<p><span class=Apple-style-span style=font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px; ><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; ><strong>Washington DC &ndash;</strong>&nbsp;Debra Weill has stepped down from the position of DignityUSA executive director effective October 8 2006 upon mutual agreement with the DignityUSA board of directors announced Sam Sinnett president of DignityUSA.</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >&ldquo;We are grateful for Debbie&rsquo;s service to DignityUSA and her commitment to the goals of equality and inclusion for gay lesbian bisexual and transgender Catholics in the church and society&rdquo; said Sinnett.</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; >As the new fiscal year begins Sinnett reports that the board and executive committee are considering strategic priorities for the organization and staffing options. Operations of the national office of DignityUSA will continue for now with the current staff.</p><p style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px; ><em>DignityUSA is the nation's foremost organization of gay lesbian bisexual and transgender Catholics their families friends and supporters. Founded in 1969 it is an independent nonprofit organization with members and chapters across the country.</em><em>DignityUSA works for full inclusion of gay lesbian bisexual and transgender people in the life of the Church and Society.&nbsp;<a href=http://www.dignityusa.org/ style=font-family: Verdana Arial Helvetica sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51 0 102); text-decoration: underline; >www.dignityusa.org</a></em></p></span></p>