Cultural Alliance Welcomes Five New Board Members

Philadelphia, September 17, 2015—The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is pleased to announce the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors:

• Denice M. Hasty, Senior Vice President of Business Marketing & Product Management, Comcast Business, Comcast Corporation
• Jeri Lynne Johnson, Founding Artistic Director, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra
• Kathryn Ott Lovell, Executive Director, Fairmount Park Conservancy
• Ken Metzner, Executive Director, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers
• Rosalind Remer, Vice Provost and Lenfest Executive Director, Center for Cultural Partnerships, Drexel University

All were voted in during the September 16 meeting of the Board, and bring valuable experience to the Cultural Alliance.

“We are honored to welcome such high-caliber candidates,” said Maud Lyon, Cultural Alliance President. “Having these esteemed leaders from the cultural and corporate sectors join our Board greatly benefits the Alliance, as well as the Greater Philadelphia cultural sector as a whole.”

These new members fill several recent vacancies created by outgoing Board Members concluding their service: Drew Becher, former President of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Veronica Castillo-Perez, ‎Interim Administrator of The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO); Danielle Cohn, Sr. Director of Entrepreneurial Engagement at Comcast; Peter Intermaggio, Senior Vice President for Marketing Communications at Comcast Cable; Kelly Lee; and Ed Tettemer.

Additional changes to the Board included the election of two new Vice Chairs: Catherine M. Cahill, President & CEO of The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, and Virginia Logan, Executive Director of Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art.

For more information on Cultural Alliance Board members, including headshots and bios, please contact Alison Zeidman at alisonz@philaculture.org or 215-805-5737.

ABOUT THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE
Established in 1972, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is the region’s leading arts and cultural advocacy, research and marketing organization. Our mission is to “lead, strengthen and give voice to a diverse cultural sector that is making Philadelphia a world-class region to live, work, and play.”  Our membership includes over 400 organizations ranging from museums and dance companies to community art centers, historic sites, music ensembles and zoos. Our members, as well as the cultural community as a whole, count on the Alliance for signature research reports on the health and growth of the sector; grantmaking in partnership with the Pennsylvania Council on the arts; robust professional development and membership services; marketing and audience development through our signature consumer marketing programs, Phillyfunguide.com and Funsavers; and leadership in policy and community engagement through our GroundSwell advocacy initiative and STAMP teen program. For more information on the Cultural Alliance, please visit www.philaculture.org.