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Young Audiences Announces New Program Sales Associate
Monday, November 16, 2009
ATLANTA, Ga. – Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is announcing today that Michele Lami has joined the organization’s sales team as the North Georgia Program Sales Associate.
With more than twenty years of sales experience in both the nonprofit and technology industries, Lami brings to Young Audiences a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will be used to help the organization grow. In her new position, Lami plans to focus her efforts on building new relationships with local schools and organizations while providing consistent, high-quality support and service to YAWAC’s current valued clients.
“As a long-time supporter of the arts, I understand the value of making sure young people have consistent access to dance, music, theatre and visual arts and am thrilled to have found a position where I can combine my love of the arts with my experience in the world of sales,” Lami said. “I look forward to working alongside Young Audiences staff during the coming months and years to make this great organization grow and prosper.”
“We are delighted to welcome Michele Lami as the newest staff member at Young Audiences. Her knowledge, talent and natural ability to work with others are what make her the perfect choice for this position,” said Tony Kimbrell, executive director of Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center. “We look forward to seeing Michele’s sales expertise in action and all the great things that will be accomplished by adding her to our team.”
About Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center
Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is Georgia’s leading provider of arts-in-education programming. Part of the prestigious 31 chapter national Young Audiences organization, YAWAC brings the power of live arts experiences to Georgia students from pre-school to high school. From a small organization of nine artists in 1983, YAWAC is celebrating 25 years of service and has grown into a force in arts education, comprising more than 65 professional artists and ensembles that reach nearly 700,000 students each year in over 50 counties statewide. We fulfill our mission – to improve and enrich the lives and learning of children through high quality arts experiences – by providing a dazzling and culturally diverse array of curriculum-based assemblies, workshops and residencies in music, dance, theatre, literary and visual arts. For more information, please visit www.yawac.org.
About Woodruff Arts Center
The Woodruff Arts Center is the largest arts center in the Southeast as well as one of the four largest in the nation. The Woodruff is unique in that it combines five visual and performing arts divisions on one campus as one not-for-profit organization. Opening in 1968, the Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, Young Audiences and the 14th Street Playhouse.
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CONTACT
Carisa Turner
(404) 733 – 5255
carisa.turner@woodruffcenter.org
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