The non-profit organization responsible for the Wichita River Festival has named their new president and CEO.
Ty Tabing will start his position with Wichita Festivals Inc. November 20. Tabing is a Wichita native who graduated from North High School and Wichita State University.
He received a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago and went on to work at the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, where he led downtown development projects that involved zoning, financial incentives and urban planning. He went on to lead the Chicago Loop Alliance where he created economic development strategies, place-making projects, and public programs and also launched the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
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