Mid-America Arts Alliance Appoints Sarah McGreer as New Communications Associate

Mid-America Arts Alliance Appoints Communications Associate

Kansas City, MO – Mid-America Arts Alliance announces the appointment of Sarah McGreer as Communications Associate. McGreer will produce press releases, newsletters, and create general marketing materials for the organization. She will also maintain the Mid-America Arts Alliance Web site, www.maaa.org.

McGreer formerly worked for The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art as a software trainer and analyst. During her tenure there she programmed the organization’s intranet and Web sites for special exhibitions. Before joining the museum’s information technology department, McGreer was an assistant in the Nelson-Atkins education division and in the modern and contemporary arts department, where she performed duties such as grant reporting and digital image management.

“I can’t imagine a more ideal position,” said McGreer, a native of Big Springs, Nebraska. “Working as Communications Associate for M-AAA will draw upon nearly every aspect of my collective work experience and educational background, from utilizing Web software to writing and editing. And I have so much respect for Mid-America Arts Alliance and its mission of providing arts access. Programs like the Heartland Arts Fund especially assist rural communities, like the one I was raised in. I am honored to be a part of that outreach.”

McGreer will also assist Tanya Carson, Director of Communications, with editing and proofreading responsibilities.

“Sarah’s enthusiasm for her work and her willingness to help Tanya develop our new Communications department are abundantly clear,” said Mary Kennedy McCabe, Executive Director of Mid-America Arts Alliance. “She is amply qualified to fill the Communications Associate position; she is passionate about the arts and humanities. I am very pleased that she’s joined M-AAA.”

McGreer graduated cum laude with a BA in English and history from Hastings College, in Hastings, Nebraska. She earned an MA in English from the University of Kansas, where she taught introductory English classes. Upon graduating, she joined Allen Press, Inc., a publisher of scientific, technical, and medical journals, as assistant publisher.

Mid-America Arts Alliance, founded in 1972, is a nonprofit regional arts organization based in Kansas City, Missouri. It is governed by a board of directors drawn from its partner states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Major support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, participant state arts agencies, and leading foundations and corporations. For further information, visit the Mid-America Arts Alliance Web site at www.maaa.org or contact Sarah McGreer at (816) 421-1388.