BREAKING: Joe Solmonese to leave HRC in December; official announcement on Tuesday
by: Pam Spaulding
Fri Aug 26, 2011 at 20:26:39 PM EDT

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/19783/breaking-joe-solmonese-to-leave-hrc-in-december-official-announcement-on-tuesday

This is a Pam's House Blend exclusive.

Yes, it's the end of an era. The Blend has learned, from a trusted source in a position to know the details, that Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization in the country, will announce his departure next Tuesday. Solmonese will reportedly step down from the organization in December of this year.

His departure also signals, according to our source, the beginning of a larger staff shake-up in the HRC.

The MetroWeekly & LGBT Weekly Follow-Ups To The HRC Story
by: Autumn Sandeen
Sat Aug 27, 2011 at 09:45:00 AM EDT

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/19786/the-metroweekly-lgbt-weekly-followups-to-the-hrc-story

After the story broke at  Pam's House Blend on Friday, August 26, 2011 -- as well as roughly simultaneously on the front page of Pam's House Blend's future host website Firedoglake -- MetroWeekly has released a follow-up piece.

Chris Geidner of MetroWeekly independently confirmed that the HRC's executive director, Joe Solmonese, is indeed leaving his position.  What MetroWeekly is also reporting is that the consultant that we at PHB reported that the HRC is going to tap as the new executive director is going to instead be an interim director. And, MetroWeekly names the names of that would likely be that interim director:

HRC's official press release on Joe Solmonese's departure
by: Pam Spaulding
Sat Aug 27, 2011 at 16:29:46 PM EDT

http://pamshouseblend.com/diary/19788/hrcs-official-press-release-on-joe-solmoneses-departure

Just in, presented without comment:

    HRC President Joe Solmonese to Depart Early 2012
    Board Announces Search Process, Salutes Leadership

    WASHINGTON - The co-chairs of the Human Rights Campaign Board of Directors and the HRC Foundation Board today announced that HRC President Joe Solmonese has informed the boards that he will not renew his contract which expires March 31, 2012. Solmonese will remain at the helm of the organization until the completion of his contract to ensure a smooth leadership transition.