Our New Executive Director

Bycw_omni

Caroline BobanickWe’re excited to announce that Clarion West has a new Executive Director: Caroline Bobanick. Caroline’s previous experience includes working as Executive Director for the Environmental Science Center in south King County; as Development Director at Seattle’s Gage Academy of Art; and as Special Events Manager at Pilchuck Glass School, also in Seattle.

Caroline has already participated in her first CW board meeting and is leading our efforts to become even better at serving our writers, readers, teachers, students, and other supporters. She will work for us part time. Bringing to the position her strong background in marketing, fundraising, website creation, and financial management, Caroline is a great addition to our staff and a wonderful asset to our community. Please join us in welcoming Caroline to Clarion West.

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