Board of Directors
Retired Partner
EY (Ernst & Young)
Craig Alden
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Jonathan Allen
Technology Experience Analyst, Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Alice Chen Anderson, Esq.
The Caviste Wine Bar/Shop
Geraldine (Gerri) Barker
ITG Brands, LLC
Sandra Broadway
Dr. Malcolm McDougal Brown
Retired Physician
Matthew Bryant, Esq.
Mrs. Pam Cash
William F. Clingman, III
J. Wesley Davis IV
Adi Dassler International Family Office
Arthur DeBaugh, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Edward Hanes, Jr.
Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton, LLC
The Hanes Group Government Affairs
Susan L. Henderson
Executive Director
Face to Face Speaker Forum
Wake Forest University
Piedmont Federal Bank
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Orchestra Committe Chair
Oboist, Winston-Salem Symphony
Global Sports and Entertainment Director,
Family Wealth Advisor,
Senior Vice President,
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Professor Emeritus
Wake Forest University
Richard Janeway MD Distinguished Director,
Northwest Area Health Education Center
Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Music Director
Winston-Salem Symphony
CFO, AM Erectors
President & CEO
Winston-Salem Symphony
Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton, LLP
Womble Bond Dickenson (US), LLP
Chair, Strategic Planning Taskforce
Partner
Broadstreet Partners
Girl on the Roof
Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A.
Chair, Finance & Audit Committee
Retired Web Systems Engineer
Wells Fargo
Forsyth Emergency Services PA
Verger Capital Management
Branch Manager,
Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan
Associate Director, Institutional Review Board
Human Research Protection Program
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
78 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 or Chairpersons:
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
Mr. Jay Reed 2023-2025
Mr. Thomas Bornemann 2025-2027
We also salute the following former Symphony Association Board Presidents whose terms of service are unclear from archival records:
Mr. James Gibson
Mr. Nelson Grice
The Honorable Ham Horton
Mr. Martin Sokoloff
Mr. David Watson