Fran Hutchins

December 17, 2012

Director of Organizational Development & Training

Fran Hutchins is the Director of Organizational Development & Training at Equality Federation, the national strategic partner to state-based organizations working to win equality in the communities we call home. In this role, Fran works on the ground with state leaders to develop strategic plans, hire great people, develop leaders, and grow and strengthen our movement organizations.

Fran’s career has focused on developing strong, progressive organizations that change the way we approach some of our most pressing social problems: poverty, homelessness, education, economic inequality, and discrimination. She is especially proud to have served as Regional Field Director for Mainers United for Marriage, the successful 2012 campaign to win marriage for same-sex couples in Maine. Fran completed her MBA and Masters of Public Policy and Public Administration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she focused her study on strategic and financial planning. 

Fran grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, then moved around a lot, living in Chicago, Paris, and Los Angeles before settling down in Easthampton, Massachusetts, with her wife, Laura Kalba, a professor at Smith College, and their orange cat, Oscar Wilde.

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