FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jill
Madsen/Marketing & PR Coordinator
Chesapeake
Arts Center
Brooklyn
Park, MD
(410)
636-6597
info@chesapeakearts.org
Chesapeake
Arts Center (CAC) Announces its FYÕ12 Board of Directors
Joan Cadden, Former Maryland State Delegate,
Re-elected as President
Ned Carey, BWI Airport Administrator,
Elected as Vice-President
Jacqueline Breeden, Operations Manager
M&T Bank, Elected as Treasurer
Belinda Fraley-Huesman, Owner, The Fraley Group
Corporation, Re-elected as Secretary
Brooklyn
Park, MD (September 2011) — Chesapeake Arts
Center (CAC), northern Anne Arundel CountyÕs nonprofit center for the arts,
announces the election of its FYÕ12 Board of Directors. Executive officers are:
Joan Cadden, former Maryland State Delegate; Ned Carey, BWI Airport
Administrator; Jacqueline Breeden, Operations Manager at M&T Bank; and
Belinda Fraley-Huesman, Owner, The Fraley Group Corporation. New members elected
to the Board of Directors are Maisha Gillins, Andrea Horton, Sherry Lanzino,
George Maloney, Yvonne Riddle, Tony Topita, and Mary Toth. They will join existing members Pat Barland (Anne Arundel Planning and
Zoning), Dorothea Colvin, Brian V. Furr (IWIF), Daryl D. Jones (County
Councilman), Lauren M. Parker (Registrar of Wills) and Lou Zagarino (Whitehall
Management Group).
ÒNonprofit organizations are governed by active community members
who are willing to serve, without renumeration, as Directors on the Board of
DirectorsÓ said Davina Grace Hill, Executive Director for the Chesapeake Arts
Center. ÒWe are pleased to welcome the new members who bring a variety of
community strengths to our Board of Directors. Their work will be to further expand the reach the arts in
Anne Arundel County."
Maisha Gillins has been Principal of Brooklyn Park Middle
School since 2008. Brooklyn Park
Middle School becomes a Performing and Visual Arts Magnet School this fall and
tie-ins with Chesapeake Arts Center are anticipated. Since 1996, Andrea Horton has served as a Media
Specialist and Librarian with Anne Arundel County Schools. Her work in
expanding literacy will now expand to encompass cultural literacy. A
professional singer for 12 years, Sherry Lanzino is also a realtor with
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Ms. Lanzino resides in Severna Park.
An active artist, George Maloney has a strong interest in
making the arts more accessible in our community. President of Helix Construction Services since 1994,
Mr. Maloney is Chairman of the Maryland Workforce Corporation, appointed by
Governor OÕMalley in 2010, a member of the Anne Arundel County Chamber of
Commerce, and Greater Severna Park Chamber of Commerce. Yvonne Riddle, an ardent arts
supporter, brings her interest in cultivating community relationships to the
Chesapeake Arts Center. She is a Financial Representative with the Anne Arundel
County, Office of Finance in Annapolis, Maryland.
A veteran community supporter, Tony Topita comes to CAC
with 20 years experience in the financial services industry. As Vice President,
Commercial Branch Sales Manager of Sandy Spring Bank, Mr. Topita excels in
developing business relationships with his landmark leadership and motivational
skills.
With 20 years experience in the non-profit arts sector, Mary
Toth brings arts connections to the Board at CAC. Former President of
MarylandÕs statewide arts advocacy organization, she is the principal at Mary
Toth Consulting in Baltimore.
Individuals serving on the CAC Board of Directors
serve three year terms, renewable once.
There are also three appointed positions and for FYÕ12 Andrea Horton is
the AA County Council appointee, Tony Topita is the AA County ExecutiveÕs
appointee and Ned Carey is the AA Board of Education appointee.
About the Chesapeake Arts Center:
The
Chesapeake Arts Center (CAC) is a 58,000 square foot, multi-discipline arts
facility located in Northern Anne Arundel County, just south of Baltimore,
Maryland. The modern facility houses the 816-seat Hammonds Lane Theatre, the
120-seat Studio 194 Theatre, gallery space, ceramics lab, dance studios, music
rooms, woodshop and classrooms.
CAC is funded by grants from the Maryland State
Arts Council, Anne Arundel County, Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, local
businesses and members who want to see the arts thrive in northern Anne Arundel
County.
Chesapeake Arts Center provides cultural
opportunities for all artists, audiences, students, teachers, volunteers and
staff without regard to race, creed, color, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, nationality, marital status, age, or disability.
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Chesapeake
Arts Center
194 Hammonds
Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225
410-636-6597