"engaged in extensive outreach to the LGBT, Arab-Muslim and Sikh communities, and has met with leaders of numerous faith-based organizations. She was also active in helping transform the culture of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) through Project "Engage!" where Charlotte schools’ decision to explore the experiences of LGBT youth were noteworthy, At the time of her appointment she was one of four openly LGBT U.S. Attorneys, alongside Jenny Durkan of the Western District of Washington, Laura Duffy of the Southern District of California and Robert L. Pitman of the Western District of Texas. References External links U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina 1962 births Living people North Carolina lawyers University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumni University of North Carolina School of Law alumni United States Attorneys for the Western District of North Carolina LGBT appointed officials in the United States LGBT lawyers LGBT people from North Carolina LGBT people from Virginia Lawyers from Charlotte, North Carolina People from Waynesboro, Virginia 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American women lawyers 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American women 21st-century LGBT people