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THE KATONAH MUSEUM WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS

(Katonah, NY) Rochelle Rosenberg, President of the Katonah Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees has announced the election of three new members to the Board: Tricia Summers Freeman and Rima Marschke of Katonah and Ernest Osborne of Somers.

“These individuals bring specific expertise in the areas of financial management, marketing, and public service & non-profit governance,” said Rosenberg. “They all share a deep commitment to community and to the arts, and will enhance the KMA with their passion and skills and, by doing so, will enrich the community we all share and love.”

Tricia Summers Freeman was the Chief Financial Officer of Ferrer Freeman & Company, a healthcare private equity firm. Prior to this, she was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan & Co., where she was head of administration for their Global Health Care Investment Banking Group. She completed J.P. Morgan’s Audit Training Program after graduating Summa Cum Laude from Boston College with a B.S. in Finance. Freeman lives in Katonah with her husband David and daughter Emma.

Rima Marschke graduated from Bryant University in 1989 with a B.S. in Business Administration and a major in Marketing. She worked for over 13 years at various advertising firms in Manhattan, managing a variety of accounts ranging from consumer products to pharmaceuticals. She took a one-year break from the business in 1997 to handle all of the on-premise promotions for Schieffelin & Somerset’s Tanqueray gin brand before returning to the full-service agency side. Marschke lives in Katonah with her husband Brett and three sons.

Ernest Osborne served in the Yale University administration as Director of the Yale Council on Community Affairs. Following his position at Yale, he was Executive Director of The Sachem Fund. Later he was appointed Deputy Undersecretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President Jimmy Carter. He is the recipient of many awards including the Distinguished Service Award from HHS, and an Outstanding Service Award from The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He was the first person named Philanthropist of the Year by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. He and his wife Barbara live in Somers.

The Katonah Museum of Art is located at 134 Jay Street (Route 22) in Katonah, NY. For information call 914-232-9555 or visit www.katonahmuseum.org

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