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The Colonial Announces Newly Appointed Board Member - May 06, 2008
Pittsfield – The Colonial Theatre announced today the appointment of Jodi Kennedy to its Board of Trustees. Kennedy is general manager of global communications for SABIC Innovative Plastics. She has more than 20 years of experience developing and leading internal and external communications strategies in manufacturing, financial services and technology corporations.
“The Colonial is off to a great start. Now that we’ve transitioned from a construction project to capital campaign fund raising and an actively programmed theater, we are eager to expand the skills and talents of the dedicated advisors who are helping us realize success. Jodi Kennedy is an outstanding community member who is enthusiastic about The Colonial Theatre’s future. She is dedicated to ensuring that the Colonial remains a treasure for all of the people of Berkshire County,” said Gary Scarafoni, President of The Colonial Board of Trustees.
“The Colonial Theatre navigated the always challenging path through the renovation process largely because of the dedication and perseverance of an enthusiastic group of community volunteers. The mission of this performance center will always be to serve the people of the Berkshires. To do that effectively we need to continually attract community representatives who will effectively represent our communities and advocate for the long-term success of the theater. We are so pleased to announce this wonderful new addition to our Board of Trustees,” said Colonial Executive Director David Fleming.
Kennedy joined SABIC Innovative Plastics from Textron in October 2007. In her current role, she is responsible for leading SABIC Innovative Plastics’ global communications team in developing, executing, and managing all internal and external communications strategies worldwide, including public relations, crisis communications, advertising, internal communications, corporate social responsibility, digital communications, and industry trade shows. Kennedy is also responsible for leading the company’s branding efforts and managing major communications initiatives with and across other SABIC businesses and SABIC corporate headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to joining SABIC Innovative Plastics, Kennedy was the director of internal communications for Textron, a $13 billion global multi-industry company with approximately 40,000 employees in 32 countries serving the aircraft, industrial and finance sectors. In this role, Kennedy led various communications efforts across the business. Most notably, she led communications for Textron's business transformation that is resulting in improved business performance. Prior to Textron, Kennedy held numerous roles of increasing responsibility in media relations and investor relations with large corporations including American Power Conversion and Fleet Financial Group (now Bank of America). She began her career as a television news reporter and anchor at WJAR-TV in Providence, R.I. and WLTZ-TV in Columbus, Ga.
Kennedy earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from the University of Connecticut. She conducted post-graduate studies in broadcast journalism at both Emerson College and West Virginia University, and completed the Executive Leadership Program, Thunderbird, at the Garvin School of International Management. |
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