FARGO, ND.- Plains Art Museum has named Rebecca Ann Seelig to the position of executive assistant. Seelig reports directly to the Museum’s new director/CEO Colleen Sheehy . Seelig supports the director/CEO, the board of directors and staff in a variety of ways, including coordination of meetings, supplies, travel and capital campaign functions.

Seelig, who lives in Fargo , has a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Philology and Anthropology from Beloit College , Beloit , Wisconsin . She has an extensive organizational support background including with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the National Center on Full Faith and Credit, both in Washington , D.C.

Vice president of development and marketing, Joni Janz said, “Rebecca’s high level of communication and organizational skills are essential to the efficient use of Museum resources—making possible our goals of better serving our visitors and continually improving our programs.”

Plains Art Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums. It is located at 704 First Ave. N. , Fargo . More information is available at (701) 232-3821 or at www.plainsart.org. Museum programs are made possible, in part, by major funding from members of Plains Art Museum , The McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Museum plans to significantly expand its programs through its “Little artist in all of us” campaign. The campaign is raising funds for the Creativity Center for Lifelong Learning which includes Fingerprints Interactive Education Gallery and working with Fargo Public Schools and other educational entities to build teaching studios. The campaign is also strengthening operations by enhancing the Museum’s endowment and visitor services .