Preservation Durham Executive Director Stepping Down
Julianne Patterson intends to leave her role at the end of the organization's current fiscal year.
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Julianne Patterson, executive director of Preservation Durham, plans to step down after the nonprofit's current fiscal year, marking a leadership transition for one of the city's best-known preservation groups just ahead of its annual home tour in May.
The difficult decision comes "after a lot of thoughtful consideration," Patterson said in a statement.
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