On August 22, Mary McCullough-Hudson, Board Member at Americans for the Arts and President/CEO of ArtsWave, announced her intent to retire as CEO at the end of the current fiscal year in August 2014. Alecia Kitner, currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ArtsWave, is expected to be promoted as President and COO. McCullough-Hudson will continue as Chief Executive Officer. She stated that after 35 years of leadership with ArtsWave, it's time to prepare for a transition and that Kitner "represents and emerging generation of new arts leaders and will continue to help ensure that arts in our community are strong, collaborative, and community-focused."