Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

Staff & Board

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

100 S. Gay Street, Suite 302 · Knoxville, TN 37902

P.O. Box 360 · Knoxville, TN 37901-0360
865-291-3310

Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

www.knoxvillesymphony.com

Officers and Executive Committee

President — Mr. Rick Fox
President-Elect — Mr. David Colquitt
Past President — Mr. John Winemiller
Vice President — Artistic Affairs - Mrs. Adrian M. Jay
Vice President — Development - Mr. Patrick McGlothin
Vice President — Education - Mr. Jarrod Blue
Vice President — Government Relations - Mr. G. Mark Mamantov
Vice President — Marketing - Mr. Jeffrey H. Lee
Vice President — Nominating - Mrs. Cynthia Moxley
Vice President — Planned Giving - Ms. Jenny Hines
Chairman of KSO Endowment Foundation - Mr. G. Mark Mamantov
Treasurer - Mr. Bill Riley
Secretary - Mrs. Mardel Fehrenbach

Members-at-Large

Mrs. Jenny Boyd
Mr. James L. Clayton
Mrs. Natalie Haslam
Mr. Chris Kinney

Mr. Jay McBride

Board of Directors

Ms. Moody Altamimi

Mrs. Patricia Bible

Mr. John Brock

Mr. Roy Cockrum
Mrs. Ruth Fielden

Mrs. Cathy Hill

Mr. Lyle Irish
Mrs. Adrian M. Jay

Mrs. Katrice Morgan Jones
Mr. Raja Jubran
Mr. Jon Lawler
Dr. M. Douglas Leahy

Mrs. Sheryl Linck

Mr. Jay McBride
Mrs. Maureen McBride
Ms. Sheena McCall

Mrs. Phyllis Y. Nichols

Ms. Elizabeth Offringa

Dr. Meredith Overholt

Ms. Sharon J. Miller Pryse

Dr. Quyn Rahman

Mr. Bill Riley
Ms. Suzanne T. Schriver
Mr. Rick Stone
Mrs. Theresa Stone

Mrs. Janet Testerman

Mr. Timothy W. Williams
Dr. L. Anthony Wise, Jr.

Honorary Directors

Mrs. Robert Lawrence Ashe*
Mrs. Howard H. Baker, Jr.*
Mr. Wallace W. Baumann*
Dr. Edward J. Boling*

Mrs. Bette Bryan
Mrs. Betsey Bush*
Mr. Joseph P. Congleton
Mr. James A. Dick*
Dr. John H. Dougherty, Sr.*
Mr. Ross N. Faires*
Mrs. W. N. Garrett*
Dr. Frank Gray*
Dr. G. Turner Howard*
Mr. James R. Martin
Mrs. Joanne Mounger
Mr. Richard (Dick) E. Ray*
Mr. James F. Smith, Jr.
Dr. William T. Snyder
Mr. David M. Traver*
Mr. Harry Wiersema*
Mr. H. D. Wynn*
Mr. Lindsay Young*

* Deceased

§ Leave of Absence

Knoxville Symphony League

President, Knoxville Symphony League: Mrs. Lisa Bogaty

President-Elect, Knoxville Symphony League: Mrs. Kim Cunningham

Past Co-Presidents, Knoxville Symphony League: Mrs. Becky Benedict

Knoxville Symphony League

Executive Committee

President - Lisa Bogaty

President-Elect - Kim Cunningham

Executive Vice President - Becky Benedict
Treasurer - Fran Morehous
Recording Secretary - Liz McCowan
Corresponding Secretary - Barbara Furlong
Parliamentary Advisor - Linda Royston
Vice President, Communications - Milaray Mann
Vice President, Education - Fran Dunn
Vice President, Hospitality - Diana Zeltner
Vice President, Membership - Donna Brown
Vice President, Publicity & Media - Audrey Duncan
Vice President, Compliance - Chris Hamby
Vice President, Ways & Means - Jane Venable
Merit Board Advisor - Joyce Simms

Chair Nominating Committee - Jenny Kitts

Fundraising Chairs

Symphony Ball - Adrian Jay

Elegant Dining - Jane Venable, Kim Cunningham

Board of Directors

(in addition to the Executive Committee members)

Gayle Burnett
Margie Carico
Tracy Carico
Amanda Dotson
Debbie Emery
Connie Graham
Theresa Hancock
Kim Hays
Judy Henry
Harriet Hodge
Adrian Jay
Carolyn Lawrence
Laurie Macnair
Julia Massey
Cindy Nelson
Anne Primm
Bretynn Race
Nan Scott
Robin Smith
Leslie Wright
Carlene Welch
Elizabeth Williams

Merit Board

Nancy Bossom
Martha Breazeale
Mary Lynn Brown
Caroline Buckner
Sandra Butler
Jan Crawford
Loretta Crowder
Carol Jacobs Dove
Barbara Furlong
Linda Haynes
Doris Henning
Debbie Kinnard
Sharon Laing
Lee Ley
Carolyn Montgomery
Stacy Moody
Rosalind Moseley
Joanne Mounger
Elizabeth Offringa
Becky Paylor
Angela Pugh
Evelyn Shaw
Julia Shiflett
Theresa Stone
Edie Volk
Rhonda Webster
Peggy Wilson
Susan Yanno

Honorary Directors, 1955–2023

*Martha S. Baker (Mrs. Martin R.) 1955
*Virginia Nicely (Mrs. Park) 1960
*Martha Holt (Mrs. Andrew D.) 1962
*Lib Hart (Mrs. John P.)
*Happy Booker (Mrs. W. Edward) 1967
*Mary Alice Turney (Mrs. M. Frank) 1969
*Ruby Walton (Mrs. Clifford L., Jr.) 1976
*Jane Ann Nielsen (Mrs. Alvin H.) 1978
*Nancy Tanner (Mrs. James T.) 1978
Martha Weaver (Mrs. Marvin J.) 1980
Janet L. Testerman 1981
*Roberta K. Dorr (Mrs. David C.) 1982
*Eve Seale (Mrs. James Pearson) 1992
*Jacqueline Newman (Mrs. James A.) 1993
*Sondra Nanney (Mrs. Rex) 1994
Bette Bryan (Mrs. Richard B.) 1995
Nancy B. Bosson (Mrs. Brian S.) 1996
Sandra Butler (Mrs. John L.) 1997
Joyce Simms (Mrs. William A.) 1998
Diane Vettori (Mrs. Frank A.) 1999
Sharon Laing (Mrs. William G.) 2000
*Mary W. Harper
(Mrs. Horace L., Jr.) 2001
Loretta Crowder (Mrs. Mike) 2002
Janet Vail (Mrs. Warren H.) 2003
Teresa Scott 2004
Evelyn Miller (Mrs. James D.) 2005
Judith Foltz (Mrs. Michael) 2006
*Hannah McDaniel (Mrs. Walter) 2007
Jane Venable (Mrs. Frank) 2008
*Arlene Key (Mrs. William) 2009
Rose Moseley (Mrs. Harry) 2010
Willene Chalmers (Mrs. Gordon) 2011
Harriet Hodge (Mrs. Fred) 2012
Mary Bresenham (Mrs. Elton P.) 2013
*Elizabeth Koester (Mrs. Rudy) 2014
Linda Haynes (Mrs. John) 2015
Stacy Moody (Mrs. Todd) 2016
Angela Pugh (Mrs. W. James, Jr.) 2017
Linda Royston (Mrs. Len) 2018
Edie Volk (Mrs. Gil) 2019

Caroline Buckner (Mrs. Edward) 2020

Susan Yanno (Mrs. Al) 2022

Audrey Duncan 2023

KSL Award of Merit

*Holly Overton (Mrs. E.E.) 1999
*Eve Seale (Mrs. James Pearson) 2006
Nancy Weigel (Mrs. Kreis) 2007
*Sondra Nanney (Mrs. Rex) 2009
*Renee Anderson (Mrs. Stewart) 2015
Loretta Crowder (Mrs. Mike) 2018
Joyce Simms (Mrs. William) 2019

Joyce Simms (Mrs. William) 2022

*deceased

Administrative Staff

Rachel Ford, Chief Executive Officer

Finance
Ned Smethers, Chief Finance Officer
Ryan Rodriquez, Director of Finance

Education & Community Partnerships
Maddie Helbling, Director of Education & Community Partnerships

Erin Gonzalez, Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator

Kathy Hart, Youth Orchestra Manager

Marketing & Communications

Trianne Newbrey, Director of Communications

Chuck Kocal, Marketing Consultant

Development

Josh Thornton, Director of Development

Ginny Shingleton, Development Coordinator

Operations & Personnel

Cory Wilhite, Director of Operations

Mark Tucker, Orchestra Personnel Manager/Librarian

Box Office

Madison McNair, Box Office Assistant

Kate Hughes, Data Coordinator

Lauryn Lindsey, Data Coordinator