Thank You Mark Skala

PHOTO BY DAN CUTRONA

Kelly and Mark Skala at the Pre-Pops Spring Auction Thank you Mark Skala! y day, Mark Skala serves as the Director of Marketing and Community Relations at the Bank of Cape Cod. But during his free time, rare people who understands the value in giving back. The Cape is lucky to have him.” Current board chair Bruce Bierhans agreed, B Skala contributes much more to the community by highlighting Skala’s dedication to the AFCC. donating his time and energy to making Cape Cod the “Leadership of nonprofit organizations requires special place that it is. commitment, time and the ability to make decisions, He is a board member of the YMCA Cape Cod, often difficult ones,” he says. “It’s clear that Mark a volunteer on the advisory board of A Baby Center, excelled on all fronts.” and a member of the Hyannis Area Chamber of Fellow board member Rana Murphy had similar Commerce marketing committee. Over the years, words to share about Skala’s contributions, leading the he has also lent his talents to St. Francis Xavier AFCC through significant change and growth. Through Preparatory School in Hyannis. it all, Murphy says “his passion, creativity and energy During the past decade, Skala has worked to were instrumental in bringing the Arts Foundation strengthen the regional arts scene as a board member to a new level. His connection to the community, his and former board president of the AFCC. He was advocacy for the arts and his keen understanding of the instrumental in getting the AFCC its new space on arts as an engine to our economy on the Cape were key Main Street, and has dedicated countless hours to drivers to the growth of the AFCC. Mark has a sense of making Pops by the Sea one of the landmark events of humor that is unparalleled and a leadership style that the summer on Cape Cod. is creative and engaging. We truly thank him for his Recently, Skala made the decision to step down from years of service.” his position on the board, leaving behind a proud legacy On behalf of the entire board and the AFCC staff, that was committed to the arts and cultural scene on we echo Murphy’s statements: thank you for all you have the Cape. “Mark has a real energy and passion, not only brought to our organization, the arts on Cape Cod and for the arts, but for our community and for life,” AFCC our community. Executive Director Julie Wake says. “He’s one of those