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Alix has demonstrated exemplary management skills as well as terrific creative instincts.
She understands start ups and the family audience on a national scale, which is central to our mission
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we were extremely gratified with the caliber and credentials of the applicant pool, and Alix was our unanimous choice.
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Alix brings a very impressive set of credentials to the position
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Amherst, MA (PRWEB) October 20, 2008 -- The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has named former Disney executive Alix Kennedy as Executive Director, a newly created position aimed at expanding the senior leadership team at the now five-year old organization.
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"Alix has demonstrated exemplary management skills as well as terrific creative instincts.
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During her 17-year career with Disney Publishing Worldwide, Kennedy most recently held the position of vice president and editorial director of U.S. Consumer Magazines, which includes FamilyFun and Wondertime magazines.
She was presented with the Disney Publishing Worldwide Leadership Award in 2004, the Launch Editor of the Year Award from MIN Magazine in 2006, and will be presented with the Exceptional Women in Publishing Award from Women in Periodical Publishing (WIPP) in January 2009.
"I am really delighted about this opportunity," says Kennedy.
"Core to the museum are so many things I am passionate about -- children, education, literature and art, and the meaningful role that non-profits can have in families' lives.
I will always be grateful for the remarkable experiences I had working at Disney -- and look forward to the many exciting opportunities ahead at The Carle."
Kennedy, who has an M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, launched FamilyFun in 1991 and Wondertime in 2006.
FamilyFun, the enormously successful magazine with a focus on activities for families, has a rate base of 2,000,000 readers.
Wondertime, with its emphasis on education and child development, quickly earned two nominations for National Magazine Awards, and has a rate base of 500,000 readers.
Since 2006, Kennedy has been a Board Member of the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts, and has served on other non-profit boards as well.
"Alix brings a very impressive set of credentials to the position," said Nick Clark, who will now assume the role of Chief Curator.
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Kennedy will officially begin in the role of Executive Director on October 27 at The Carle's main office, located in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Alix Kennedy
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Alix Kennedy
Kennedy has been named the new Executive Director of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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