Succeeds former Executive Director Alissa Novoselick
Leadership shift is part of strategy to identify more representative leadership
Living Arts
Laura Scales
Living Arts has named Laura Scales, an academic specialist faculty member in the Michigan State University Department of Theatre, as its new executive director effective June 1.
Scales, who has served as production manager for MSU s theater department, succeeds Alissa Novoselick, who signaled her departure late last year as part of the organization s plan to shift to more representative leadership and had been serving in an interim executive director role.
Scales appointment follows a five-month search led by a search committee of parents, teaching artists, staff and board members working with Boston-based executive search firm Koya Leadership Partners.