Barbara Stewart

Michelle Mac Lennan, General Manager of the Chandler Center for the Arts in Chandler, AZ will be AAUW’s guest speaker on Monday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Oakwood Country Club Ballroom. Michelle will talk about the schedule for this upcoming season and opportunities for seniors to be involved in the Center.

Michelle joined the Chandler Center for the Arts in 1999 as the Patron Services Coordinator; she was promoted to the Assistant Manager in 2005 and became the General Manager in July of 2014. She serves as the President of the Chandler Cultural Foundation. Michelle was recognized as a 2006 fellow with the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust which honors the top non-profit executives in Maricopa County. Mrs. Mac Lennan is the immediate Past President for the Arizona Presenters Alliance, a consortium of arts presenters that bring artistic programs to rural communities in Arizona. Mrs. Mac Lennan was recognized by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of the 30 Outstanding Women in Business in 2016.

Since 1881, The American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. AAUW has a nationwide network of more than 100,000 members and donors, 1,000 branches, and 600 college/university institutional partners. AAUW is one of the world’s largest sources of funding for graduate women. The AAUW invites all who hold an associate or higher degree from an accredited college or university to join.

For further information on this program or membership, go to http://southeastvalley-az.aauw.net.