Princeton Festival names interim executive director
Princeton Festival names interim executive director ×
Becky Brett is the new interim executive director of the Princeton Festival. PHOTO COURTESY OF PRINCETON FESTIVAL
The Princeton Festival has appointed Becky Brett, an award-winning leader of festivals in the performing arts and humanities, as its interim executive director.
Brett will oversee the festival’s 2021 season, help strengthen its professional staff, and take a role in fundraising, among other duties.
“We feel very fortunate to have found an interim executive director of Becky’s talent and experience to move us through a phase of leadership transition,” Benedikt von Schröder, chair of the Princeton Festival Board of Trustees, said in a prepared statement. “She brings the ideal combination of creative thinking, management knowhow, and interpersonal skills to the position.”
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