Staff

Stuart Campbell, Executive Director

With over 20 years of experience in the public and non-profit sector, including over eight years in management positions, Stuart Campbell is a seasoned professional whose mission-focused and collaborative leadership style has successfully expanded the capacity of several leading organizations. Campbell‘s non-profit experience includes advocacy and lobbying on disability and anti-poverty issues with the National Disability Rights Network, Brain Injury Association and Coalition on Human Needs in Washington, D.C., ultimately serving as Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs from 1998 to 2003.

In 2003, Campbell relocated to Austin to work as a successful real estate broker. From 2003 to 2009,  he served on the board of Equality Texas, Equality NC’s sister organization in Texas where he was actively involved in the state’s anti-LGBT amendment fight in 2005. In 2008, Campbell joined the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, first as a senior policy advisor and then as Community Affairs manager, where he administered over $220 million in federal and state funds aimed at alleviating poverty.

Campbell's leadership has been recognized and honored throughout his career, and his commitment to social justice has earned him positions as a Commissioner on Arlington County (VA) Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Commission, the City of Austin Human Rights Commission, Political Affairs Director of the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance, and leadership roles in various other volunteer boards and councils.

Kay Flaminio, Director of Development 

Kay Flaminio joined the staff in November 2006 as its first Development Director and manages the group's fundraising program. She has been a fundraiser for twenty-six years and has worked with a number of nonprofits on a spectrum of issues including reproductive rights, STD prevention, mental health, and animal rights. Her specialty is individual giving with a focus on leadership gifts, and she has extensive experience in corporate and foundation relations; special events; publications; public relations; financial management; and strategic planning.

Kay is from upstate New York and moved to North Carolina in 1990. She lives in a restored 1928 bungalow in Durham and is an avowed Durhamite. She reads compulsively--mostly histories of the South--collects antiques, travels, and rescues cats. Email Kay

Jen Jones, Director of Communications

Jen Jones joined the Equality NC staff in March 2011 as its first Communications Director. Working closely with Equality North Carolina’s program and development staff, Jen Jones plays a leadership role in communications strategy, utilizing both traditional and new media to promote LGBT equality throughout North Carolina.

Jen Jones is a North Carolina native who holds an undergraduate degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a law degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law's Evening Program. Along with more than 15 years of experience as a communications professional in all facets of the for and nonprofit industry, Jen Jones is also a licensed attorney in North Carolina.

Her nickname, appropriately enough, is "Jen Jones." Email Jen

Shawn Long, Administrative Coordinator

T. Shawn Long joined the Equality NC staff in August 2006 as administrative coordinator. He handles general questions and requests, processes donations and bills, maintains the member database, handles the financial accounts, and coordinates event registration.

Shawn pursued his undergraduate and graduate studies at NC State, focusing on English with a concentration in writing and editing, and linguistics. He has spent his career in nonprofits, having worked for the NC Center for Nonprofits, the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care, and the NC Academy of Physician Assistants. He is active with Triangle Families, a local social/support network for gay parents and their children, and the Raleigh Area Gay Parents Meetup group.

He lives in Wake Forest with his partner of 16 years, Craig Johnson, their nine-year-old son, Isaiah, and their two cats, Kitty Gaga and Hello Kitty. Email Shawn

Sam Parker, Director of Community Organizing

Sam Parker joined Equality NC in June 2011 as the organization’s Director of Community Organizing. Hailing from New Jersey, Parker spent the past seven years in Maine where she pursued her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Southern Maine. She holds a BA in English with a minor in Creative Writing, and both a Masters degree in Public Policy and Management and Certificate in Economics and Social Justice from the Muskie School.

Among the organizations/groups Sam has worked for as an advocate, organizer, and/or volunteer are: the Human Rights Campaign, The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and EqualityMaine. In fact, she was a regional field organizer for the No on 1: Protect Maine Equality marriage campaign in 2009. Her other community organizing activities include the Maine SpeakOut Project and The Portland Dyke March planning committee. In 2011, Sam was voted Portland’s Best Activist.  Email Sam