Old Lyme — Lyme Academy of Fine Arts board of trustees Chairman Stephen Tagliatela, credited with helping the institution transition to an independent academy and recreate itself after its disaffiliation from the University of New Haven, has stepped down after five years, the academy announced.
The board elected Michael Duffy, an Old Lyme resident and the president of the Great Oaks Foundation, as the new chairman.
Tagliatela this month was presented with the Elisabeth Gordon Chandler medal for his service as chairman from 2015 to 2020, and Rick Lacey, an artist and instructor, has created a portrait of him, according to a news release from the Lyme Academy.