New Trustee Apointments - Ann Arbor Summer Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Robb Woulfe, Executive Director
(734) 994-5999 ext 203, rwoulfe@umich.edu
Ann Arbor Summer Festival Welcomes New Board Members
ANN ARBOR (September 20, 2012) – The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is pleased to announce four
new board members: Tim Freeth, head of industry at Google; Anne H. Leo, educator and
community volunteer; Dana M. Muir, professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of
Business; and Peg Talburtt, chief executive of the Lovelight Foundation.
In addition to the election of new trustees, the festival’s slate of board officers for the new year will
be: Jerold Lax, Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, as Chair; Michael S. Dubin, University of
Michigan, as Vice Chair; Kevin S. McDonald, City of Ann Arbor, as Secretary; Tom Crawford, City
of Ann Arbor, as Treasurer; and Erik W. Bakker, JPMorgan Chase, as Immediate Past Chair.
Other festival board members for 2012-2013 are: LeAnn Auer, Christie Wong Barrett, Sally
Churchill, Paul Cousins, John W. Farah, Erica Fitzgerald, Linda Girard, Susan J.D. Gott,
John C. Hieftje, Mary Kerr, Jon Kinsey, Wendy Lawrence, Kenneth Magee, Margaret B.
McKinley, Kimberly L. Scott, Ellie Serras, and Daniel Washington. Ending their board
service are Lisa Bee, Peter Fayroian, Dawn H. Foerg, Stephanie Blackburn Freeth, James A.
Kosteva, Sudha Maheshwari, Tony Nam, and Rich Sheridan.
Brief bios on the new board members follows:
Tim Freeth returned to Ann Arbor in 2008 to join the sales management team at Google in Ann
Arbor. Raised in Ann Arbor and a graduate of Huron High School, Tim and his family spent the prior
nine years in Evanston, Illinois, where Tim and his wife Stephanie attended the Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University. Prior to Chicago, Tim was on the East Coast for eight
years, including college at Princeton University and early career jobs in Washington, DC. Tim and
Stephanie have two children, Clara (5) and Dillon (2).
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Anne H. Leo was raised in Uptown New Orleans, strongly influenced by the local musical and
culinary tradition of the area. From a young age, she attended the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Festival with her family, each year watching the festival grow to become the world-class event it is
today. She graduated with a B.A. from Salem College and earned a teaching certificate from Tulane
University, leading her to a career as an elementary school educator in the New Orleans, Madison,
and Denver public school systems. Recently, she was a field instructor at the University of Michigan
School of Education overseeing pre-service teachers. Anne has also been an active parent volunteer
at Burns Park Elementary and Summers-Knoll School where her two children attended school. Since
moving to Ann Arbor, almost 10 years ago, the Leo family has greatly enjoyed Top of the Park each
summer.
Dana M. Muir is a professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business where she
teaches business law and ethics courses. She has published books and journal articles on legal topics
related to management and investment issues, particularly in pension and 401(k) plans. She has held
Presidential advisory appointments at the Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guarantee
Corporation and was a board member of the Aerospace Corporation. Prior to joining the Ross
School she practiced law at national law firms based in Chicago and Detroit and held human
resources positions at Chrysler Corporation. Dana shares her Ann Arbor home with Tracy Alan
Grogan, and their cat, Belle.
Peg Talburtt is the Chief Executive of the Lovelight Foundation, a private women’s fund, and serves
as a philanthropic advisor to other clients. Between 2004 and 2010, she was Executive Director of The
James A. and Faith Knight Foundation and from 1996–2003, was the President/CEO of the Michigan
Women’s Foundation. Previously, she co-founded and was a Partner at Formative Evaluation
Research Associates (FERA) where she directed many projects related to philanthropy, educational
innovations, gender, and program evaluation. Currently, she serves on the boards of the Council of
Michigan Foundations, The Academy of Sports Leadership, the Michigan League for Human Services
and the Washtenaw Technical Middle College and was formerly a Chair of the Board of the Women’s
Funding Network.
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is an exhilarating celebration of performing arts, outdoor
entertainment, and community spirit. A boutique music and arts festival, the three-week gathering
offers an array of ticketed and free events, both indoors and out, featuring a progressive mix of local,
national, and international artists. Presenting over 100 events each season and attracting a diverse
audience of more than 75,000 people, the festival continues to grow as a major cultural event in the
Ann Arbor community, and as a leading multi-arts celebration that enriches the cultural, economic,
and social vitality of the region. The festival’s 30th season runs from June 14 through July 7, 2013. For
more information, visit the festival website at: A2SF.org.
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