The Alliance for American Quilts Names Executive Director

March 20, 2006

Louisville, Kentucky, March 20, 2006 - The Alliance for American Quilts has selected Amy E. Milne as its Executive Director. In announcing Amy Milne's appointment, The Alliance's President Shelly Zegart said,"Amy brings a unique combination of talents, nonprofit leadership experience and energy to this position. We are confident thatthe combination of vision and focus she brings to The Alliance for American Quilts makes her a superb choice to move The Alliance forward with its diverse and challenging projects."

Commenting on her appointment, Amy Milne said,"Quilts have always brought people together. The Alliance for American Quilts has built on that tradition, uniting people interested in quilts from inside and outside the quilt world around a shared vision and bringing their talents together in collaborative ventures. I am thrilled to join this organization. And as a native of western North Carolina, I'm proud to see a national organization of The Alliance's caliber move its headquarters to Asheville in 2006."

Amy E. Milne has worked as a nonprofit administrator, an educator and an artist for the past 15 years. She holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design from North Carolina State University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. Amy joins The Alliance after serving 5 years as Executive Director of SeeSaw Studio in Durham, N.C.

The Alliance for American Quilts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, uniquely joins people who love, study, collect, and make quilts to ensure that our nation's great quilt heritage is documented, preserved and shared at the Center for the Quilt Online. For information The Alliance for American Quilts, visit the Center for the Quilt Online, or contact The Alliance (502/897-3819 Mon- Fri 9-6 Eastern).

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