NEW LEADERSHIP AT PLAYHOUSE - Westfair Communications

Bedford resident Donald Greenwald has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bedford Playhouse, replacing Sarah Long, whose term expired March 31. She will continue as an active member of the board”™s executive committee. Greenwald, who has served on the board for the past eight years, has been actively involved with the organization since its inception in 2015. A business executive and investor, he is the former president and CEO of Lansco Colors, and now serves as the managing partner of Insight Operations LLC. He will serve a three-year term as chairman of the Board of the Bedford Playhouse, one of northern Westchester”™s cultural hubs, providing first run and classic films, authors”™ talks, live music, educational offerings, notable speakers and other special arts-related events.

The board also announced that Bedford resident Marie-Louise Scanlan, who had been serving as the playhouse”™s senior director of finance since March 2022, has been appointed CEO, effective May 1. Scanlan, a former marketing and management executive with IBM and Pepsi-Cola, has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. As CEO of the Bedford Playhouse, she will oversee all of its operations, financial and marketing management and work closely with its board.

Greenwald said: “”¦More than a movie theater, we bring the community together to listen to directors speak about their films and authors talk about their books, and we give folks a chance to drop in and have a drink with friends. My goal is to fully integrate the playhouse into the entire community”™s consciousness.”