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ORLANDO | Come Out With Pride (COWP) announced through its social media last week that it is looking to hire an executive director.
In a post on its Facebook page March 16, COWP stated it is looking for an executive director “to collaborate closely with the Board of Directors and play a vital role in the growth of the organization as we take Come Out With Pride to the next level.”
“We are at the point, given our growth over the last several years plus our commitment to hopefully bring World Pride to Orlando [in 2026], it is time to bring someone on,” says Jeff Prystajko, COWP’s board president. “It’s a job that is excessive for just all volunteers.”
Prystajko says the board is looking to have the new director in place by early June to give them plenty of time to be prepared for Pride in October. The job posting on COWP’s website lists in detail the responsibilities for the new executive director, but Prystajko says specifically they will be establishing more relationships with all parts of the community, looking at ways to increase funding to expand programming and increase the number of events Pride holds year round.
This will be COWP’s first executive director since 2014 when then-executive director Mikael Audebert was fired from the position due to allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement.
The job listing states that the executive director must live in the Orlando area and be able to physically attend meetings in various locations throughout Central Florida with government officials, community partners, donors and sponsorships.
Interested parties wishing to apply can do so at ComeOutWithPride.org/executive-director.
