Ms. Bensel
currently is the Director of Touring and Sales for Troika
Entertainment in Gaithersburg,
MD. She previously served for ten years as the General Manager
at the Barbara Mann Performing Arts Hall in Ft. Myers, FL. “Ms.
Bensel brings a wide variety of strengths to this position,” said
Bartolotta. “I am particularly pleased with her background
in programming, fiscal discipline and community outreach.” |
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Ms. Bensel will
begin her new position December 10, 2007. Her salary will
be $130,000 per year. Her first task will be to access the
current organization’s strengths and needs, programming
for 2008-09, and the elimination of the deficit over the
next three years.
The Citizens Advisory Screening Committee,
with representation from the Van Wezel Foundation, the Van
Wezel Performing Arts Hall Board, the Florida West Coast
Symphony, and the Sarasota Opera, chose Ms. Bensel as one
of the top three candidates for the position. The final decision
was made by the City Manager.
Ms. Bensel has a Master of Arts degree in acting
and directing from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor
of Science degree in communications, speech, theatre and
English from Mansfield University.
For more information, please contact:
Jan Thornburg, Public Information Officer (941) 954-2613
jan.thornburg@sarasotagov.com |
