Mercy Tullis-Bukhari and Andi Stix
New Rochelle Council on the Arts Welcomes New Board Members
The New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA) is pleased to welcome two new Board members: Mercy Tullis-Bukhari and Andi Stix have been elected to NRCA’s Board of Directors.
“The NRCA is an all-volunteer organization, so we are always on the lookout for talented, hardworking people whose passion is the arts, and Mercy and Andi certainly fit that profile,” says Theresa Kump Leghorn, President of NRCA. “Although they have both built careers as educators and artists, each of them brings unique skills and talents to the Board.”
The New Rochelle Council on the Arts was created by the New Rochelle City Council in 1975 to stimulate and encourage the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts; for nearly 50 years NRCA has worked to fulfill that mission by sponsoring art exhibitions, theatrical productions, dance recitals, film screenings, lectures, and concert series. In addition, NRCA has sponsored public art — like the popular NRNY Murals — and created annual events like the Summer Sounds Concert Series at Hudson Park and ArtsFest, while helping to build relationships between the arts, the business community and city government. The NRCA website www.newrochellearts.org has become major resource for artists and art lovers – the “go-to” place for information about the arts.
NRCA’s programs are made possible, in part, by the City of New Rochelle and grants from ArtsWestchester (with funds from Westchester County Government) as well as private foundations; additional support comes from event sponsorships and individual donations. For more information visit NRCA on the web at www.newrochellearts.org.
NRCA’s officers include Theresa Kump Leghorn, President; Lynn Moloshok Green, Vice President; Karen Keller Selman, Treasurer; Margaret Chadwick, Recording Secretary; and Maddali Paci Atallah, Corresponding Secretary.
In addition to the Executive committee, NRCA’s Board of Directors includes Marisa Boan, Nick Carter, Barbara Davis, Leslie Demus, Monica Deane, Selena Evans, Dave Fabris, Charles Fazzino, Ximena Francella, Zahra Jlayer, Janine Jones, Anthony Paolercio, Christine Ramage and Catherine White, and Youth Advisory Board members Isaac Evans and Harmony Hopwood. NRCA’s Board of Advisors includes Terry Prettyman Bowles, Michael Dandry, Angela Derecas Taylor, Linda Kelly Fauci, Dianne Flagello, Lynne Honeysett, Jesse Sanchez, Leah Sills, Eric Woodlin and Ex Officio Member Vin Parise, Commissioner of New Rochelle’s Department of Parks & Recreation.