RBC Centura Bank’s Ron W. Schappell Appointed Secretary To Cary Visual Art, Inc. Board Of Directors

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RBC Centura Bank’s Ron W. Schappell Appointed Secretary
To Cary Visual Art, Inc. Board Of Directors
Senior Market Officer and Commercial Banker Joins Cary Nonprofit Board

CARY, N.C. – Ron W. Schappell, senior market officer and commercial banker of RBC Centura Bank, has been appointed secretary to the Cary Visual Art, Inc. (CVA) Board of Directors. In this position, Schappell will be responsible for increasing awareness of Cary Visual Art, Inc. through the annual membership drive and will serve on the finance committee. Schappell, with a BSBA from East Carolina University and an MBA from Louisiana State University, has been assisting clients with financial needs for 19 years. In his nine years with RBC Centura, Schappell advises commercial banking clients that have revenues greater than $5 million. As an active resident of Cary, he serves as a volunteer with the YMCA “We Build People” campaign.

“We are dedicated to having the top Board of Directors for Cary Visual Art, Inc.,” said Laura Coats, executive director of Cary Visual Art, Inc. “Ron’s extensive background in financial advising is a significant contribution to our organization that will enable us to make effective business decisions.“

About Cary Visual Art:
Cary Visual Art, Inc., based in Cary, N.C., is a nonprofit organization with the goal of promoting access to visual art through public art projects and educational programs. CVA funds the commissioning and placement of art in Cary through partnerships with other nonprofit organizations, local businesses as well as the Town of Cary, and has placed more than 37 public art displays throughout the Cary community. CVA is funded in part by its members and sponsors, the Town of Cary and by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County with funds from the United Arts campaign and the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on CVA or to join the organization please call 919-468-9500 or visit the Web site www.caryvisualart.org.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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