Marcia White is an American executive. White served as president and executive director of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), a music venue located on the grounds of Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, New York, from 2005 to 2016. In 2020, she was hired as interim president, and then appointed permanent president in 2021, of the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York.
Education
editWhite received a bachelor's degree from the College of Saint Rose in 2000.[1]
Career
editWhite was an aide to longtime New York State Senator Joe Bruno for nearly two decades.[2] White worked on health care issues and served as Bruno's press secretary. White also helped initiate Generating Employment, a New York science program.[3]
White is the president of Marcia White Consulting LLC.[4]
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC)
editWhite became the executive director of SPAC in 2005.[5] In 2006, she secured $2.1 million in New York State funds to rehabilitate the venue.[6] Her twin goals were to raise money and to increase SPAC's profile as a cultural and concert venue. She continued the New York City Ballet summer residency at SPAC, which had experienced declining attendance through 2005.[7] White also created a new logo and web presence for SPAC.[8] In 2008, White focused on promoting the Philadelphia Orchestra summer residency at SPAC, introducing performers such as pianist Yuja Wang.[9]
During her tenure as executive director, White served on a transition team for New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.[10]
White retired from SPAC in 2016. According to the Albany Times Union, under White's leadership, "the nonprofit emerged from a decade and half of red ink to finish each year in the black".[11]
The College of Saint Rose
editIn 2020, White was named interim president of her alma mater, the College of Saint Rose. She was then appointed permanently to that position in 2021. White had previously served on the college's board of trustees for 18 years.[1][12] The college had previously honored White with a Community of Excellence award in 2016 for her contributions to the college and to the Capital District.[1]
In November 2023, the media announced that the College of Saint Rose would be closing at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.[13][14] She attempted to find a merger partner for the college, but ultimately those negotiations fell through.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Silberstein, Rachel (March 18, 2020). "Marcia White named interim president of Albany's College of Saint Rose". Times Union.
- ^ Karlin, Rick (February 19, 2016). "Marcia White to retire from SPAC after 2016". Times Union (Albany, NY). Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Alumni Hall of Distinction | cIcu | Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities". Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. 2007-09-28. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ "College of Saint Rose names interim president". The Business Review. March 18, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Post, Paul (19 February 2016). "SPAC president to step down at end of year". The Saratogian.
- ^ "New York State Parks :: Newsroom". nysparks.state.ny.us. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24.
- ^ "Raising money and its profile are on SPAC's Playbill for 2006". The Business Review. September 9, 2005.
- ^ "SPAC gets a new logo and an online makeover for its 2006 season". The Business Review. February 24, 2006.
- ^ "Shaping Up in Saratoga: The orchestra's three-week residency Charles Dutoit at the helm, begins on a bright collaborative note". Philadelphia Inquirer. August 9, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
- ^ "New York Politics Capitol Confidential : Albany Times Union : Timesunion.com : Capitol confidential » Spitzer's Transition Policy Advisors (Updated)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ Hornbeck, Leigh (June 28, 2016). "Marcia White, SPAC's strong leader, moves on". Times Union.
- ^ Orchard, Jackie (7 July 2020). "Interim President White Responds To Black At St. Rose Social Media Bias Complaints". www.wamc.org.
- ^ https://wnyt.com/top-stories/sources-the-college-of-saint-rose-to-shut-down-in-spring-2024/
- ^ Rodriguez, Catherine (2023-12-01). "President White's Message to the Saint Rose Community". The College of Saint Rose. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Eschen, Tom (2023-12-01). "Merger proposals fell through trying to save St. Rose, County eyes potential future of property". WRGB. Retrieved 2023-12-03.