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Shameeka Quallo, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer, Washington Spirit
Shameeka Quallo, Esq. is the Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Washington Spirit, where she leads Legal, Human Resources, and IT functions, driving strategic vision and fostering a culture grounded in diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a business-savvy legal executive, Shameeka provides strategic counsel to ownership and leadership on corporate decisions, contracts, and policy implications. She is instrumental in negotiating major business contracts and developing policies that ensure compliance and mitigate organizational risk. Her leadership inspires high-performing teams and delivers measurable results.
Before joining the Spirit, Shameeka held key legal and DEI roles across several sports organizations, including Associate General Counsel and Senior Director of DEI for the Chicago Cubs, Associate General Counsel and Director of DEI at International Speedway Corporation (motorsports), and Associate Counsel for the Ladies Professional Golf Association. In these roles, she supported critical business initiatives across contract negotiation, labor and employment, compliance, and litigation management.
Previously, Shameeka spent a decade as an auditor with the National Futures Association, conducting risk-based financial and compliance examinations to maintain market integrity in commodities, options, and forex trading.
Beyond her professional roles, Shameeka is committed to community service. She is Vice-Chair of the board of USA Weightlifting, a board member of DC Scores, and serves on the council of the James R. Jordan Boys & Girls Club. She formerly served as Board Chair of Junior Achievement of Volusia County and Vice-Chair of Delta House North.
Shameeka is a life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and she serves as an arbitrator with FINRA.
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