‘Founding Directors’ sought for MBS cultural center

By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITERa The Organizing Committee of the Memorial Boulevard Task Force is seeking candidates to fulfill the role of “Founding Directors.” As part of its upcoming report to the Mayor and the City Council on the creation of the nonprofit corporation that will be responsible for running the Memorial Boulevard Community Cultural Center, the committee is looking for candidates to serve as Founding Directors. These directors will be appointed in conjunction with the preparation of the incorporation documents that are expected to be submitted this month. Peter Del Mastro, chairman of the Organizing Committee, said the hope is to initially hire three founding directors. The committee will submit a list of six to eight strong candidates during its report on Tuesday, Sept. 8 to the Mayor and the City Council, who will choose among that list. The founding directors will initially begin as volunteers, and will not be city employees. “The Founding Director is going to be one of the initial directors [who is] going to be named at the time of incorporation,” said Del Mastro. “They’re the first ones who are going to be a part of this new corporation.” The founding directors will be responsible […]