The Winston-Salem Symphony

Board of Directors

Mr. Jay Reed
Board Chair
Partner
Broadstreet Partners
Mr. Jonathan Allen
Chair, Volunteer Taskforce
Community Connector, Winston-Salem
Technology Experience Analyst, Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Ms. Alice Chen Anderson, Esq.
Chair, Patron Taskforce
Co-Proprietor
The Caviste Wine Bar/Shop
Mr. Thomas Bornemann
Treasurer
Chair, Finance and Audit Committee
Principal, Consumer Products and Retail Consulting
Ernst & Young
Mr. Ken Boyles
Retired Certified Public Accountant
Mrs. Sandy Broadway
Community Advocate
Dr. Malcolm McD. Brown
Chair, Education Taskforce
Retired Physician
Mr. Matthew Bryant, Esq.
Partner, Hendrick Bryant Nerhood & Sanders, LLP
Ms. Pam Cash
Secretary; Deputy Chair, Education Taskforce
Senior Finance Manager
Inmar
Mr. William F. Clingman, III
Retired R.J. Reynolds Executive
Mr. Arthur DeBaugh, Esq.
Chair, Human Resources & Governance Committee
Partner
Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A.
Kenneth D. “Kenny” Ford, PhD
Assistant Professor of Finance, Wake Forest University
Mr. Ryan Gaylord, Esq.
Attorney
Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A.
Mr. Christopher Gyves, Esq.
Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP
Ms. Sue Henderson
Chair, Nominating Committee
Executive Director
Face to Face Speaker Forum, Wake Forest University
Dr. Derek Hicks
Chair, Philanthropy Taskforce
Associate Professor & Executive Director, Center for Research, Engagement, and Collaboration in African American Life (RECALL), Wake Forest University School of Divinity
Mr. Steve Karr
Retired Employment Attorney
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Dr. Steve Kramer
Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Mrs. Amanda LaBrecque
Ex officio
Orchestra Committe Chair
Oboist, Winston-Salem Symphony
Mr. Chris Leak
Co-Chair, Inclusion Taskforce
Senior Vice President–Wealth Management,
Global Sports and Entertainment Director,
Family Wealth Advisor,
Portfolio Management Director,
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Dr. David B. Levy
Chair, Artistic Taskforce
Retired Professor of Music
Wake Forest University
Mr. Jeff Lindsay
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Novant Health
Michael P. Lischke, PhD
Co-Chair, Inclusion Taskforce
Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education
Director, Northwest Area Health Education Center
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Ms. Jennifer Lyday
Partner, Waldrep, Wall, Babcock & Bailey, PLLC
Ms. Eileen Major
Retired IBM executive
Ms. Ann Fritchman Merkel
Chief Customer Officer
Hanesbrands, Inc.
Michelle Merrill
Ex officio
Music Director
Winston-Salem Symphony
Mr. Will Munster
Ex officio
Chair, Chorus Council
CFO, AM Erectors
Mr. Joshua Poindexter
Lead Interior Designer, Trouvaille Home
Ms. Carol Reeve
Immediate Past Board Chair
President & Chief Marketing Strategist
Girl on the Roof
Mrs. Denise Robinson
Community Volunteer
Dr. Cindy Rothschild, Esq.

Attorney
Kilpatrick Stockton, L.L.P.
Mr. Lew Saphar, Jr.
Retired Web Systems Engineer
Wells Fargo
Mrs. E. Merritt Vale
Ex officio
President & CEO
Winston-Salem Symphony
Ms. Debbie Wesley-Farrington
Deputy Chair, Human Resources and Governance Committee
Assistant Director, Institutional Review Board
Human Protection Program
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

76 Years of Symphony Association Board Chairs

Winston-Salem Symphony
Founded and managed by Salem College 1946 – 1948

Dr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., Dean, School of Music
Clifford E. Bair, Voice Professor and Head of Voice and Opera Dramatics Departments

The Winston-Salem Symphony expresses its sincere gratitude to the following civic leaders who have served the Winston-Salem Symphony Association as Board Presidents:

Mr. Paul Kolb   1947-1948
Mr. Charles Vardell, Jr.   1949-1950
Mrs. Anne Strickland   1963-1965
Mr. Wade Gallant   1965-1966
Mr. George Mountcastle   1970-1971
Mr. Gene Lucas   1978-1979
Mrs. Madeleine Van Metre   1981-1982
Mr. George Lautemann   1982-1984
Mr. John Willingham   1984-1985
Ms. Nancy Dunn   1985-1988
Mr. Paul Wiles   1988-1990
Mr. John Anderson   1990-199
Mr. Nick Daves   1992-1993
Mr. Dick Deem   1993-1994
Mr. Jim Fowler   1994-1995
Mr. Gerry Gunzenhauser   1995-1997
Mr. J.D. Wilson   1997-1999
Mr. Lee Martin   1999-2000
Ms. Kim Whitaker   2000-2001
Mr. William R. Watson   2001-2003
Mr. James Dossinger   2003-2005
Dr. Michael Lischke   2005-2007
Mr. Ray McKinney   2007–2009
Mr. Roger Bear   2009-2011
Mr. Michael L. Rogers   2011 – 2013
Ms. Joia M. Johnson   2013-2015
Mr. Steve Karr   2015-2017
Dr. Frank M. James, III   2017-2019
Ms. Ann Fritchman Merkel   2019-2021
Ms. Carol Reeve 2021-2023

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