Mid-America Arts Alliance Names Tricia Hoffman as Director of Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 26, 2005

Contact: Sarah McGreer
sarah@maaa.org

Mid-America Arts Alliance Names Tricia Hoffman as Director of Development

Kansas City, MO – Mid-America Arts Alliance announces the appointment of Tricia Hoffman as Director of Development. As the Director of Development Hoffman serves as the senior grant writer, supervises staff grant writers, and pursues other avenues of private and public funding for Mid-America Arts Alliance. She works closely with the Mid-America Arts Alliance board of directors in organizing its fundraising efforts and ensures that Mid-America Arts Alliance meets funder objectives and requirements.

Hoffman, an employee at Mid-America Arts Alliance since October 2001, gained a valuable holistic understanding of the organization working as Curatorial Assistant for ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance. In that capacity, she assisted former Curator of Exhibitions Jennifer Cahn, PhD, in the development of traveling arts and humanities exhibitions. She served as a Development Associate before accepting the Director of Development position.

“Tricia has extensive knowledge of Mid-America Arts Alliance, particularly of ExhibitsUSA, and she has proven herself a remarkably capable manager and grant writer,” says Mary Kennedy McCabe, Executive Director. “She also understands our organizational dynamics and works very well with our board of directors, two key elements in making our fundraising pursuits successful.”

Prior to her employment with ExhibitsUSA, Hoffman worked at Berea Children’s Home in Berea, Ohio, and at Don Drumm Studios and Gallery in Akron, Ohio.

“It’s very gratifying to be able to contribute so much to Mid-America Arts Alliance,” says Hoffman. “I’ve seen so many changes and so much growth over the last four years, and I look forward to the challenge of helping to sustain that trend through fundraising.”

Hoffman earned her BS in psychology from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. She is married to Will Meek.

Mid-America Arts Alliance is a nonprofit organization that supports and stimulates cultural activity primarily in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. M-AAA originates and manages regional, multiregional, national, and international arts and humanities programs. Major support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, 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 sarah@maaa.org.

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