Awards and Affiliations

• Fellow—Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government's Institute of Politics
  
• Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Simmons College
  
• Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University School of Law
  
• Member of the Massachusetts and Florida Bar Associations
  
• Member of the Lambda national LGBTQ Advisory Network for the Child Welfare League of America
  
• Named by Boston Magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in Boston, Massachusetts
  
• Named by OUT Magazine as one of the 100 influential gay leaders in the country.
  
• Adjunct Professor George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management