Elisabeth Deal Named New Director of Development at Imagination Stage

Imagination Stage is pleased to announce Elisabeth Deal as the organization's new director of development. Elisabeth brings with her 20 years of fundraising and nonprofit management experience.

"We are absolutely delighted that Ms. Deal will be joining us to lead our development department," said Bonnie Fogel, founder and executive director of Imagination Stage. "Her background in children's causes and the arts fits perfectly with our mission. Her knowledge and experience working with the political, social, and philanthropic leadership of Montgomery County and Maryland complement our own and will be greatly appreciated as we

"I am thrilled to join the Imagination Stage team to help advance the mission of nurturing, empowering, and challenging young children through arts programs," said Elisabeth. "I feel it is critically important to foster creativity and innovation so children can develop the problem- solving skills they will need in the future, and nobody does that better than Imagination Stage." continue building Imagination Stage's profile locally, regionally, and nationally."

Elisabeth was most recently the executive director of the Olney Boys and Girls Community Sports Association. She managed all aspects of both capital and annual fundraising campaigns for the organization, which had 7,000 participants and a $3 million budget. In her 13 years with the organization, she successfully directed and administered a $7.5 million capital campaign and received Maryland Nonprofits' "Seal of Excellence" for accountability and ethics in nonprofit management.

Prior to the Olney Boys and Girls Community Sports Association, Elisabeth served as the development director for the Treatment and Learning Centers and also for the Brain Injury Services. Elisabeth was named "Business Person of the Year" by Olney Chamber of Commerce in 2011 and is actively involved with Leadership Montgomery and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

The director of development is a key member of Imagination Stage's senior management team and an integral player in developing, implementing, and monitoring the institution's long-range strategies, as well as its annual plans in organizing and directing contributed revenue activities with an annual fundraising goal of $1.9 million. Key responsibilities will be to guide the annual fund, community relations, major gifts, planned giving, special events, and volunteer services activities.

Founded in 1979, Imagination Stage is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to produce theatre and arts education programs which nurture, challenge, and empower young people of all abilities. It offers year-round professional theatre for young audiences and classes in creative drama/acting, musical theatre, dance, and filmmaking for ages 1-18.

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