MARION — The Marion Art Center’s Board of Directors approved five new Members at an Oct. 17 meeting.

New board members include: Suzanne Bellanger, currently Manager of Strategic Stewardship for Brown University, with a background in marketing and development for nonprofits; Kate Corkum, recently retired from her long-time position as Executive Director of the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum in New Bedford; Anthi Frangiadis, an architect with her own independent practice, an artist, and the proprietor of The Drawing Room in New Bedford; Mike Malone, a financial consultant with Price Waterhouse who previously worked for much of his career at the Federal Reserve; and Kim Tirrell, currently Client Relationship Manager at American Research & Management Company, who previously was the Finance and Administration Director for the Coalition for Buzzards Bay and Executive Director of the Marion Institute. 

The board also recognized the contributions of departing members former Vice President Clare Healy Foley, MaryBeth Mathieu, Anna Ward, and Liz West.

Current board members President Jennifer Wolfe Webb, Vice President Wendy Cullum, Secretary/Clerk Holly McDonough, Treasurer Nate Stewart, Jack Boesen, Heather Parsons, Michael Sudofsky, and Philip Tifft will all continue to serve in their respective positions.