Odinak feted as she steps down from Cultural Alliance post

From left, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, founding members of Talking Heads and principals of the new wave band Tom Tom Club, and Ryan Odinak.
From left, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, founding members of Talking Heads and principals of the new wave band Tom Tom Club, and Ryan Odinak.

Seventy-five friends and colleagues gathered at Mama”™s Boy Southern Table & Refuge on North Water Street in Norwalk recently to celebrate Ryan Odinak”™s six-year tenure as executive director of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County.

Odinak steps down this month. A search is in progress to replace her and a field of candidates has reportedly been winnowed down to a few, but no announcement has been made.

“I will be pursuing my creative endeavors, including writing and painting,” Odinak said. She also plans to open an arts-themed consulting business in Fairfield County.

Odinak reflected on her time at the Cultural Alliance in a recent edition of the Fairfield County Business Journal.