Association of Performing Arts Presenters Announces New President and CEO
Submitted by Steve on August 24, 2011
The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) announced today the appointment of Mario Garcia Durham as President and CEO. He is the fifth executive director since the organization’s founding in 1957, and follows Sandra Gibson, who stepped down June 30, 2011. Gibson has continued to serve as APAP Special Executive, and will remain in that position through September 30, 2011.
Durham, who lives in Washington, DC, has been Director of Artist Communities and Presenting at the National Endowment for the Arts since 2004. He will begin his new position at Arts Presenters Oct. 3, 2011. Interim President and CEO Jim Copenhaver, who has been overseeing the organization since June, will assist with the transition in the coming months.