Nazareth College Names New Art Center Director

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Susan Chekow Lusignan

ROCHESTER, NY (01/18/2011)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College is pleased to announce that it has named Susan Chekow Lusignan as the new director of the Nazareth College Arts Center. Lusignan, of Brighton, most recently managed an 800-member subscription-based arts organization at Rochester Arts and Lectures, will be responsible for overseeing the activities and staff at the Arts Center, while managing budget and quality performances, growth and direction of the Center and its place in the College and Rochester community.

"The Nazareth College Arts Center is going to be in good hands under the direction of Susan Lusignan," said Nazareth President Daan Braveman. "She has a solid background in bringing successful artistic programming to Rochester, along with her experience in fiscal management and marketing. Nazareth looks forward to seeing the new places she will take the Arts Center."

Lusignan earned her bachelor's degree from Binghamton University and her master's degree from Nazareth College. Before her position as president and producer of Rochester Arts and Lectures, she worked in the marketing and communications field at Monroe Community College, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Borders Books and Music.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is a coeducational college with undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. The College is located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, New York, and currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 800 graduate students. Nazareth has a strong commitment to experience-based learning and civic engagement. In the past decade, Nazareth has produced 18 Fulbright recipients and two Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships. For more information on the College, visit www.naz.edu.