201 State Foundation, the board that oversees the Overture Center, changed its name and elected new members to join its Board of Directors Tuesday.
Board members voted to change the name of the foundation to the Overture Center Foundation. The foundation will take over operation of the performing arts center on January 1, 2012.
Board members also unanimously approved of seven new additions to the board of directors. Some of the new members include former Madison mayor Joe Sensenbrenner and UW-Madison music professor Richard Davis.
The board of directors now consists of 18 members. This was one of the stipulations in the agreement the Madison Common Council approved, which gave the board ownership and operation of the Overture Center.
All board members are expected to participate on at least one other committee, Overture Center Foundation Chair Deirdre Garton said.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is expected to announce his two appointees for the board in the upcoming weeks. The Common Council must approve the appointees before they are placed on the board.
Anika Wright was introduced as the transition manager for the Overture Center. Wright said she will work to collect data and input during the transition.
Overture Center CEO Tom Carto said right now things are moving forward with the internal and external transition teams, which will monitor the center's progress.
""There is a sense of going in the right direction,"" Garton said.
—Maggie DeGroot
