A spokeswoman for Spoleto USA has accepted a job offer in New York City, her hometown. Kristin M. Matthews joined Spoleto in December as the performing arts organization’s public relations and marketing manager. Her new job is executive director of publicity at Workman Publishing, one of the few independent publishing firms in the city. She begins on Oct. 27. “I’ve had a tremendous experience at Spoleto,” Matthews says. “My time here has been interesting and educational in all the ways you can imagine.” —John Stoehr