Annise Parker to Become CEO of Victory Fund
Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker is set to become president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Victory Institute, which work to elect and train openly LGBTQ candidates nationwide.
The announcement was made Friday morning, Dec. 8, during the organizations International LGBTQ Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C., where current CEO Aisha Moodie-Mills said she is stepping down and that Parker will replace her.
Speaking by phone from the conference, Parker told OutSmart that the move happened quickly, after she received a phone call last week.
I have a passion for this work, and the stars aligned, she said.
Parker said when she received the call, she had already announced her resignation from BakerRipley, the Houston-based community development nonprofit where she serves as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. She will assume her new role effective Monday, Dec. 11.
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