NOVEMBER 2010

Around Town

New Executive Director
at Pelham Art Center

Barbara Carden and Anna Riehl, Pelham Art Center’s Board Chair and Board President, have announced that Lynn Honeysett will succeed Lisa Robb as the new Executive Director of Pelham Art Center at 155 Fifth Avenue. Honeysett, a New Rochelle resident, will assume her new post in January. She is currently the Senior Vice President for Marketing and Communications at United Way of Westchester and Putman, a position she has held for 5 years. Prior to this she worked in marketing and branding for 15 years and in the 1980’s was a TV producer and journalist.

“Pelham Art Center is a well cared for treasure, thanks to its excellent boards, staff and the leadership of Lisa Robb,” commented Honeysett. “This community arts organization, with its superb exhibits, quality classes and devoted supporters, has the potential to become a not-to-be-missed destination and resource for the arts in Westchester and beyond. I am thrilled at the prospect of increasing the Pelham Art Center’s resources and inviting a larger audience to participate in its extraordinary offerings.”

Barbara Carden commented, “We were very impressed with Ms. Honeysett’s experience and what she brings to the position. She stood out as the person most able to lead the Art Center into the next 40 years, broadening the reach and expanding the scope of the mission.”

The search for the executive director, begun in July, was managed by Carden, Riehl and a Search Committee comprised of these members of the Art Center’s three Boards and staff: Andrea Bayer, Bridget Bettke, Nina Diefenbach, Titia Hulst, Bill Jacobi, and Camille Romita.

 

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