San Diego Pride names Leane Marchese new executive director [Video]

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Pride welcomed its new executive director today.

The LGBTQ+ non-profit named Leane Marchese as their new leader, after the former leader stepped down last November.

The San Diego Pride festival is one of the largest in the country, but it does outreach and advocacy year round.

“I was driving down here going, I kind of feel like the morning of the parade where you just everything is happy Pride,” said Marchese.

As she walked into her office the first time the new executive director says she felt right at home.

“When I got the call, it came as a call, I was like, ‘wow, are you serious? Like, I wasn’t expecting it. I mean, I was not not expecting it, but you don’t want to ever presume anything. So, I was just …