With the traditional Pride month of October just five months away, the new managing committee is confident it can get major events up and running according to male co-president Andrew Baietta.
Mr Baietta, a former Young Business Person of the Year (1997) who works as a product manager for a major WA Internet Service Provider, told GAYinWA he was confident the committee could get Pride up and running for 2008 and reignite the community's confidence and excitement in the organisation.
"Obviously our events remain a high priority, but in addition to that a huge priority this year is to re-brand and re-launch Pride as a fresh, vibrant and relevant cultural organisation," he said.
"Our community has told us in the past to get with the times and become more professional. These are the two things we aim to do this year on top of the already challenging feat of putting on our events."
The two surviving 2007 committee members, Sharlene Dixon and Iosefo Tapusoa, hold the positions of female co-president and membership officer, while Fruits in Suits founder Colin Beeck has been given the key position of treasurer.
Ms Dixon also takes on the role of women's officer, while Mr Baietta will handle marketing and IT.
Charles Denham is Pride's new secretary and Kieran Bycroft is the media liaison officer, while the team's youngest member, Leigh Jacobs, takes on the role of youth officer with assistance from Bevan Marwick, who will also be tackling sponsorship.
Mr Baietta said his career and business experience gave him a deep understanding of the importance of marketing, communication, customer service and team work.
"I’ve written and implemented business plans, marketing plans and strategic plans. I bring to the table a huge focus on customer service, marketing, communication and professionalism," he said.
"On top of all of this, I’m passionate about the GLBT community in Perth."
The first evidence of the new committee's dedication will be a brand new website to connect members back to the organisation and which Mr Baietta said would "blow you away".
"We realise this will be a challenge given the fact we have to turn Pride around in less time than usual due to the delayed SGM and AGM," he said.
"But we all have the same enthusiasm and success is the only option."
Pride is currently looking to fill four female positions on the board and anyone interested can email the committee at
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... written by Shaman sioux, May 09, 2008 - 9:27:44 pm CDT
Thats great! but who is doing the parade, party, fairday, and the cultural festival etc???
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