From: Pamela Rolfe, President, Career Specialists Inc.

March 28, 2007

Skip Rowley
Chairman of the Board
Performing Arts Center Eastside
PO Box 828
Bellevue, WA 98004

Dear Skip:

We recently had the pleasure of working with you and the members of your Search Committee in the hiring of PACE'S new Executive Director, John Haynes.

During the search we spoke with many people in the local arts community. We heard many enthusiastic comments, reinforcing the need for a facility such as PACE on the Eastside. Bellevue is a vibrant city and its residents will gain immensely from the cultural and entertainment venues PACE will host. As its stages are booked with programs that never before could have come to this area, Bellevue will gain National attention for its Performing Arts Center.

It was a pleasure to have had a small part in the genesis of this project. We eagerly await the new facility.

Sincerely,

Pamela Rolfe
President