Sara Beth Myers

June 2023 - Bridge Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Sara Beth Myers as Deputy General Counsel - Compliance of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a national civil rights organization with offices in five states and the District of Columbia. The SPLC focuses on communities of color and other marginalized groups in the South with the goal of defending their rights and mobilizing efforts to win progressive policies that transform the social and political context of the region. Their strategies include litigation, policy advocacy, research and documentation, community organizing, and public education.

SPLC strives to work with community partners to transform the political agenda, mobilize constituencies to demand change and build political power, and achieve racial justice in the places where slavery, genocide, and Jim Crow were drivers of society. Today, the legacy of these injustices perpetuates inequities and discrimination for Black, indigenous, and communities of color, particularly in the South.

Ms. Myers joins SPLC after most recently serving as General Counsel and Nashville Task Force Coordinator at Operation Light Shine. Prior to that, she spent several years as an Assistant United States Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. As Deputy General Counsel- Compliance of SPLC, she will provide legal and strategic advice to SPLC leadership ensuring that operations are fully compliant with the law and maximum protection of the organization’s legal rights.

Ms. Myers earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude from Duke University and her Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School. She serves as a Board Member of Communities in Schools