HAMILTON HEIGHTS — Yvette Campbell, the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, is stepping down at the end of the school year, the school announced Tuesday morning.
“It has been an honor to serve as Harlem School of the Arts’ President and CEO during a period of remarkable transition and extraordinary success,” she said. “The opportunity to raise one of New York’s premier arts institutions to new, and even greater heights was the honor of a lifetime.”
Campbell will move to the United Arab Emirates to work in international arts management, spokeswoman Tonya Bell said. Campbell has not announced specifically what her new role will be, Bell added.
During Campbell’s tenure, the school’s financial endowment has grown to more than $11 million. Enrollment increased by 40 percent, and the school awarded more than $1 million in financial aid and scholarships, school officials said.
“Yvette has been instrumental in the successful turnaround of the Harlem School of the Arts and is leaving our great institution stronger for its next president and future students,” said Charles Hamilton, chairman of the school's board of directors.
The board is conducting a national search to replace her, the school said.
