Lee Means (he/him)

Director of Family Equity + Justice at Family Equality

Lee A. Means (he/him/his) is the Director of Family Equity + Justice at Family Equality, a national LGBTQ+ family rights and advocacy organization. He is a longtime New York City educator with a background in law and the performing arts. He taught in various K-12 environments as a teacher and teacher leader in New York City and Newark, NJ. Lee is also a consultant/team leader at the Consortium of Policy Research in Education (CPRE).

He is the lead author of a set of rubrics on cultural responsiveness that are currently being piloted nationally by CPRE. Lee has a Bachelor of Arts, Religious Studies, and Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Indiana University. Lee also has a Masters of Science, Education Policy degree from University of Pennsylvania. He is currently earning his Doctorate of Education Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.