Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 28 : Spring 2016 | Page 37

Wintergreen Arts Center
appoints local author as
new executive director
The Wintergreen Arts Center, a nonprofit organization that
provides hands-on experiences to encourage creativity and
the arts in Aroostook County, today announced that local
author Dottie Hutchins is assuming the position of executive
director. She succeeds present Executive Director Heather
Harvell, who remains Co-Chairman of the Wintergreen Art
Center’s Board of Directors, along with Co-Chairman Kim
Guerrette Michaud.

“ACADIAN ROOTS: Images of the St. John Valley” with
Paul Cyr Photography. Hutchins is also a family history
enthusiast and writes a genealogical column for ECHOES
magazine.

“Dottie understands the kind of passion this organization
thrives on,” said Heather Harvell, co-chairman, Wintergreen
Arts Center Board of Directors. “She is such a good fit
for what we need, and she also brings an added desire to
As executive director of the Wintergreen Arts Center, develop more programs for writers at Wintergreen. I am
Hutchins assumes responsibility for coordinating excited about all the possibilities that lie ahead, and look
Wintergreen’s growing number of programs and events, forward to working with Dottie, and our entire team, as we
while ensuring financial stability and maintaining the stay focused on continuing to encourage the arts within the
organization’s unique culture and commitment t