Outfest Sees Layoffs & Exec Director Damien Navarro Taking Leave Of Absence Amid Staffers’ Unionization Effort
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deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Outfest executive director Damien S. Navarro is taking a 45-day leave of absence, with Zackery Alexander Stephens stepping in to lead the long-running Los Angeles festival and LGBTQIA+ film organization.
All of this comes amid a unionization effort and news that some staffers who have been pushing to unionize have been laid off.
Staffers were told earlier this year that Navarro would be leaving Outfest at an undisclosed date, but the unionization push seems to have hastened his departure.
Deadline reached out to Outfest, which provided two statements. In the second, the fest confirmed: “The Outfest Board of Directors has appointed Zackery Alexzander Stephens as Acting Executive Director.
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