The Woodruff Arts Center has appointed five new members to its board of trustees.
Announced during its fall board meeting, the Arts Center revealed that it added Valeda Dent (inaugural vice-provost for the Libraries, Michael C. Carlos Museum and the Center for Digital Scholarship at Emory University), Somia Farid Silber (chief executive officer of Edible Brands), Jim Irwin (president of New City Properties), Melody Lee (chief marketing officer of Mercedes-Benz USA) and David Wagner (chief executive officer of SureCost) to its governing body.
“We are privileged to welcome these distinguished leaders to our board of trustees,” said Hala Moddelmog, president and chief executive officer of the Woodruff Arts Center.
“Each brings a distinctive perspective that will strengthen and guide the Woodruff Arts Center. They join an extraordinary group whose insight and dedication are invaluable to our mission, and I am honored to work alongside such visionary leaders committed to elevating the arts and arts education in our community.”
The Arts Center’s trustee board is comprised of local leaders that represent a number of sectors in Atlanta, including business, nonprofit, entertainment and education, to name a few.
According to the center, the Woodruff Arts Center utilizes the board’s collective expertise to expand its educational programming access for Atlantans.
Home to the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the High Museum of Art, the Woodruff Arts Center has served as a hub for visual and performing arts since it was established back in 1968.