By The Four Freedoms Park Conservancy ("the Conservancy") announced today the hiring of Nellie Chaban as the Park's first Director of Education & Public Programs. Ms. Chaban will work with the Conservancy's Director of Visitor Experience, Suzy Brown, to oversee a portfolio of education programs, public programs and community outreach offerings.
Ms. Chaban is responsible for developing and producing activities and events that are reflective of the Conservancy's mission to educate and inform the public about President Roosevelt's leadership and legacy and the Four Freedoms, conveying their importance and relevance to today's society, fostering conversation and inspiring positive social action. The programs will also be inspired by Louis I. Kahn, the iconic 20th Century architect who designed the memorial, to initiate dialogue on architecture, art and aesthetics.
"Nellie is an experienced and inspired professional who shares our passion for furthering the Conservancy's mission and values," said Sally Minard, President and CEO of the Conservancy. "We look forward to Nellie spearheading our education and public programs to further engage the local community as well as visitors to the Park from near and far."
Ms. Chaban joins the Conservancy with valuable experience in education and public programming. Most recently, Ms. Chaban designed and managed in-school, afterschool and community programs for students, parents and educators for more than 60 schools and community groups at The Center for Arts Education in New York. Prior to that, Ms. Chaban was an Educator and Theater Director at several schools and art centers in the New York City area. Ms. Chaban has also conducted research on student engagement and creative outcomes, which will be published by the Centers for Research on Creativity in a forthcoming study on creative expression in students with Autism.
Ms. Chaban said: "I feel truly privileged to join the Four Freedoms Conservancy. Education is my passion and I cannot think of a more worthwhile set of values to share with the Park's constituents than those articulated in President Roosevelt's Four Freedoms. I very much look forward to developing a stimulating program of events that draws on the Park's inspirational aesthetic to bring these ideals to life for our visitors."
About the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park is the only memorial dedicated to the former President in his home state of New York. Located on a triangular four-acre plot on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island in the East River in the heart of New York City, the Park designed by Louis I Kahn, includes walkways lined with trees, waterfront promenades, a portrait bust of President Roosevelt created by artist Jo Davidson, and, carved in the 'Room,' the Four Freedoms described in Roosevelt's historic January 6, 1941 State of the Union address: freedom of speech and expression; freedom of worship; freedom from want; and freedom from fear. First announced in 1973 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Mayor John Lindsay, and other visionary urban planners, the monument's design was the last work of the late Louis I. Kahn, an iconic architect of the 20th century. Dedicated on October 17, 2012, the Park is operated in partnership with New York State by the Four Freedoms Park Conservancy. For more information on FDR Four Freedoms State Park, please visit: www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org.
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