Kathleen Lynch Bolduc, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Travelers, has been named chief executive officer of the Greater Hartford Arts Council, effective June 30.
Bolduc, a life-long resident of Greater Hartford, will assume her new duties when Ken Kahn steps down as the council’s executive director on June 30.
Bolduc has served on a number of arts and other not-for-profit boards in the region, including the Greater Hartford Arts Council and Hartford Stage.
She also was the musical director of Newington Children’s Theatre for 11 years.
As vice chair of the Travelers Foundation for the past three years, Bolduc also has considerable grant-making experience.
The Arts Council’s eighth chief executive since its founding in 1971, Bolduc will be assuming leadership of the largest independent arts council in New England, and one of the 10th largest United Arts fundraising campaigns in the country.
The Hartford law office of Murtha Cullina knew that the Jan. 20 presidential swearing-in would attract a large crowd. At a little before noon, many attorneys and staff gathered in a conference room around a large- screened TV. The firm decided to take advantage of the gathering by holding an “Inauguration Bake Sale” to raise money for Foodshare, a nonprofit that provides groceries to hungry neighbors. The event raised more than $250.
A medical clinic and nutrition outreach program are the recipients of $25,000 each in grants from the Catalyst Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
The grant recipients are: Malta House of Care Foundation Inc., which provides free primary care to the uninsured in Greater Hartford and Area Health Education Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center, which provides culturally appropriate nutrition information to people with chronic illnesses.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell is declaring Feb. 17 as Big Brothers Big Sisters Day in Connecticut, recognizing the group’s role in helping thousands of disadvantaged children reach their full potential through professionally supported one-on-one mentoring relationships.
