As Theatre East-ers who read this blog and/or follow our Facebook page know, Managing Director Todd Eric Hawkins was placed on the ballot for the Emerging Leaders Council at Americans for the Arts about a month and a half ago. Well, the results are in and we are excited to announce that Todd was elected to the Council! Read all about it in the press release below:
For
Immediate Release
Monday,
December 12, 2011
Todd Eric
Hawkins Elected to Americans for the Arts’ Emerging Leaders Council
New
York, New York — Theatre East today announced that Managing Director Todd Eric
Hawkins has been elected to the Emerging Leaders Council of Americans for the
Arts, the nation’s nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts
education.
Todd brings more than
10 years of leadership and experience to the Council, which assists with
developing programs and resources for emerging arts professionals nationwide. In addition to his duties as Managing Director
of Theatre East, Todd has been a project manager for Public Art for Public
Schools since 2008. In this role, he has
managed over 35 projects, taking an active role in the commissioning of
artists, the development of designs, and the coordination of installations at
public schools throughout all five boroughs. Todd received his Masters of Arts
in Arts Administration from Goucher College in 2010.
The Americans for the
Arts Emerging Leaders program
works to identify and cultivate the next generation of arts leaders in America.
It provides an ideal way for new leaders to share their interests with others
as they continue to develop their skills and their commitment to the arts. New professionals are valuable to the arts community, and
the 15 members of the Emerging Leaders Council are dedicated to ensuring that a
bright and democratic future for the arts in America continues for generations
to come.
“The Emerging Leaders
Council serves an important role in helping Americans for the Arts carry out
one of its primary goals of strengthening an informed leadership,” says Robert
L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “Todd has been an exceptional leader within
his own community, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the national council.”
Theatre East is a New York-based
nonprofit theatre company that advances the dialogue of the shared human
experience through works that utilize simple storytelling, providing our
community with a platform to deepen its understanding of themselves, each other
and the world we share. In October 2009 the company produced the New York
premiere of Tim Blake Nelson’s EYE OF GOD and in March 2011 the New York
premiere of GLAAD and Obie Award-winning playwright Daniel MacIvor’s THE
SOLDIER DREAMS, both at Theatre Row on 42nd Street. Additional information is
available at http://www.theatreeast.org.
Americans for the Arts is the
leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education in
America. With offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City, it has a record of
50 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and
serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to
participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Additional information is
available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.
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