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Betsy Smith joins the Right Question Institute as executive director
COURTESY OF RIGHT QUESTION INSTITUTE
The Cambridge-based Right Question Institute, or RQI, announced that Betsy Smith has joined the organization as executive director.
Smith brings more than 30 years of experience as a nonprofit director and educator and will take over executive leadership from Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana, RQI’s co-founders and long-time co-directors. Though stepping down from their executive roles, Rothstein and Santana will remain at RQI as co-directors of the institute’s Democracy-Building Program.
Prior to joining RQI, Smith spent 14 years as executive director and president of EqualityMaine, a LGBTQ advocacy organization, where she helped lead successful statewide campaigns for marriage equality and non-discrimination protections. She previously served as executive director of the Boston-based Citizens for Participation in Political Action (CPPAX). In addition, Smith has worked