Deborah Gribbon took the leadership position of Interim Director on September 21, succeeding the seventh Director, Timothy Rub. She received her B.A. in Art History from Wellesley College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Harvard University. Deborah began her career in Boston as the first Curator of the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum. In 1984 she moved to Los Angeles to join the staff of the J. Paul Getty Museum where she worked for twenty years, first as Chief Curator, then as the Deputy Director and, ultimately, as the Director of the Museum and Vice President of the J. Paul Getty Trust from 2000 to 2004. For more information on the museum, its programs and events, visit http://www.ClevelandArt.org
Women Who Know Their Place is the theme of this season’s First Thursdays, a five-part
speaker series, each featuring a woman who has achieved a high degree of success in her field. It also celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters and the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call the League office at 216 781-0555 or visit
http://www.LWVCuyahogaArea.org
Program funding is provided by contributions to the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area Education Fund, Inc.
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Note: The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political membership organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
