Deborah Wilson, Bernard Schwartz Join Authors Guild Executive Team
The Authors Guild Foundation has named Deborah Wilson as executive director and Bernard Schwartz as executive producer of literary programs.
Wilson most recently served as chief development officer at PEN America. She brings more than 25 years of nonprofit management experience, and in her role as executive director, Wilson will oversee fundraising, board relations, staff supervision, strategic planning, and operations. She will report to AG CEO Mary Rasenberger.
Schwartz has serve as director of the 92nd Street Y’s Unterberg Poetry Center for the past 18 years. In his new role, he is responsible for developing, executing, and expanding the Foundation’s literary programming, including the WIT Festival in Lenox, Mass., and new initiatives in New York City and nationwide. He will report to Wilson.
