Lopez resigns as SF Pride ED; board names trans woman as interim leader
Big changes are afoot at San Francisco Pride with the sudden departure of its executive director, less than five months before the nonprofit plans to return to pre-COVID life with its annual in-person parade and festival.
Executive Director Fred Lopez is stepping down immediately from the position he's held for just over two years, according to a news release issued by SF Pride Thursday, February 17.
He will be succeeded on an interim basis by SF Pride treasurer Suzanne Ford, a transgender woman who "has served on the board of directors since 2018 and has been on the executive committee as both the vice president and treasurer," the release stated.
Lopez, a gay man, was hired in January 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced drastic changes to the annual celebration organized by SF Pride, including moving the typically massive event to a virtual version that year.
