The Center for the Performing Arts Welcomes Zionsville Resident Ana Hammersley Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // The Center for the Performing Arts
Please join us in welcoming a new Zionsville resident and the new development officer for the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation in Carmel—Ana Hammersley.
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ecognizing that Hammersley brings a wealth of experience in performing arts fundraising, the Center for the Performing Arts and the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation recently appointed her to serve both organizations.
MEET ANA HAMMERSLEY Hammersley has served previously in key fundraising positions at the Orlando Science Center and the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, both in Orlando, Florida. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Rollins College and received training through its Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. She and her Hoosier husband recently relocated to the Zionsville area to live near family.
“My husband’s family is from the Danville area, and this job was precisely what I was looking for,” Hammersley shared. “We had our first child last June, and we had this urge to come ‘home’ to have grandma and grandpa nearby. We had been looking at the Zionsville, Brownsburg and Carmel areas, and Zionsville was a perfect blend of everything that is ideal for us. We’re in the Royal Run neighborhood, and it has the friendliest people I’ve ever met. ‘Midwest nice’ is real! And we have everything nearby— it’s amazing how everything has fallen into place for us in so many ways. We feel very fortunate.”
SETTING IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM GOALS In her new position, Hammersley will develop and manage fundraising campaigns focused on individual donors,
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including the annual fund and the planned giving program. She will forge new relationships locally and nationwide to expand the donor base for the Center and the Songbook Foundation. Hammersley shared some of her personal and professional goals as she settles into her new community and new role. “My personal goals are to get more entrenched into the Zionsville community where I live and the Carmel community where I work,” Hammersley said. “One of my immediate [professional] goals is to learn more of the history of Carmel and all the spaces that immediately surround the Center in order to really understand how we fit into the community.” Hammersley continued, “Of course, I’m on the development team, so my goals are always connected to supporting this
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