The Dalles Art Center has hired Sally Johnson as its new executive director. Volunteering since March as interim director and helping develop a financial sustainability plan for The Dalles Art Center with its board of directors, Johnson now moves into the permanent role.  Johnson, a former REI executive where she most recently headed local marketing, brand engagement, & partnerships, holds Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business from Presidio Graduate School and Bachelor of Arts from Bennington College where she majored in visual arts and literature. From 2020-22 she was director of business development at Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center in Carnation, Washington, building corporate partnership programs, growing members and subscribers, helping the organization to inspire people to eat healthy, sustainably grown food and to steward natural resources for future generations. She is a graduate of Essentials of Development Training from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust and a member of the Public Relations Society of America.