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Salt Lake County has hired an arts insider to take over its popular Zoo, Arts and Parks operation. Victoria Panella Bourns - who helped write and develop the new county art collection catalog, managed the Dale Chihuly glass exhibit during the 2002 Winter Olympics and oversaw the public art for the Salt Palace Convention Center and South Towne Expo Center - was named new ZAP program manager Thursday. "She's well-respected in the arts community," Mayor Peter Corroon said. "She'll be a great addition to the team." Bourns has a master's degree in arts administration and a bachelor's in dance. She served as the Utah Cultural Alliance's executive director from 2000-2004 and was a management consultant for public and nonprofit arts organizations. In 2000, she received the mayor's award for service to the arts. Bourns will oversee a ZAP program that has pumped more than $100 million into dozens of programs since 1997. First approved in 1996, ZAP is funded through a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax. It provides cash to cultural organizations, performing arts, the Hogle Zoo and infrastructure improvements for county parks and recreation. Bourns replaces Elleney Soter, who abruptly left the post in May. - Derek P. Jensen
