Silicon Valley Pride remains defined by people who show up and refuse to let celebration or politics fade, keeping the LGBTQ+ community visible. Nicole Denson, CEO of SV Pride, came out at 17 and attends both San Francisco Pride and Silicon Valley Pride annually, deepening her community bonds. Denson joined SV Pride’s leadership after the 2016 Women’s March and connected with then-CEO Thaddeus Campbell through a recommendation. She accepted a chief operations role, helped with permitting and operations, and played a key part in restoring the event to Plaza de Cesar Chavez and rebuilding the nonprofit board.
I always felt it was important, even to this day. I no longer go to San Francisco on Sunday for the parade, but I remember starting with SV Pride in 2017 and that was a whole other level of the community bond that I have since developed and cherished.
He was like 'What would you like to do? We have operations, marketing...' And I thought, well, I work for the City of San Jose and I could help with permitting. 'How about the chief operations officer role?' And unbeknownst to me, it was one of the hardest roles in the organization,
It was the first year we brought the event back to Plaza de Cesar Chavez, which has been its home ever since.
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