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For immediate release Norwich, CT: Norwich Arts Center is pleased to announce that LaShawn Cunningham was recently voted in as a member of the Board of Directors. A 2003 Norwich Free Academy Alumni, Lashawn is not only a proud mother of three but a community leader. She is a licensed foster parent through Waterford Country School and works at the Oak Hill Connecticut Institute for The Blind. LaShawn’s passion for community service began when she served as a youth leader at Tabernacle of Deliverance and Praise. When she was a youth leader, her dance company, Unique Praise Anointed Worship, was also birthed. Cunningham is the founder and director of Blooming into Greatness which is a nonprofit youth organization. Her efforts have been recognized, as she is a recipient of the 2016 Norwich NAACP Robertsine Duncan Youth Council President Award and the 100 Women of Color 2021 award. The Norwich Arts Center’s complete Board of Directors includes: Kris Nickerson – President, Faye Ringel - Vice President, Ron Bates - Treasurer, Patricia LaPierre - Secretary, LaShawn Cunningham, Carol Dunn, Thom Keaney, MaryKay Kelleher, Gallery Co-Op President - Susan Scott Kenney, James Marshall III, Susan Masse, Mike Van Vlaenderen, Roberta Vincent and Peter Leibert (Emeritus). Norwich Arts Center, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, is currently accepting applications for additional community minded Board members who have a passion for the arts. They are also actively seeking 2 Professional Advisors - legal and financial. Visit https://www.norwicharts.org/be-a-volunteer to submit an online inquiry. The Norwich Arts Center, a 501c3, was formed in 1987 to cultivate the region's appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of the arts by providing affordable cultural enrichment through diverse visual, literary and performing arts programs and events. NAC’s footprint in the Chelsea Arts District continues to play a key role in the revitalization of downtown Norwich.