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Cranbrook President Dominic DiMarco Announces Retirement
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, October 8, 2019 – Cranbrook Educational Community President Dominic DiMarco announced today that he will be retiring at the end of the academic year in June 2020. President DiMarco started at Cranbrook in 2008 as its chief operating officer and became its eighth president in 2012. 

“Cranbrook has been the most fulfilling time of my professional life and I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the trust and special relationships that have developed with trustees, governors, parents, alumni and, of course, our faculty and staff during my time here,” President DiMarco said in a statement to the Community. “My first steps on campus were as a father at the front door of Brookside, and have resulted in a memorable journey that I will reflect upon for my lifetime.”

During President DiMarco’s tenure, Cranbrook opened an exploreLAB at Cranbrook Institute of Science and an Art Lab at Cranbrook Art Museum, launched Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research, implemented free admission to Cranbrook Gardens, began a partnership with MIT at Cranbrook Schools, secured multiple major gifts, completed capital projects, and outlined a master plan that will continue to extend Cranbrook’s legacy as a leading center for education, art, and science. 

President DiMarco noted that “there remains much to do and I am firmly committed to advancing the goals and objectives laid out for the year ahead. I am confident that our leadership team will ensure that our forward momentum continues during this transition. I look forward to supporting the next president of Cranbrook and the future of this great institution.”

Cranbrook Educational Community is in the early stages of a national search for its next president. A search committee has been formed, and Cranbrook has retained Isaacson Miller to assist with identifying and recruiting candidates for President DiMarco’s successor. 

“Given Cranbrook’s international reputation, its legacy, strength and promise for the future, we are confident our opportunity will attract highly qualified and visionary applicants,” said Dr. Linda H. Gillum, Cranbrook Board of Trustees First Vice-Chair and Co-Chair of the President Search Committee along with Jamison Williams Faliski. “Dom has made an extraordinary contribution to all areas of Cranbrook and his retirement is well-earned. On behalf of Chairman Mark Reuss and our fellow trustees, we congratulate him on beginning the final leg of his historic journey at Cranbrook.” 

The search is expected to conclude in the spring of 2020. 
About Cranbrook Educational Community
One of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art, Cranbrook was founded in 1904 by George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth. Today, Cranbrook Educational Community is comprised of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research, Cranbrook House & Gardens, Cranbrook Institute of Science, and Cranbrook Schools (pre-k through 12 independent college preparatory schools). Its National Historic Landmark campus is graced by architecturally significant buildings, outdoor sculpture, and natural and tended landscapes. The Cranbrook community receives more than 300,000 people annually, engaging learners of all ages and interests in educational programs and experiences.

To learn more about Cranbrook, please visit www.cranbrook.edu .

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Cranbrook Educational Community
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