05-17-2010, 12:40 AM
A talented, new Wkgn MainStreet Director !
I hope Ms. Violet Ricker can make it happen for the better in our long ailing downtown !
Best wishes to you and welcome aboard !
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NEWS-SUN, May 11, 2010 Edition, page two..
Staff Report by Ryan Pagelow
Violet Ricker, who has served as Waukegan Main Street's part-time director since December, will assume the duties of full-time executive director this week, according to a statement released Monday by Main Street board president James Donovan. Ricker was brought in following the departures of two different directors over the course of 2009. First, Maureen McGrain ended an 11-month tenure in July, then Susan Miller resigned in November after two months on the job.
In his statement, Donovan said that Ricker "comes to us with a near perfect skill set. She really knows her stuff and brings real vision."
"When the search committee interviewed her last December, she came in with a realistic, seven-page strategic plan for Main Street. We were blown away," Donovan added. "The past five months of her part-time work has confirmed that she's the right person for the job."
Ricker is a Waukegan native and Waukegan High School graduate who received a bachelor's degree in non-profit management at North Park University in Chicago. She previously studied political science at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
According to Donovan, Ricker's resume includes experience with non-profit organizations in Springfield, Chicago and Washington. While growing up in Waukegan, Ricker worked at the Waukegan Public Library and volunteered with the Genesee Theatre renovation.
"My most immediate goal is for everyone in the Waukegan to know all of the amazing places that are open in their own downtown right now," Ricker said in the statement. "This is the time we are waiting for."
Ricker's hiring took effect on May 10, which coincided with her graduation from North Park University.
-- WT Reader
I hope Ms. Violet Ricker can make it happen for the better in our long ailing downtown !
Best wishes to you and welcome aboard !
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NEWS-SUN, May 11, 2010 Edition, page two..
Staff Report by Ryan Pagelow
Violet Ricker, who has served as Waukegan Main Street's part-time director since December, will assume the duties of full-time executive director this week, according to a statement released Monday by Main Street board president James Donovan. Ricker was brought in following the departures of two different directors over the course of 2009. First, Maureen McGrain ended an 11-month tenure in July, then Susan Miller resigned in November after two months on the job.
In his statement, Donovan said that Ricker "comes to us with a near perfect skill set. She really knows her stuff and brings real vision."
"When the search committee interviewed her last December, she came in with a realistic, seven-page strategic plan for Main Street. We were blown away," Donovan added. "The past five months of her part-time work has confirmed that she's the right person for the job."
Ricker is a Waukegan native and Waukegan High School graduate who received a bachelor's degree in non-profit management at North Park University in Chicago. She previously studied political science at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
According to Donovan, Ricker's resume includes experience with non-profit organizations in Springfield, Chicago and Washington. While growing up in Waukegan, Ricker worked at the Waukegan Public Library and volunteered with the Genesee Theatre renovation.
"My most immediate goal is for everyone in the Waukegan to know all of the amazing places that are open in their own downtown right now," Ricker said in the statement. "This is the time we are waiting for."
Ricker's hiring took effect on May 10, which coincided with her graduation from North Park University.
-- WT Reader