LA Names New Head Of Cultural Affairs

“Pending the approval of the City Council, Mayor Villaraigosa has named Olga Garay to head the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Most recently, Garay, 54, has been a New York-based independent producer and performing arts consultant.” A former program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Foundation, Garay said “that the mayor’s commitment to increasing cultural funding was part of the package.”