Trans Woman Named Head of LGBT Business Group

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Trans Woman Named

            Head of LGBT Business Group
       The Golden Gate
            Business Association announced the appointment of
            Katherine Dean as its new executive director on Monday.     
 Matthew Van Atta
          
          Dec 06, 2007
          
        
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       The Golden Gate
            Business Association announced the appointment of
            Katherine Dean as its new executive director on Monday. She
            will replace       the outgoing John D'Alessandro as leader
            of the nation's oldest LGBT       Chamber of Commerce,
            according to a press release.     
       Dean boasts more
            than 25 years of managerial experience, including as CEO
            of several startup companies. For the last eight years, she
            has consulted       for small companies and Fortune 500
            firms in marketing and strategic       planning.     
       The Golden Gate
            Business Association, founded in 1974, represents nearly
            500 LGBT businesses in the San Francisco Bay area.     
       PlanetOut, The
            Advocate's parent company, is a       media sponsor for
            the organization. (The       Advocate)     

        
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Trans Woman Named Head of LGBT Business Group

The Golden Gate Business Association announced the appointment of Katherine Dean as its new executive director on Monday.

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Trans Woman Named
Head of LGBT Business Group