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PERFORMING ARTS FEATURED MEMBER FAV ORITE QUOTE “ Giving voice to characters that have no other voice — that’s the great worth of what we do. – MERYL STREEP ’’ Anna Marie Gewirtz State Theatre New Jersey 2017 WINNER Contact Info: 34 LWE MAGAZINE nna Marie Gewirtz was recently A leadership roles at Liberty Science Center named Acting President & CEO and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. at State Theatre New Jersey, a beautiful, She has held a CFRE (certified fund historic, 1850-seat performing arts venue raising executive) credential since 2011, in downtown New Brunswick, NJ. She is and received a BA in Music and Political responsible for leading a staff of 40 full time Science from Rutgers College and an MBA employees, 50 part time staff, and over 200 from Rutgers Business School. In 2017, she volunteers to help bring the live performing was honored as Outstanding Professional arts and arts education programs to over Fundraiser 200,000 people every year. Award”) by the Association of Fundraising With 20 years of arts and nonprofit Professionals NJ, as well as being named management experience, she formerly held among NJBIZ’s “Forty Under 40.” Anna Marie Gewirtz I State Theatre New Jersey 732.247.7200 x544 I [email protected] s I stnj.org (the “Robert J. Smythe