Kenneth Schorr joined the DRNC board of directors in June 2022. He served as executive director of the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy from 1988 to his retirement in April 2022. He practiced previously in Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 representing community organizations, labor unions and individual employees in labor and civil rights cases; as litigation director of Community Legal Services in Phoenix, Arizona from 1979-1983 and executive director of Legal Services of North Texas in Dallas, Texas from 1983-1987. Schorr has litigated in administrative forums and in trial and appellate courts across the country. He received a BA from Brandeis University in 1973, a JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 1975, and an MS in organization development from the American University School of Public Affairs and the NTL Institute in 2002.
In addition to his role as treasurer for the DRNC board of directors, Schorr contributes his leadership across numerous organizations, including board positions with the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority, the NC Equal Access to Justice Foundation, Temple Beth El and the Charlotte Jewish Preschool; as an advisor to the NC Equal Access to Justice Commission; the Local Advisory Council for LISC Charlotte, and participates in OneMeck and the Redress Movement. He previously served in many other civic capacities in Charlotte, including the Boards of Directors of the local United Way, Crisis Assistance Ministry, Roof Above, DreamKey Partners and the NC Justice Center. He chaired the United Way Council of Agency Executives, served on the Homeless Services Network, and the Board of the Mecklenburg County Bar, and in various other capacities in the state and national bar and legal services community.
Schorr values working with people in need and considers it an honor to work with able and dedicated staff and volunteers of the organizations with which he has served. Schorr enjoys spending time with his family, gardening, running, politics, travel and reading.