Tamika Butler is the former Executive Director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust.[1][2]
Early life and education
Butler was raised in Bellevue, Nebraska in the United States.[3] In 2006, she received Bachelor's degrees in sociology and psychology from Creighton University.[4] While at Creighton University, Butler was the president of the Gender and Sexual Alliance.[5] In 2009, she received a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School.[4] After studying, she worked in employment law, LGBT and gender discrimination, and healthcare policy.[4]
Career
Butler was director of the California branch of Young Invincibles, a youth advocacy group;[6] co-chair on the board of directors for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, a non-profit law firm for LGBT issues;[6] and Director of Social Change Strategies at the Liberty Hill Foundation.[7]
Butler was the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition from 2014 to 2017.[4][8] She originally became interested in cycling when she learned that about her diabetes risks.[3] In 2015, she coordinated and participated in a bicycle ride to the Emmy Awards with Mad Men writer Tom Smuts to encourage cycling.[3]
Awards
In 2016, she won the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals' award for Professional of the Year (Non-Profit Sector).[4][9]
In 2017, Stanford Law School awarded Butler the Miles L. Rubin Public Interest Award for her work in "justice and social change in the lives of vulnerable populations."[10]
In 2018, NLC Los Angeles recognized Tamika Butler with the organization's Hero award, following her leadership of the Los Angeles chapter.
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