Rocco Landesman Confirmed as NEA Chair - Jim Leach Also Confirmed as NEH Chair

Dear Friends,

This afternoon, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Obama's appointments to chair the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Rocco Landesman, a Broadway producer noted for award-winning productions like Angels in America, Big River and The Producers, was confirmed as the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. For twenty years, Landesman has been the president of Jujamcyn Theaters, New York's third largest theater owner.

Jim Leach was also confirmed as the next chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Leach is a former Republican congressman from Iowa and is a professor at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

MAASH welcomes the two new national leaders for the arts and humanities. For more information about Leach and Landesman go to www.maash.org and click on "In the News."

Dan Hunter, Executive Director

Hathalee Higgs, Development Director