Sesame Workshop Appoints Project Director for The Electric Company

NEW YORK, October 31: Dr.
Malore I. Brown has been named Sesame Workshop’s project director for a new
multimedia production of The Electric Company, overseeing the re-launch of the classic series
aimed at children aged 6 to 8.

Reporting to COO Mel Ming,
Dr. Brown will responsible for the overall management of the multimedia
project, to ensure that The Electric Company fosters children’s literacy skills and involves
them in activities designed for multiple platforms.

Previously, Dr. Brown served
as an independent consultant to libraries in the areas of children’s literature
and services, assessment of children's literacy and program development and
management, public libraries and grant reviewing. Prior to her work as a
consultant, she was the executive director of the Association for Library Service
to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association.

“We are delighted to
welcome an executive of Malore’s caliber with such an outstanding work history
and an impressive and lengthy list of honors, recognitions and publications,”
said Ming. “Malore’s multidisciplinary background and extensive work with
children will be a tremendous asset to the development of this exciting new
production.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski