The following was submitted by Orcas Center.

The Orcas Center Board of Trustees has decided to reorganize the center’s executive and managerial leadership.

To this end, the current full time position of Executive Artistic Director, held by Kara O’Toole, and the part-time positions of Development Manager (currently vacant) and Theater Productions Manager (held by Deborah Sparks) will be realigned into two full-time positions: executive director and artistic director.

The new executive director will collaborate with the board to properly align required functions to be performed by the new artistic director.

In light of these changes, O’Toole has decided to pursue opportunities elsewhere. During her more than five years as executive artistic director, she brought innovative programming such as on screen productions of the Metropolitan Opera, National Theater Live and the Bolshoi Ballet and saw to the center’s involvement with the Orcas Island Jazz Festival and the Orcas Island Film Festival.

The board has accepted O’Toole’s resignation, expresses its sincere gratitude for her service and wishes her well as she moves forward in her career.

The board has named local businesswoman Margaret (Margie) Doyle as interim director to manage the center while it conducts a search for a permanent Executive Director.

A position description for the new executive director, as well as application procedures, will be published locally and regionally.

Candidate screening and selection committees will be appointed. Orcas Center members and others interested in serving on a committee are invited to identify themselves to the Internal Affairs Committee Chair, John Bric, at johnbric@orcascenter.org.

Further announcements will be forthcoming as the reorganization proceeds and as progress is made towards hiring the new executive director.