Bedford Playhouse Announces New CEO and Board Chair
Bedford Playhouse recently announced the appointment of Marie-Louise Scanlan as its new CEO. Scanlon was previously the Playhouse’s senior director of finance. Previous companies at which Scanlon lent her skills include Price Waterhouse, Ford Motor Company, Pepsi-Cola Company and IBM. As CEO of the Bedford Playhouse, she will oversee all of its operations, financial and marketing management, and work closely with its board of directors as the Playhouse continues to expand its community programming. According to the Playhouse, Scanlan aims to “spur collaboration and partnerships with other organizations and develop more youth and educational programming.”
The Playhouse also appointed a new chair of its board, Donald Greenwald, who has served on the board and has been actively involved with the organization since its inception in 2015. He is the former president and CEO of LANSCO Colors, and now serves the managing partner of INSIGHT Operations LLC. Greenwald says: “More than a movie theater, we bring the community together to listen to directors speak about their films and authors talk about their books, and we give folks a chance to drop in and have a drink with friends. My goal is to fully integrate the Playhouse into the entire community’s consciousness.”
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For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest private not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to create an equitable, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable Westchester County in which the arts are integral to and integrated into every facet of life. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue. artsw.org
