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'''Darlene Nipper''' is an American [[LGBT|lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)]] [[gay rights|rights]] activist and the deputy executive director of the [[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]] since 2008.<ref name="colormag1">{{cite journal | url=http://www.colormagazineusa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=687:living-at-the-intersections-darlene-nipper&catid=53:feature | title=Living at the Intersections: Darlene Nipper | journal=Color Magazine}}</ref> She has previously worked for the city government of [[Washington, DC]], the [[BET]] Foundation, the [[National Mental Health Association]], and the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]] (NAMI) - where she served as [[chief operating officer]].<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio">{{cite web | url=http://www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/staff_directory/sort_by_name/darlene_nipper | title=Darlene Nipper | work=[[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]] | accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref>
'''Darlene Nipper''' is an American [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]] and [[transgender]] ([[LGBT]]) [[LGBT rights|rights activist]] and the deputy executive director of the [[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]] since 2008.<ref name="colormag1">{{cite journal | url=http://www.colormagazineusa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=687:living-at-the-intersections-darlene-nipper&catid=53:feature | title=Living at the Intersections: Darlene Nipper | journal=Color Magazine}}</ref> She has previously worked for the city government of [[Washington, DC]], the [[BET]] Foundation, the [[National Mental Health Association]], and the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]] (NAMI) - where she served as [[chief operating officer]].<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio">{{cite web | url=http://www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/staff_directory/sort_by_name/darlene_nipper | title=Darlene Nipper | work=[[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]] | accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> She has been an "out and active lesbian who has been in a committed relationship [since 1996]."<ref name=advocate/>


==Personal==
==Personal==
Nipper grew up in Washington, DC and was raised Catholic.<ref name="fortytude1211">{{cite web | url=http://www.sarahbrokaw.com/guest-blog-darlene-nipper-tradition/ | title=Guest Blog: Darlene Nipper on ‘Tradition’ | publisher=Fortytude Blog | date=13 December 2011 | accessdate=January 8, 2014 | author=Nipper, Darlene}}</ref> She became an ordained interfaith minister in June 2006<ref name="mw806">{{cite news | url=http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2278 | title=Finding the Bridge: Darlene Nipper | work=Metro Weekly | date=August 31, 2006 | accessdate=January 8, 2014 | author=O'Bryan, Will}}</ref> and mostly practices mindfulness meditation and [[Buddhism]]. In that role, she recently served as executive director of the Insight Meditation Community of [[Washington, DC]].<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />
Nipper grew up in Washington, DC and was raised Catholic.<ref name="fortytude1211">{{cite web | url=http://www.sarahbrokaw.com/guest-blog-darlene-nipper-tradition/ | title=Guest Blog: Darlene Nipper on ‘Tradition’ | publisher=Fortytude Blog | date=13 December 2011 | accessdate=January 8, 2014 | author=Nipper, Darlene}}</ref> She is a [[person of color]] who graduated from a [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black college]].<ref>[http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k78405&pageid=icb.page414497 The Black Closet: The Need for LGBT Resource and Research Centers on Historically Black Campuses]</ref> She became an ordained interfaith minister in June 2006<ref name="mw806">{{cite news | url=http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2278 | title=Finding the Bridge: Darlene Nipper | work=Metro Weekly | date=August 31, 2006 | accessdate=January 8, 2014 | author=O'Bryan, Will}}</ref> and mostly practices mindfulness meditation and [[Buddhism]]. In that role, she recently served as executive director of the Insight Meditation Community of [[Washington, DC]].<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />


She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from [[Howard University]] and a [[Master of Science in Administration]] from [[Trinity College]]{{dn|date=January 2014}}.<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />
She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from [[Howard University]] and a [[Master of Science in Administration]] from [[Trinity College]]{{dn|date=January 2014}}.<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />


==Career==
==Career==
Nipper began work professionally as a health advocate, working with those affected by HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mental illness and other health issues. As senior director and then-vice president of public education for the [[National Mental Health Association]], Nipper managed programs that worked with 340 mental health associations in the United States. From 1994 to 2000, she was the director of community living at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute, a community residential services program for adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />
Nipper began work professionally as a health advocate, working with those affected by HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mental illness and other health issues. As senior director and then-vice president of public education for the [[National Mental Health Association]], Nipper managed programs that worked with 340 mental health associations in the United States.<ref>[http://journals.psychiatryonline.org/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=102627 Experts Shine Spotlight on Racial Differences in Illness]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=nOU2zgAyAjsC Musings of an Island Girl]</ref> From 1994 to 2000, she was the director of community living at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute, a community residential services program for adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />


In 2001, she became national director of the Multicultural and International Outreach Center of the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]] (NAMI). Nipper founded the center to increase membership of racially and ethnically diverse people in NAMI and the cultural competency of NAMI programs. She was later appointed chief operating officer, managing the overall operations of NAMI’s national office.<ref name="colormag1" /><ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" /> She also coordinated depression screening and education events for the [[Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League]] and ran HIV/AIDS and substance abuse support groups for the Inner City AIDS Network in Washington, DC.<ref name="colormag1" />
In 2001, she became national director of the Multicultural and International Outreach Center of the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]] (NAMI).<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=NwuavcNvOK0C Guidance for the National Healthcare Disparities Report]</ref> Nipper founded the center to increase membership of racially and ethnically diverse people in NAMI and the cultural competency of NAMI programs. She was later appointed chief operating officer, managing the overall operations of NAMI’s national office.<ref name="colormag1" /><ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" /> She also coordinated depression screening and education events for the [[Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League]] and ran [[HIV/AIDS]] and substance abuse support groups for the Inner City AIDS Network in Washington, DC.<ref name="colormag1" />


In 2004, she served as the executive director of the [[BET]] Foundation, where she oversaw a national media campaign to reduce obesity in African-American women.<ref name="colormag1" /><ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />
In 2004, she served as the executive director of the [[BET]] Foundation, where she oversaw a national media campaign to reduce obesity in African-American women.<ref name="colormag1" /><ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" /> Right before interviewing for the position with BET, Nipper was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]], she hesitated about going for the interview but decided she had to live her life as fully as possible, she also found out she had [[HER2/neu]], a gene that has been shown to play an important role in the development and progression of certain aggressive types of breast cancer.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=jNkDAAAAMBAJ 'I Survived Breast Cancer:' Prominent Women Tell How They Triumphed Over The Disease]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=hc8mAQAAIAAJ Newsweek, Volume 145, 2005]</ref>


In 2005, she was appointed director of the Office of LGBT Affairs for the mayor of Washington, DC, following the murder of [[Wanda Alston]] - the first person to hold the position after it was made permanent in 2004.<ref name="mw806" /> In this role, she served as a senior advisor to mayor [[Anthony A. Williams]] on issues related to the LGBT community, provided key policy direction, and worked with government agencies to ensure appropriate training and consultation related to major legislative and regulatory guidelines affecting the local LGBT community.<ref name="colormag1" /><ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" /> She also served as a facilitator for the [[National Youth Advocacy Coalition]]'s Annual Summit.<ref name="colormag1" />
In 2005, she was appointed director of the Office of LGBT Affairs for the mayor of Washington, DC, following the murder of her friend [[Wanda Alston]] - the first person to hold the position after it was made permanent in 2004.<ref name="mw806" /><ref name=advocate>[http://books.google.com/books?id=PWUEAAAAMBAJ Darlene Nipper]</ref> In this role, she served as a senior advisor to mayor [[Anthony A. Williams]] on issues related to the LGBT community, provided key policy direction, and worked with government agencies to ensure appropriate training and consultation related to major legislative and regulatory guidelines affecting the local LGBT community.<ref name="colormag1" /><ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" /> She also served as a facilitator for the [[National Youth Advocacy Coalition]]'s Annual Summit.<ref name="colormag1" />


Nipper then worked for Koba Associates, Inc., managing several campaigns to improve understanding and prevention of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. She was the campaign director for the African American HIV/AIDS Education Campaign, curriculum director for the [[National Institute of Drug Abuse]] AIDS Education and Research Project, and director of Spectrum Extended Services, AIDS Outreach for Minority Communities.<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />
Nipper then worked for Koba Associates, Inc., managing several campaigns to improve understanding and prevention of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. She was the campaign director for the African American HIV/AIDS Education Campaign, curriculum director for the [[National Institute of Drug Abuse]] AIDS Education and Research Project, and director of Spectrum Extended Services, AIDS Outreach for Minority Communities.<ref name="ngltf-nipperbio" />


Nipper has served as the deputy executive director of the [[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]] since 2008.<ref name="colormag1" /> She has also been consulted on the historical difference in how traditionally oppressed social movements operate under the same circumstances via their networks.<ref>[https://www.allianceonline.org/sites/default/files/docs/Katcher,%202010,%20Unstill%20Waters%20The%20Fluid%20Role%20of%20Networks%20in%20Social%20Movements.pdf Unstill Waters: The Fluid Role of Networks in Social Movements]</ref><ref>[http://scalingwhatworks.org/storage/documents/MvmtConference/creating_culture_promising_practice_of_movement_networks.pdf Creating Culture: Promising Practices of Successful Movement Networks]</ref>
Nipper has served as the deputy executive director of the [[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]] since 2008.<ref name="colormag1" />

==See also==
*[[National Alliance on Mental Illness]]
*[[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]]


==References==
==References==
* [http://theseattlelesbian.com/exclusive-interview-the-national-gay-and-lesbian-task-forces-darlene-nipper-2/ Exclusive Interview: The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Darlene Nipper]
* [http://www.bilerico.com/2009/02/exclusive_ngltf_deputy_executive_directo.php Exclusive: NGLTF Deputy Executive Director Darlene Nipper on mental illness and other queer issues]
* [http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews39_23/mobile/page7.cfm SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Nat'l Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Darlene Nipper]
* [http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2278 Finding the Bridge: Darlene Nipper ponders the end of her appointment as the mayor's liaison the GLBT community, her call to God, and the state of gay D.C.]
* [http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=4021 Task Masters: D.C.'s own Rea Carey and Darlene Nipper ready The Task Force for a new beginning]
* [http://www.cityofborders.com/files/SeattleGayNewsReview.pdf Darlene nipper speaks out at POCAAN]
* [http://rolandmartinreports.com/blog/2012/05/this-week-on-washington-watch-darlene-nipper-bishop-harry-jackson-michelle-singletary-kelvin-boston-jennifer-mathews-more/ THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Darlene Nipper, Bishop Harry Jackson, Michelle Singletary, Kelvin Boston, Jennifer Mathews & More]
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Darlene Nipper
OrganizationNational Gay and Lesbian Task Force
TitleDeputy executive director
PredecessorRea Carey
MovementLGBT rights movement
SpouseKatrina Higgins

Darlene Nipper is an American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activist and the deputy executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force since 2008.[1] She has previously worked for the city government of Washington, DC, the BET Foundation, the National Mental Health Association, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - where she served as chief operating officer.[2] She has been an "out and active lesbian who has been in a committed relationship [since 1996]."[3]

Personal

Nipper grew up in Washington, DC and was raised Catholic.[4] She is a person of color who graduated from a historically black college.[5] She became an ordained interfaith minister in June 2006[6] and mostly practices mindfulness meditation and Buddhism. In that role, she recently served as executive director of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC.[2]

She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Howard University and a Master of Science in Administration from Trinity College[disambiguation needed].[2]

Career

Nipper began work professionally as a health advocate, working with those affected by HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mental illness and other health issues. As senior director and then-vice president of public education for the National Mental Health Association, Nipper managed programs that worked with 340 mental health associations in the United States.[7][8] From 1994 to 2000, she was the director of community living at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute, a community residential services program for adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.[2]

In 2001, she became national director of the Multicultural and International Outreach Center of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).[9] Nipper founded the center to increase membership of racially and ethnically diverse people in NAMI and the cultural competency of NAMI programs. She was later appointed chief operating officer, managing the overall operations of NAMI’s national office.[1][2] She also coordinated depression screening and education events for the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League and ran HIV/AIDS and substance abuse support groups for the Inner City AIDS Network in Washington, DC.[1]

In 2004, she served as the executive director of the BET Foundation, where she oversaw a national media campaign to reduce obesity in African-American women.[1][2] Right before interviewing for the position with BET, Nipper was diagnosed with breast cancer, she hesitated about going for the interview but decided she had to live her life as fully as possible, she also found out she had HER2/neu, a gene that has been shown to play an important role in the development and progression of certain aggressive types of breast cancer.[10][11]

In 2005, she was appointed director of the Office of LGBT Affairs for the mayor of Washington, DC, following the murder of her friend Wanda Alston - the first person to hold the position after it was made permanent in 2004.[6][3] In this role, she served as a senior advisor to mayor Anthony A. Williams on issues related to the LGBT community, provided key policy direction, and worked with government agencies to ensure appropriate training and consultation related to major legislative and regulatory guidelines affecting the local LGBT community.[1][2] She also served as a facilitator for the National Youth Advocacy Coalition's Annual Summit.[1]

Nipper then worked for Koba Associates, Inc., managing several campaigns to improve understanding and prevention of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. She was the campaign director for the African American HIV/AIDS Education Campaign, curriculum director for the National Institute of Drug Abuse AIDS Education and Research Project, and director of Spectrum Extended Services, AIDS Outreach for Minority Communities.[2]

Nipper has served as the deputy executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force since 2008.[1] She has also been consulted on the historical difference in how traditionally oppressed social movements operate under the same circumstances via their networks.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Living at the Intersections: Darlene Nipper". Color Magazine.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Darlene Nipper". National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Darlene Nipper
  4. ^ Nipper, Darlene (13 December 2011). "Guest Blog: Darlene Nipper on 'Tradition'". Fortytude Blog. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. ^ The Black Closet: The Need for LGBT Resource and Research Centers on Historically Black Campuses
  6. ^ a b O'Bryan, Will (August 31, 2006). "Finding the Bridge: Darlene Nipper". Metro Weekly. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Experts Shine Spotlight on Racial Differences in Illness
  8. ^ Musings of an Island Girl
  9. ^ Guidance for the National Healthcare Disparities Report
  10. ^ 'I Survived Breast Cancer:' Prominent Women Tell How They Triumphed Over The Disease
  11. ^ Newsweek, Volume 145, 2005
  12. ^ Unstill Waters: The Fluid Role of Networks in Social Movements
  13. ^ Creating Culture: Promising Practices of Successful Movement Networks

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