SITI Company's Board of Directors along with Co-Artistic Directors Anne Bogart, Ellen Lauren and Leon Ingulsrud have named Michelle Preston as its new Executive Director. Preston joined SITI in July of 2012 as Deputy Director, where she oversaw fundraising, external communications, strategic plan implementation, and board development and has served as Interim Executive Director since January of 2014. Preston succeeds Megan Wanlass who served the Company for 19 years.
Co-Artistic Director Bogart said, "After a thorough nationwide search, interviews with a number of excellent candidates and in-depth discussions within the Company, it became apparent that Michelle was the best candidate to help steer SITI into the future. She has demonstrated a visible commitment to the advancement of the performing arts, both dance and theater. Her sense of adventure, her belief in our values and work, and her innovative and enterprising thinking are simpatico with the ethos of SITI. We greatly look forward to working with Michelle as we move into our third decade."Board Chair, Ruth Nightengale, adds: "We are so pleased that Michelle rose to the top of the pool of talented, experienced candidates we interviewed. Her knowledge of the current initiatives within the New York, national and international fundraising communities puts SITI in a great position for success. Further, Michelle's intimate understanding of the company, its mission and its work, creates an immediate and wonderful rapport with the artistic leadership, the ensemble and the Board."Videos