OLD FORGE — The board of directors of View, the Center for Arts and Culture, on Route 28, has named Catherine Underhill as executive director, beginning July 1. She succeeds Mark P. Salsbury, who is returning to retirement following a three-year tenure leading View.

Underhill will have responsibility for all of View’s operations and staff, the announcement said.

A Syracuse native, Underhill has had leadership experience in arts organizations, including Symphoria in Syracuse, and The Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts, and the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Colorado. Her most recent tenure was with the Everson Museum of Art, where she served as director of development.

Underhill has a bachelor’s of art degree in art history from the University of New Hampshire, a master’s degree in art history from University of Colorado, and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University.

“Catherine Underhill will bring a new vision of the future for View and its place in the Upstate New York arts community,” said View Board Chair Kathryn Ruscitto. “She has the skills, experience, and connections to bring new momentum to View’s programming, team, donors, community, and visitors.”

“She arrives at a time when View has made enormous progress under Mark Salsbury’s very capable leadership,” Ruscitto added. “View’s accomplishments over the past three years include the retirement of long-standing debt related to View’s new building, development of innovative offerings that allowed View to deliver a busy calendar of programs and events during a global pandemic and extending our relevance with innovative national exhibitions such as “Unprecedented: Art Responds to 2020.” We look forward to continuing to move forward under Catherine’s leadership.”

The View Search Committee included five board members: Co-chairs Susan Cox and Steve Sayer, Sam Crocker, Scott Perra, and Donna Stoner. A national executive search firm, DRiWaterstone Human Capital, led by founder and COO Nancy Racette, was engaged to perform the search.

Several receptions to introduce Underhill to the View community of employees, board members, interns, volunteers, donors, and guests will be planned for early summer.