Kimmel Center, Inc. Appoints Natalye Paquin as Executive Vice President and COO
May 4, 2006
Natalye Paquin
Kimmel Center, Inc. announced today the appointment of Natalye Paquin as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective mid June, 2006.
Currently, Ms. Paquin is Chief Operating Officer of the School District of Philadelphia where she oversees a $400 million organization with over 4,700 employees. Reporting to Ms. Paquin at the school district are the departments of personnel, purchasing, information technology, school safety and facilities. Prior to coming to the School District of Philadelphia in 2002, Ms. Paquin held several positions of increasing responsibility with the Chicago Public Schools. From 2001-2002, Ms. Paquin was Managing Deputy Commissioner for Transportation at the City of Chicago. She first entered the public sector as Regional Attorney with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
As Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Paquin will be responsible for operations and facilities, venue sales and client management, and marketing and communications.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am very pleased to welcome Natalye to the Kimmel Center,” said Kimmel Center Board Chair William P. Hankowsky. “Her addition further strengthens our excellent management team which has worked very hard to stabilize our financial outlook while maintaining our high quality and leadership in the performing arts."
“Natalye brings over 20 years of operational experience of large non-profit organizations to the Kimmel Center. And, while she is a leader in the educational community, she brings a passion and demonstrated commitment to the performing arts,” said Ms. Janice Price, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Kimmel Center. “I look forward to working closely with her to continue to advance our mission of providing a world class performing arts facility which attracts the highest quality performing arts to the region.”
“Joining the leadership team of the Kimmel Center excites me. The opportunity to combine my operational experience with my love of the performing arts is something that I have wanted to do for a very long time,” said Ms. Paquin. “I have tremendous respect for what the Kimmel Center has accomplished in just under five years of existence. And, I also know that the Kimmel Center’s best days are ahead as it continues to mature and become an even more important part of Philadelphia’s performing arts landscape.”
Ms. Paquin earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1986 from DePaul University, College of Law, and a Bachelor of Science degree in 1981 from Florida A&M University.
Ms. Paquin is immersed in the artistic and community life of Philadelphia through her leadership and service on many boards and committees including the education committees of the Kimmel Center and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the Philadelphia Boys Choir, and the Center for Emerging Visual Artists. She is also active with the Girl Scouts of South Eastern Pennsylvania, Project Home and City Year.
About Kimmel Center Inc.
Kimmel Center, Inc. is a Philadelphia performing arts leader as a non-profit organization that owns, manages, supports and maintains the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts as well as the Academy of Music which is owned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association. The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Academy of Music serve as the home to eight Resident Company performing arts organizations including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, American Theatre 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 in programming through its Kimmel Center Presents and Cadillac Broadway at the Academy series of performances.
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