Woodruff Arts Center’s New CEO

Scott Casavant | WABE

August 1st, 2012

This past June, the Woodruff Arts Center elected a new President and CEO as the successor to Joe Bankoff. Her name is Virginia Hepner, and WABE’s Steve Goss had the chance to sit down with her for a chat about her new role, and the future of the arts in Atlanta.

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