Eric Pearson joins hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott for a look back at the restoration of the Plaza Theatre and the return of movies and the Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ.
Eric Pearson is the president and CEO of the El Paso Community Foundation. He is a native El Pasoan who came up through public schools and the University of Texas at El Paso, and worked for about 20 years in broadcast journalism and media prior to joining the El Paso Community Foundation in 2003. Eric has been CEO since 2011; he has worked to engage the El Paso Community Foundation in solid leadership projects.
Grants, community convening, and leadership projects define the El Paso Community Foundation. The Foundation has grown since 1977 to approximately $233 million in assets, and in the process has given more than $284 million in charitable gifts and projects to West Texas, Southern New Mexico and northern Mexico.
"Plaza Theatre" (El Paso Live) - Includes video tour
Plaza Theatre - Tab within this website that details the history of the Plaza Theatre