06/23/2026
Stamford, CT. The Board of Directors of Stamford’s History Center has named Michael Macari, a Stamford native and career producer, writer and businessman as Executive Director effective July 1, 2026. Macari succeeds long-time Director, Tom Zoubek, who directed the Center from 2002- 2026.
Macari’s TV and documentary years began with EagleVision, an international production firm he ran with his partner for over 20 years. EagleVision produced hundreds of programs and communications for CBS, PBS, NBC and Discovery, as well as brands such as Nestle Waters, Gartner, Bayer HealthCare, the Knights of Columbus and AmeriCares, to name a few.
In 2015, Macari and lifelong friend, Stamford Attorney Joseph Richichi, produced and chronicled their hometown, from its 1600s agrarian roots to the dawn of the 21st century. “Stamford: A Small Town Remembers” has its theatrical debut in over five sold-out performances at Stamford’s Avon Theatre and Ferguson Library before being entered into the archives of the then Stamford Historical Society.
For the past ten years, Michael helmed MMC Communications, a communications and marketing consulting firm serving several Catholic high schools in Connecticut and New Jersey, as well as a number or organizational and professional services clients in the northeast.
For the Stamford History Center, Macari hopes to bring a renewed sense of wonder, pride and excitement to preserving and presenting Stamford’s rich history to a wide variety of audiences. Preservation and exhibiting artifacts, treasures, research, storytelling and anecdotal historical insights from Stamford’s founding nearly 400 years ago in 1641 to the present era, he seeks to instill pride in Stamford as one of the America’s truly great, modern small cities.
From enhanced historical exhibits and events, a more visible presence in the community, increased digital access and expanded educational programs for both elementary though high school students, Macari is embracing the wide and varied challenges of helping re-establish the Stamford History Center here in the 21st century.
