Michelle Green, of Dalton, has been hired as director of the Storefront Artist Project. She replaces Peter Dudek who held the post since the organization’s founder, Maggie Miler, stepped down in 2006. Also, Maria Mingalone, the Berkshire Museum’s director of interpretation, has been named chairman of the board of trustees. Green will be responsible for the growth and oversight of the artist residency/student program, exhibition program and education outreach efforts. She will also market and promote the organization and assist in fund-raising efforts.
A former senior editor for projects at The Berkshire Eagle, where she managed special sections, Green recently earned an MBA from the University of Massachusetts’ Isenberg School of Management.
Prior to attending graduate school, Green spent several years in the journalism industry. She was presentations editor for Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers in Stuart, Fla., and also worked for The Palm Beach Post as a features page designer. She received more than 10 awards from professional organizations for her design work.
Green earned a bachelor of science degree from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University with a major in page design and picture editing.
At the Berkshire Museum, Mingalone oversees the development of exhibitions, education programs for students and teachers, and public programs for families and adults.
Also chair of Pittsfield’s Artscape Committee, she has worked in arts management since the mid-1980s specializing in arts education and programming.
Mingalone received a masters of science degree in education from Bank Street College of Education in New York City, a BFA in studio fine arts from SUNY Stony Brook, and attended Pratt Art Institute.
The Storefront Artist Project was established as part of a downtown revitalization effort in 2002.
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