Georgia Institute of Technology in the development and evaluation of LGBT support services. Michael is also involved in community service. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Equality Foundation of Georgia and a member of the Advisory Board of the LGBTQ Institute of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. Previously, he was co-chair of the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals. Originally from Indiana, Michael holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Administration from Michigan State University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Student Business Administration from the University of Georgia, where he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development in the College of Education.