First Night Austin: New Year's Festival Names New Director
First Night International's executive director brings decades of experience with First Night to the local celebration
By Robert Faires, Fri., June 20, 2008
Sullivan will be the fourth person to lead the organization since First Night Austin was founded four years ago. The initial executive director, Ann Graham, resigned midway through the second year when fundraising problems led the board to furlough her pay. Ginny Sanders served as executive director during most of 2007, then board member Patricia Paredes was named interim executive director late in the year as the board undertook a search for a permanent replacement. For more information, visit www.firstnightaustin.org.