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2020-2021 Board of Trustees
Officers
- Chairman – Ernest C. Butler, MD
- President – Mr. Ben Bentzin
- Past President – Mrs. Karen Leeke
- Executive Vice-President – Mrs. Linda Van Bavel
- Executive Vice-President – Mr. Ronald C. Jernigan
- Chair Development – Mr. Tom Sellers
- Secretary – Mrs. Janice Miller Abrams
- Asst. Secretary – Mrs. Wendy Wyman Lary
- Legal Counsel – Mr. William H. Bingham
- Chair Corporate Giving – Mr. Eric Venditti
- Vice Chair of Corporate Giving – Mr. Robert J. (Bob) Brooks
- Chair Endowment – Mr. Douglas M. Danforth
- Vice Chair Endowment – Mrs. Mary Ann Heller
- Chair Individual Gifts – Mrs. Anna Speir
- Vice Chair Individual Gifts – Mrs. Marsha Staats
- Chair Bancroft Initiative – Mr. Paul M. Bancroft
- Chair Diversity/Com Engage – Mr. Darren G. Gibson
- Vice Chair Diversity/Com Engage – Mrs. Adrianne Nixon
- Chair Education – Mrs. Susan Douglas
- Vice Chair Education – Dr. Bruce F. Grube
- Chair Finance – Mr. James D. Green, Jr.
- Vice Chair Finance – Mr. Marvin Brittman
- Vice Chair Finance – Mr. Douglas M. Hartman
- Chair Governance – Mr. William F. Stutts
- Vice Chair Governance – Mrs. Paula Damore
- Chair Government Affairs – Mr. Jay B. Stewart
- Vice Chair Government Affairs – Mrs. Mary Padgett
- Vice Chair Government Affairs – Ms. Lesley Varghese
- Chair Marketing – Mrs. Karey Oddo
- Vice Chair Marketing – Ms. Susan Salch
- Chair Receptions Council – Mrs. Kilyong Natho
- Vice Chair Receptions Council – (TBD)
- Chair Orch. Hospitality – Dr. P. Roger Williamson
- Vice Chair Orch. Hospitality – Mrs. Sherri D. Davis
- Chair Symphony Square – Mr. Steve A. Wilson
- Vice Chair Symphony Square – Mr. Roger Borgelt
Executive Committee Ex-Officio
- Endowment Advisory Chair – Ernest C. Butler, MD
- Member-at-Large – Mr. Joe E. Holt
- Member-at-Large – Mr. Thomas M. Neville
- Member-at-Large – Mr. Daniel B. Powell, III
- President, Women’s Symphony League – Ms. Jene’ Bearse
- President-elect, Women’s Symphony League – Mrs. Jennifer Bell
- Chancellor, Knights of the Symphony – Mr. J. Winston Krause
- President, BATS – Ms. Jessica Sager
- Arbor Series Chair – Mr. Jonn Cherico
Board of Directors At-Large
- Mr. John H. Akin
- Ms. Joy Authur
- Mrs. Kathleen Ford Bay
- Mrs. Pamella Bock
- Lisa Boice
- Mrs. Grace Bonner
- Mr. Bill Buchholz
- Ms. Stephanie Cagniart
- Exalton A. Delco, Jr., PhD
- Mr. James M. Denholm, III
- Mrs. Lindsey Rima Felix*
- Mr. John A. Fibiger
- Mrs. Karen Gernstein
- Mrs. Elena Goyanes
- Mrs. Jennifer S. Gravenor
- Mrs. Anne Greenway
- Mrs. Claudette Hartman
- Mrs. Alegria Arce Hibbetts
- Mrs. Jeanne Hoisington
- Mr. Karl Holtzman
- Mr. William E. Hopkins
- Mr. Robert Huthnance
- Mrs. Lisa Irvin
- Dr. Michael Jarratt
- Mr. Steve Kahng
- Mr. William F. Kemp
- Mr. Micah J. King*
- Mrs. Lee Kugle
- Mr. Jonathan Lass
- Ms. Lora Livingston
- Dr. John R. McFarlane
- Ms. Nina Nelms*
- Mr. Chad Peevy*
- Mr. Alex Pettitt
- Mr. Daniel J. Price*
- Mr. Reagan Reaud
- Dr. William H. Rice
- Mr. Pasha Sabouri*
- Dr. Alan Sager
- Dr. Jonathan Sessler
- Mr. Christopher Sibley*
- Dr. Eric Tiblier
- Mr. Patrick L. Watkins
- Mr. Jim Whorton
- Mr. Matt Williams*
- Mr. James Wood
- Mr. Carlos Zaffirini, Jr.
Board of Directors At-Large Ex-Officio
- Superintendent, Austin Independent School District – (Pending)
- Superintendent, Round Rock Independent School District – Dr. Steve Flores
- UT Butler School of Music – Dr. Mary Ellen Poole
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
- ASO CEO/Executive Director – David Pratt
- ASO Music Director – Maestro Peter Bay
- Orchestra Representative – Mr. Kurt Moede
Directors Emeritus
- Mr. Fred S. Addy
- Mrs. Eva Gayle Gibbs
- Mrs. Pat Harris
- Mr. Ben Morgan
- Mr. James Prentice, MD
- Mr. Sander W. Shapiro
- Mrs. Sonia Wilson
- Mrs. Nancy Young
- John Youngblood, MD
Honorary Advisory Council
- Dr. Collette Pierce Burnette, Huston-Tillotson University
- Dr. George Martin, St. Edward’s University
- Mrs. Custis Wright