Most Influential 2017: Kevin Staniec creates a cultural hub for Orange County

In one way Kevin Staniec is an unlikely hero of all things literary in the county.
This bearded, newsboy cap-wearing arts impresario founded 1888 Center, the nonprofit dedicated to promoting literary arts and a sense of cultural heritage in Orange County, which in July materialized from being a website into a bricks-and-mortar reality. “Building community, one story at a time” is the tagline.
Kevin Staniec, one of the top 100 most influential people in Orange County is shown at 1888