Kimmel Center, Inc. Announces New Board Members
July 8, 2004
Daniel J. Whelan, Chairman of the Board of Kimmel Center, Inc., has announced the appointment of two new members of the board of directors:
Hugh C. Long II of Newtown Square is State CEO of Pennsylvania and Delaware for Wachovia and is responsible for the company’s retail and commercial banking operations in those states. Long began his banking career with the company in 1973, holding numerous leadership roles within Wachovia. Long also holds community leadership positions with the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Drexel University and the Pennsylvania Business Roundtable.
Wynne S. Amick of Newtown is an active volunteer in education and children's causes. Amick serves as a trustee at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA and is an alumnus of the college. She also serves as a trustee of the J. William and Helen D. Stuart Foundation.
The Kimmel Center, Inc. Board of Directors was recently named one of America’s most prestigious nonprofit boards.
Kimmel Center, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization, owns, manages, supports and maintains The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, which includes Verizon Hall, Perelman Theater, Innovation Studio and the Merck Arts Education Center. Kimmel Center, Inc. also manages the Academy of Music, owned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association. The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Academy of Music serve as home to eight Resident Company performing arts organizations, including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadanco, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Peter Nero and the Philly Pops®. Kimmel Center, Inc.’s mission also includes arts in education, community outreach and a rich diversity of programming through its Kimmel Center Presents and Citizens Bank Broadway at the Academy series of performances.
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