Barbara Dwyer Gunn has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Structured Employment and Economic Development Corporation (Seedco), the New York City-based national nonprofit organization.

Gunn will join Seedco on April 1, 2010, succeeding Diane Baillargeon, who announced last year that she would step down as Seedco's President and CEO after 12 years at the organization.

Gunn comes to Seedco from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. There she served nearly 15 years as the Senior Vice President for Operations and Government Relations. Gunn began her tenure at the Museum as the Vice President of Finance where she managed financial operations and the issuance of the Museum's first bond financing.

Gun also brings to Seedco extensive public service experience, working in numerous capacities in the administration of New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch, including Director of the Mayor's Office of Operations from 1986 to 1989.

"Barbara is an acknowledged nonprofit leader who has shown strong and effective management skills in complex organizations. Both her work at the world-famous American Museum of Natural History and her public service career have demonstrated a deep commitment to the people and communities Seedco serves," said Dr. George A. Pruitt, Chairman of the Seedco Board, said.

Seedco is a national nonprofit organization that develops and oversees programs to create new economic opportunities for low-income people and communities, as well as those recovering from disasters. The organization is involved in workforce development and asset-building programs in six states, as well as important anti-poverty initiatives such as the innovative Opportunity NYC conditional cash transfer program in New York City.

"It is a privilege to be asked to serve as chief executive of Seedco, which has become an important leader in asset building and economic development in the nonprofit world," Ms. Gunn said.

Gunn received a B.A. in English literature at the College of St. Rose in Albany and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A Manhattan resident, currently she is a member of the Board of Visitors for the University of North Carolina.

Diane Baillargeon has been with Seedco since 1998 and served as chief executive since 2005. She will remain actively involved with Seedco as a senior policy fellow, continuing to play an important role in shaping and developing the organization's respected policy work. She will also continue to serve in President Obama's Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

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