Rising Star in the West

Yesterday an important and long-awaited announcement was made by the Long Beach Museum of Art. It's official! My friend and colleague Ron Nelson is the new Executive Director at the Museum. Ron assumed the post of interim Executive Director in November of 2006, two months after I left the Museum's senior staff to move to Nantucket. He also served as Director of Development and was president of the Board of Directors. To say that he is the best person for the job is an understatement. He has been undaunted by the many challenges that he has faced during his time in the interim position and has, in a short period of time, refocused the institution on the local community surrounding the Museum and has brought much needed financial stability. Congratulations, my friend, on many years of success and achievement! You'll do a great job and the Museum is very fortunate to have you at the helm. P.S. Local Long Beach photog Russ Roca shot this awesome photo of Ron. To find out more about his innovative work, go to http://www.russroca.com/. For more about the Long Beach Museum of Art, go to www.lbma.org.