August 16, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: Summer
Reese
Interim
Executive Director
(Mobile)
(510) 333-1965
Email: summer@pacifica.org
Pacifica Radio Appoints
Transitional Leadership: Summer Reese
Board Chair Takes Over as
Interim Executive Director
Berkeley- The Pacifica Foundation's Board of
Directors has appointed Board Chair Summer Reese as Interim Executive Director
effective August 17, 2012, to stabilize the organization with continuity of
leadership, while a search for a new permanent Executive Director is
conducted.
As Board Chair,
Ms. Reese is well versed in the challenges facing the organization and the
steps necessary to meet and overcome them. Ms. Reese will continue to work with the board, staff, and
volunteers to stabilize Pacifica's finances, increase
listenership, and improve service to the community. Outgoing Executive Director Arlene Englehardt
will be working together with Ms. Reese for a smooth transition in leadership.
The Pacifica
Foundation looks forward to a new and energetic chapter in its history of
serving the listening public with news, information, arts and culture and
forwarding the Pacifica mission.
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