Arts Council announces 2016 campaign
leadership, eight new board members
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The Arts Council of
Winston-Salem and
Forsyth' County has
launched its 2016 Annual
Campaign and publically
introduced its two co
chairs. Leading the cam
paign this year will be
prominent local civic lead
ers, Marybeth Wallace,
special assistant to
(Resident Nathan Hatch at
Wake Forest University,
and Leslie Hayes,
Executive Vice President at
Wells Fargo & Company
and Business Banking
Division Manager for the
Carolinas.
"Both Marybeth and
Leslie have amazing
records of service to non
profits in Winston-Salem
and Forsyth County," said
Jim Sparrow, President and
CEO of The Arts Council,
"and we are so very fortu
nate that they have agreed
to jointly chair and provide
leadership to our 2016
campaign."
The theme for The Arts
Council campaign is "Join
the table 2016" and it will
be emphasizing its out
reach efforts, inclusive
ness, and the ways in which
people can get directly
involved with the arts com
munity. It chose Krankies
for its launch party. "2016
is going to be a high eneigy
year for The Arts Council
with a campaign that offers
new ways for donors to
direct their dollars and see
direct results," said
Sparrow, "so Krankies,
with its reputation for
being on the cutting edge
of arts and innovation,
seemed like a perfect
venue."
Hayes serves on the
board of directors for the
United Way of Forsyth
County, Meredith College,
the YMCA of Northwest
N.C., the Children's
Museum of Winston
Salem, the Independent
College Fund of North
Carolina, and the Piedmont
Triad Partnership. She also
served on the 2010 and
2011 campaign cabinets for
The Arts Council of
Winston-Salem and
Forsyth County. She leads
a team of over 320 bankers
across North and South
Carolina and is responsible
for executing strategies to
support and meet the finan
cial needs of companies
with revenues from $2 mil
lion to $20 million. She is
also responsible for the
bank's community involve
ment activities in the Triad.
Wallace has been a
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member of the Arts
Council Board since 2008
and has served as secretary
to its Executive Board and
on the search committee
for the current President
and CEO of The Arts
Council. She and her hus
band, McLain, co- chaired
The Arts Council's
Renaissance Society in
2012-13. A graduate of
Wake Forest with an
advanced degree in English
from the University of
Virginia, Wallace taught
English at W.G. Enloe Arts
Magnet, then wrote for and
taught at North Carolina
Wesley an College, where
she held several positions,
including College Editor,
Director of Community
and Foundation Relations,
and Director of the North
Carolina Wesleyan College
Press.
"The arts community
here is amazingly diverse
and opportunities abound
for participation," said
Catherine Heitz New, Vice
President of Development.
"As we conduct our annual
campaign this year, we
want to make sure people
know about those opportu
nities and take a seat at the
table. The "Join the table"
theme will run throughout
the year, appearing literally
in events such as our kick
off, as well as metaphori
cally as we spread the word
on how people can become
actively engaged in our arts
community."
The Arts Council also
announced eight new mem
bers for its Board of
Trustees, including some
who are returning to the
board after having previ
ously rendered distin
guished service.
They are the following:
Carl Foreman, Dean of
the School of .Drama,
UNCSA
Adriana Granados,
Founder of Design Edge
and PixGift and professor
of Interior Design at
Forsyth Tech and Salem
College
Dana Caudill Jones,
President, Caudill's
Communication and
Electric Company, and
Chair of the Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Board of Education
Cheryl Lindsay,
Director of Human
Resources &
Inclusion/Diversity,
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Melinda McConnell,
Community Volunteer and
co-chair 2013 Arts Council
campaign
Michael Moore, Chiel
Marketing Officer, Lowe.'
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Silvia Rodriguez
Certified Public
Accountant, community
volunteer and arts advocate
Corey Walker, Dean of
the College and the Johr
W. and Anna Hodgir
Hanes Professor of the
Humanities, Winston
Salem State University
The Arts Council made
more than $1.8 million ir
grant awards in its 2015
2016 cycle. Thirty-eight
different organization*
(some in more than one
category) and 16 individu
als received grants.
Winston-Salem and
Forsyth County's robust
arts community enriche*
the lives of area resident'
every day and accounts ir
large part for the recogni
tion we continue to receive
as a great place to live
learn, work and play. The
Arts Council of Winston
Salem and Forsyth County
raises funds and advocate*
for the arts, sponsors event*
in conjunction with othei
arts organizations, pro
motes and funds arts edu
cation, creates cultural and
learning opportunities
develops social capital and
aids economic develop
ment.
Winston-Salem Police Foundation established
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Community partner- i
ships are a critical compo
nent of enhancing relation
ships between residents
and the police, and
Winston-Salem is the latest
city to create a foundation
that will secure financial
resources the police need to
strengthen community
partnerships through men
toring and community out
reach. ?
The Winston-Salem
/ Police Foundation, found
ed last May, is part of Chief
Barry Rountree's three
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plan to
pro
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funds
for
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charitable non-profit, inde
pendent organization,
designed to provide fund
ing that can be allocated to
help strengthen community
and police partnerships
such as mentoring pro
grams, community out
reach events and Police
Athletic Leagues (PAL).
In addition, it helps pro
mote public and officer
safety, along with the abili
ty to recognize and honor
the police workforce. The
Foundation follows a pub
lic-private partnership
model that has proven to be
highly effective in preven
tion and reduction of crime
and fostering stronger com
munity relations in other
cities.
The 2016 Winston
Salem Police Foundation
board brings together a
diverse group of individu
als. Officers are: Scott
Sewell, president of the
Foundation, of Cook
Medical Inc.; Brenda
Diggs, secretary, of
Wachovia Bank (retired);
and Perry Hudspeth, treas
urer, of Hege Financial
Group. Other board mem
bers are; Rod Back of
Delhaize America (retired);
Linda Davis of Winston
Salem Police Department
(retired); Justin Gomez of
the Winston-Salem
Jourhal; Sonny Haynes of
Womble Carlyle Sandridge
& Rice; Gilmour Lake of
Computer Credit Inc.
(retired); and Police Chief
Rountree (ex-officio mem
ber).
The Foundation allows
for tax-exempt gifts from
individuals, businesses and
philanthropic organiza
tions, and is the only organ
ization authorized to raise
funds on behalf of the
Winston-Salem Police
Department.
For more informatior
about how to support the
Winston-Salem Police
Foundation, contact Scoti
Sewell.
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