Local Ad Executive Named to ArtServe Board of Directors

[Birmingham, MI] - Deidre Bounds, partner at Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing, has been selected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for ArtServe Michigan. ArtServe is a statewide arts and cultural advocacy organization, working to ensure that Michigan citizens have the opportunity to experience a full range of arts and cultural activities.

"We are pleased to welcome Deidre to our Executive Committee," said Jennifer Goulet, President of ArtServe Michigan. "Deidre brings a wealth of business marketing experience from within a creative setting, as well as a history of volunteer service in Michigan-based non-profit organizations."

According to Goulet, Bounds' duties as a board member will include chairing the ArtServe marketing committee, helping to manage the business affairs, and ensuring that the organization stays consistent and true to its mission and strategic plans. Bounds served on the marketing committee for the 2008 Governor's Awards for Arts & Culture earlier this year and co-chaired the event planning committee. "The Guvvy's" are Michigan's premier celebration of arts, culture and creativity, demonstrating the depth, breadth, quality and vitality of the creative talent and cultural resources in Michigan communities.

ArtServe Michigan is a statewide nonprofit organization that seeks to cultivate the creative potential of Michigan's arts and cultural sector to enhance the public health and well-being of Michigan, its people and communities. Located at the Riley Broadcast Center in Wixom, ArtServe advocates for arts, culture and creativity throughout the state, encourages quality arts education in schools and communities and provides support services for artists, arts educators and arts and cultural organizations. For more information, visit www.artservemichigan.org or contact ArtServe Michigan at 248-912-0760.

Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing, established in 1984, specializes in advertising, PRIZM®-based media, public relations, healthcare marketing, and digital and diversity marketing. The firm has offices in Metro Detroit and Raleigh, service offices in Washington D.C. and Florida and an affiliate in Chicago.