Please join us in welcoming Raul Duran, who recently joined the Arts Council staff in the position of Visitor and Facilities Services Assistant. Raul describes himself as a ‘first-generation American with a deep and abiding love for all things art.’ He has a BFA in Theater from the University of Florida, where he focused his skills on stage management. Since graduating he has gone on to work at the Williamstown Theater Festival as the Apprentice Coordinator, and Baltimore Center Stage as a Stage Management and Production Management Apprentice, and later as an Assistant Company Manager.
Raul replaces Kathleen Bender O’Keefe, who left the Arts Council in July. In his new position, Raul will be responsible for scheduling and administration of facility rentals, administration of resident artist/arts organization leases and rental payments, coordination of the annual Holiday Maker-Mart, and a host of other duties. Welcome, Raul!