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Shelley Mellon, Chair of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, and Charles Flynn, Interim Director, have announced that Cathy Douglas has been selected as the new Director. 

For Immediate Release

October 18, 2022

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area

Sarah Halligan

180 W. 1^st Street, STE E

Yuma, AZ 85364

928-373-5190

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Names New Executive Director

Shelley Mellon, Chair of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, and Charles Flynn, Interim Director, have announced that Cathy Douglas has been selected as the new Director.  Shelley Mellon stated, “The Board unanimously agreed to appoint Cathy Douglas as our new Director.  We are confident of her abilities to lead this organization to even greater success”.  Charles Flynn, who has served as interim Director for the past three months since the retirement of Lowell Perry Jr., commented, “After reviewing the situation for the past three months, it became clear to me that Cathy Douglas, who has worked for the Heritage Area for nearly ten years, has already been playing a pivotal role in all aspects of operations of the Heritage Area.  She is a natural to carry forward all the good work happening along Yuma’s riverfront and the downtown”.

Cathy Douglas begins her work this week, and Charles Flynn will remain as a transition advisor through mid-November.