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Board Listings & Founders Society
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Board of Directors
2024/2025 SEASON

 

Mr. Elton B. Stephens, Chairman in Memoriam Aeternam

FOUNDER, EBSCO INDUSTRIES, INC. FOUNDER, HIGHLAND BANK
 

Mr. Danny McKinney, Chairman

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MCKINNEY CAPITAL
 

William Rushton IV, PhD, Vice Chairman

RETIRED, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
 

Mrs. Carol Phillips, Treasurer

MARKET LEADER, RSM US LLP
 

Mrs. Karen Piassick, Secretary

CIVIC LEADER – BIRMINGHAM
 

Mrs. Peggy Balliet

CIVIC LEADER, BIRMINGHAM

Mrs. Emily G. Branum 

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, COMMAND ALKON, INC.

Mrs. Dell S. Brooke 

CORPORATE SECRETARY, EBSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

Mr. F. Dixon Brooke, Jr.

RETIRED, PRESIDENT & CEO, EBSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

Mr. Nicholas Ciulla

MUSICIAN, ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA*

Mr. Douglas M. Crroker

EVP, Head of Funding and Liquidity, Regions Bank

Ms. Kathleen Costello

MUSICIAN, ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA*

Mr. Victor Darley-Usmar, PhD

SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

Ms. Lori Dixon

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, PROTECTIVE LIFE FOUNDATION

Ms. Verna Gates

PRESIDENT, SYMPHONY VOLUNTEER COUNCIL

Mr. M. Miller Gorrie

CHAIRMAN, BRASFIELD & GORRIE, LLC

Mrs. Melanie P. Grinney

CIVIC LEADER, BIRMINGHAM

James M. Hardin, PhD

PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT, SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

Mr. Alistair W. Harding-Smith

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Mr. Jonathan P. Hoffmann

PARTNER, BALCH & BINGHAM

Rupa K. Kitchens, MD

PHYSICIAN, UROLOGY CENTERS OF ALABAMA

Mr. Kevin Kozak

MUSICIAN, ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA*

Ms. Nancy Lewis

ASO CHORUS REPRESENTATIVE, CIVIC LEADER, BIRMINGHAM

Mr. Colin Luke

MANAGING PARTNER, HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

Ms. Virginia Markstein

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ARC REALTY

Ms. Mayumi Masri

MUSICIAN, ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA*

Ms. Jennifer R. McCain

PARTNER, MAYNARD NEXSEN, P.C.

Mr. John McElroy

RETIRED PRINCIPAL TRUMPET, ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Mr. Taylor McElroy

CHAIRMAN OF THE ASO ENDOWMENT BOARD, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, STIFEL NICOLAUS

Mr. Michael Meeks

MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATION ADVOCATE; RETIRED, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALABAMA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

Mr. Michael S. Noble

Administrative Director, UAB Heersink School of Medicine - Department of Neurology

Masa Ohtake

ASO Musician

Mr. G. Ruffner Page, Jr.

PRESIDENT AND COO, O’NEAL INDUSTRIES

Mr. Zac Riddle

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST

Mrs. Amy Shirey

VICE PRESIDENT & CFO, JEMISON INVESTMENT CO. INC.

Sanjay K. Singh, PhD

PARTNER, CS EQUITIES

Mr. Chandler H. Smith, MD

CIVIC LEADER, BIRMINGHAM

Mr. Perry Smitherman

PRESIDENT, ASO JUNIOR PATRONS

Mr. Anthony A. Smoke 

RETIRED, VICE PRESIDENT OF EASTERN DIVISION, ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

Mr. James S. Snow

PRESIDENT, JAMES SNOW & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Mr. Brad Whitfield

ASO Musician

Mr. Nicholas Willis

GREATER ALABAMA REGIONAL PRESIDENT, PNC

*ASO Musician

The Founders Society

Founders Society members have made contributions to the Alabama Symphony Endowment, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, which was established to provide ongoing support to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. We recognize contributions from these outstanding individuals and organizations whose gifts today are ensuring tomorrow’s music.

$3,000,000+

Mr. Elton B. Stephens and The Stephens Foundation

$1,000,000-$2,999,999

The Alabama Symphony Foundation
City of Birmingham
Mrs. R. H. Daniel* and The Daniel Foundation of Alabama
Mr. and Mrs.* H. Corbin Day
The Day Family Foundation
Jemison Investment Co., Inc.
The Symphony Volunteer Council
 

$500,000-$999,999

Estate of Charles E. Young

$100,000-$499,999

Alabama Power Company
Altec Industries, Inc.
Lee C. Bradley, III Trust
The Comer Foundation
Mr.* and Mrs. Marvin Engel
The Estate of Claire L. Fairley*
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Gorrie
Mr. Bill Harbert*
Mr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr.
Southern Progress Corporation
Mary Elizabeth Stallworth Foundation Trust
Mr. Michael E. Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford L. Taylor, Jr.
 
$50,000-$99,999
 
Dr.* and Mrs. John D. Elmore
National Endowment for the Arts
Sirote Trust
 

$25,000-$49,999

Estate of Alline Branscomb Dill
Mrs. Robert Ingalls*
Mrs. Robert H. Loeb*
 

$10,000-$24,999

BancorpSouth
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Chazen
C. Eugene Ireland Foundation
Mrs. Katherine C. Stephens*
 

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous
Stewart M. Dansby
Lydia Cheney and Jim Sokol
 

* DECEASED

The Endowment Board

The Board of Directors of the ASO Endowment Fund is entrusted with managing more than $12 million of assets given by generous donors to ensure the long-term future of the orchestra. The Board invests funds with several different money managers throughout the country and returns a portion of the earnings each year to the operating fund of the ASO. The Endowment Fund is charged with continuing to grow the corpus of the funds for the future while also providing much needed annual support to the orchestra. For information regarding supporting the Endowment, contact the ASO Development Office at 205.314.6958.

Taylor McElroy*

PRESIDENT

F. Dixon Brook, Jr.*

VICE CHAIRMAN

Dell S. Brooke*

SECRETARY

Danny McKinney*
William Rushton IV*
Sam Johnson
Michael Stone
Pedro Verdu
Phil Carroll

*Elected ASE Board member, who also serves as ASA Board member