(GOALcfl logo and Ashley Figueroa photo from Facebook)
ORLANDO | The Central Florida chapter of the Gay Officers Action League announced Jan. 2 that Ashley Figueroa will be the group’s new executive director.
Figueroa is the founder and executive director of the Gender Advancement Project, an organization which focuses on the progression and inclusion of transgender and gender nonbinary individuals in Central Florida. She also sits on the Advisory Board for Equality Florida’s TransAction program, serves as a grant maker for the Contigo Fund, is a co-founder and board member of the Orlando Trans Collective, board member of One Orlando Alliance and is an active member of National Network Latin Plus.
“As the first woman of transgender experience to be serving in this capacity, I am committed to strengthening and rebuilding the relationships with the communities we at GOALcfl serve, including our transgender community and black, brown, and indigenous people,” Figueroa wrote on Facebook, sharing the news.
GOAL, a fraternal civil rights organization providing a safe place for active and retired LGBTQ law enforcement officers, got its start in New York in 1982 and launched the Central Florida chapter in 2019.
Figueroa takes over as executive director from Vivian Rodriguez, who has served as the chapter’s inaugural director since 2019.
For more information on GOALcfl and its new executive director, visit GOALcfl’s Facebook page.
