Imani Rupert-Gordon

Imani Rupert-Gordon
Born	(1979-04-16) April 16, 1979 (age 45)[1] Bedford Heights, Ohio, U.S.[2]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A.) University of Chicago (A.M.)[2][3]
Employer	National Center for Lesbian Rights[1][4]
Spouse	Derah Rupert-Gordon[1][2]
Family	Maya Rupert (sister)

Imani Rupert-Gordon (born April 16, 1979) is the executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco, California.[1][5]

Rupert-Gordon was born in Bedford Heights, Ohio, and grew up in Yucca Valley, California.[2] She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with a bachelor's degree in sociology.[2] She then worked at the University of California, Santa Cruz for eight years before moving to Chicago to attend graduate school. She earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Chicago in 2013.[2][3]

Rupert-Gordon served as executive director of Affinity Community Services, a Chicago-based LGBTQ social justice organization focusing on Black women, from 2016 to 2020.[3][5] In 2019, she was named the new executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), succeeding Kate Kendell.[5] Rupert-Gordon began her directorship of NCLR in March 2020, working remotely from her home in Oakland, California due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Rupert-Gordon lives with her wife Derah Rupert-Gordon, who she married in 2015.[1] Her sister, Maya Rupert, is a former policy strategist for NCLR.[1][2]

References

1. Bajko, Matthew S. (April 22, 2020). "NCLR ED takes helm amid health crisis". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
2. Ocamb, Karen (December 26, 2019). "Meet Imani Rupert-Gordon, NCLR's new leader". Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
3. "The 2021 Crown Family School Alumni Award Recipients". Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. University of Chicago. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
4. Casey, John (February 2, 2021). "For First Time Ever, Three National LGBTQ Orgs Have Black Leaders". The Advocate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
5. Ring, Trudy (December 17, 2019). "National Center for Lesbian Rights Leader on Making a Movement for All". The Advocate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

External links

• Media related to Imani Rupert-Gordon at Wikimedia Commons