Hope Florida executive director to resign
The executive director of Hope Florida said Wednesday that he will be resigning his post effective May 1, a move that is being made public a day after he testified before a House committee about his work with first lady Casey DeSantis top initiative.
Erik Dellenbacks time as the executive director of Hope Florida a state program intended to help wean people off government aid by connecting them with churches and faith-based charities was short-lived.
He told the House committee Tuesday that he started the job in January. On Wednesday, he told the Times/Herald in an email that he announced his resignation internally on March 10, after he accepted a new job as the CEO of Florida Family Voice, a Christian organization influential in conservative political circles.
This is an opportunity that I had been pursuing for some time as I have spent most of my career outside of government, Dellenback said. I am grateful to be asked to lead this organization and be able to have more time with my family.
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