KALAMAZOO, MI — The Gilmore announced this past week that Kelly W. Waltrip will join the Kalamazoo-based piano and arts organization as its inaugural managing director.
Waltrip will assume the role on Jan. 1, 2026, the organization announced.
A 2003 graduate of Western Michigan University’s music program — where she studied piano — Waltrip returns to the organization where she launched her career…