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EYE FOR DESIGN
LLINDSEY GREGG (from left), owner of LSG Interiors, and SISSY SCHOETTELKOTTE, owner of Blue Hydrangea Interiors, worked together on this exhibit vignette for Design NC last month benefitting the Cameron Art Museum. The event also featured presentations from interior designer ASHLEY WHITTAKER, ceramicist CHRISTOPHER SPITZMILLER, and tastemaker and author FRANCES SCHULTZ.
DEW TAPPED TO LEAD BRUNSWICK LIBRARIES UNCW NAMES WEAVER TO CABINET ROLE FREEMAN BECOMES DREAMS DIRECTOR
Brunswick County recently announced its newest library director, PATRICIA DEW.
Dew brings more than twenty-nine years of experience in libraries to the Brunswick County team. Before she was hired in January, Dew worked for the New Hanover County Public Library (2012-22) and the Durham County Library (200112).
Alongside her work in public libraries, Dew also serves as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve.
“I have many goals I would like to achieve here in Brunswick County,” Dew says. “I want to better serve the residents of Brunswick County as we move into a new era of growth and technological advancement. I aim to grow the system, improve accessibility, foster a welcoming environment in each of the branch locations, and increase the 24/7 access for resources through the use of e-books and online services.”
Dew holds a bachelor's degree in music with a concentration in music education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a master’s in library science with a concertation in public libraries from North Carolina Central University.
After a national search, ANDREA MONROE WEAVER was named chief marketing and communications officer at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Weaver has served as interim chief communication officer since July 2020.
She will report directly to the chancellor and serve as a member of the chancellor’s cabinet.
Weaver serves on the university’s Crisis Decision Team, the Emergency Planning Group, the Chancellor’s Safety and Security Committee, the University Community Relations Task Force, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, the Institutional Research Board, the Strategic Design and Planning Steering Committee, and the campus-based Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 10-Year Review Committee.
Before stepping into the interim chief communications officer role, Weaver was the deputy director of the Office of University Relations. She has also held positions in UNCW’s Division for University Advancement, Meredith College, Peace College (now William Peace University), and Pfeiffer University.
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The DREAMS Center for Arts Education appointed ANNETTE FREEMAN as the nonprofit’s executive director.
In the role, Freeman oversees the organization, which is dedicated to serving and inspiring youth in need through high-quality, free arts programming.
“I am humbled and honored to be chosen and entrusted to become the new executive director of DREAMS,” Freeman says. “I have huge shoes to fill as this organization is very beloved and has an esteemed history of providing top-notched arts education and service to students in need and their families.”
Freeman is an Emmy-award-winning producer, journalist, and communications and arts professional. Most recently she was the education and outreach coordinator for CFCC’s Wilson Center and grants specialist at the Cape Fear Community College Foundation.
She has served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a visiting professor at New York Film Academy’s digital journalism program.
She has been a board member of Women Make Movies, the education director of Film and Video Arts in New York City, and ran her own production company for four years.
She is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism where she was awarded the John Patterson award for Best Documentary and a graduate of Howard University.
