FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 5, 2009

Trippany Joins Partners for Arts Education Board

Partners for Arts Education is very pleased to welcome to its Board of Directors Tammy L. Trippany. Ms. Trippany, who will serve as Board Treasurer, is a Certified Public Accountant and Registered Financial Consultant at Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa in East Syracuse, where she is a Senior Manager. Her twelve years of accounting experience include extensive experience in gift tax and estate tax planning as well as tax consulting and compliance services to corporations. Ms. Trippany is also an accomplished violinist and her mother is a retired music teacher. She received her BS from SUNY Binghamton and her Masters in Taxation from the University of Denver.

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