FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 28, 2005

Contact: Sarah McGreer
sarah@maaa.org

M-AAA Promotes Grantwriter to Specialize in Foundation and Corporate Giving

Kansas City, MO – Mid-America Arts Alliance Director of Development Tricia Hoffman has announced that Karma Vowell, Development Associate since January 2005, has been promoted to Foundation and Corporate Giving Coordinator.

Vowell will continue to create and execute plans to increase M-AAA’s contributed revenue through grantwriting. Her work will focus more directly on foundations and corporations; others in the department will focus on individual giving and the upcoming capital campaign.
Said Hoffman, “The move toward specialization makes sense at this point: Karma has proven impressive competency in this area, and it will make our fundraising process more efficient and streamlined overall, both for Karma and for her fellow employees.”

Vowell most recently worked as Development Associate for Allied Arts, an Oklahoma City non-profit that raises funds to garner from five to twenty percent of the operating budget for each of its twenty member arts agencies.

“I’ve enjoyed my first several months at Mid-America Arts Alliance learning about the organization and all of the programs that we offer,” said Vowell. “Now that I’ve gotten my feet wet, it feels like a good time to focus on the area to which I think I can contribute the most.”

Vowell earned a BS in Environmental Policy from the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma and an MA in Arts Management from Oklahoma City University.

The mission of Mid-America Arts Alliance is to enrich communities through cultural experiences. Founded in 1972, Mid-America Arts Alliance 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 for Mid-America Arts Alliance is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, participant state arts agencies, and leading foundations and corporations. For further information, visit the Web site at www.maaa.org.

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