OLEAN — Paula Fidurko Bernstein, a daily life-very long Olean resident, has been named govt director of the Tri-County Arts Council, the council’s board chair Corey Fecteau declared.
Bernstein is known for her generous contribution of time, expertise and leadership to a wide range of local community brings about and non-revenue organizations, like Genesis House and Olean Public Library. Additionally, she is serving as the president of the Olean Rotary Club.
“The board is impressed with Paula’s deep dedication to Olean, Cattaraugus County and the Western New York area,” Fecteau explained. “We are energized by Paula’s enthusiasm and eyesight for an inclusive, expansive arts council celebrating the rural commonalities and wealthy, varied arts traditions of all a few counties.”
Bernstein mentioned just one of her priorities will be extending the achieve of the council.
“COVID seriously limited how substantially outreach we could have, especially in Allegany and Chautauqua counties,” Bernstein mentioned. “I hope to be ready to make on TCAC’s results and make the group as inclusive as doable for artists of all genres.”
Jason Dilworth, the TCAC board vice chair and who chaired the look for exertion, praised Bernstein for her devotion to the southern tier and precisely our nearby arts community.
Bernstein’s vitality and expertise will be an asset as we changeover among govt administrators, he reported.
“Paula’s private expertise in accomplishing arts and passion for all the arts, experience in non-income management, connections to area and countywide business enterprise and govt, and her major fundraising knowledge are all great developing blocks for the long term growth of the Tri-County Arts Council,” Dilworth explained. “She delivers to TCAC a solid mixture of working experience in the arts and practical experience as a fundraiser extraordinaire for regional non-earnings companies.”
Fecteau also thanked retiring government director Mikel Wintermantel.
“Mikel Wintermantel is a person of the founders of the organization, and he will generally be a champion of the arts council,” she mentioned. “TCAC would not be the very same — or possibly not even in existence — experienced it not been for Mikel’s contributions in excess of the past couple decades. With Mikel’s ongoing support and Paula’s management, the Tri-County Arts Council is properly-put for growth and success.”
Bernstein will start off her responsibilities April 2022.
