Staff & Board
Members
Like any family, the “Symphony Family” receives important contributions from all of its members — including our staff and board. Everyone’s role is critical to bringing world-class symphonic music to Charleston audiences.
Michael Smith
Chief Executive OfficerAbout Michael
Yuriy Bekker
Artistic DirectorAbout Yuriy
Jenny Baldwin
Executive Assistant | Director of HRAbout Jenny
Mitsuko Flynn
Chief Operations & Impact OfficerAbout Mitsuko
Alana Morrall
Director of Marketing & CommunicationsAbout Alana
Simms Pindar
Director of Institutional AdvancementAbout Simms
Cindy Branch
Director of Patron ServicesAbout Cindy
Rachel Gangwer
Principal LibrarianAbout Rachel
Julia Simpson
Analytics & Institutional Giving ManagerAbout Julia
Sallie Gravley
Advancement Operations ManagerAbout Sallie
Katherine Sutton
Strategic Partnerships ManagerAbout Katherine
Ali Pierce
Marketing & Design ManagerAbout Ali
Bates O'Neal
Artistic Engagement and Projects ManagerAbout Bates
Aglaja Petrova
Artistic Operations ManagerAbout Aglaja
Mackenzie Watson
Marketing Operations CoordinatorAbout Mackenzie
RJ Grant
Education & Community Engagement CoordinatorAbout RJ
Board Members
Executive Committee
President: Woody Kerr
Treasurer: Stuart Ames
Vice President, Development: Anne Cleveland
Vice President, Nominating & Governance: Chris Staubes
Vice President, Artistic: Dr. Aaron P. Lesher
Vice President, Education: Debra Sonkin
Beth Woods (President, CSOL)
Ryan Leveille
Directors
Richard Almeida
Taylor Charpia
George Gephart
Douglas Hornberger
Wendi Huff
Deborah Kennedy Kennard
Cindy Mabry
Lenna Macdonald
Kay Maybank
Ruth McSpadden
Dr. Jacobo Mintzer
Brian Olasov
Anne Olson
Andrea Rose Rousseaux
Tiffany Reed Silverman
Julie Ziff
Non-voting Ex-Officio Members
Andrew Hsu
Mark Lazzaro
Jennifer Luiken
Gail Corvette
Deja McMillan
Life Members
James Allen
Ted Halkyard
Max Hill, Jr.
Ted Legasey
Marianne Mead
Eloise Pingry
Honorary Trustee
Ellen Dressler-Moryl
FORMER Charleston Symphony BOARD Presidents
Miss Maude Winthrop Gibbon
Dr. Josiah Smith
Mrs. Henry Rutledge Buist
Mr. Walter Speight
Lt. Col. A.B.D. Wiles
Col. Roger Taylor
Dr. Paul H. Buckholdt
Mr. Titus L. Bissell
Mr. William S. Poper
Mrs. Harry Rubin
Mr. William Ackerman
Mr. Nicholas Latto
Dr. Henry C. Geins
Dr. Louis P. Jervey
Dr. Gordon B. Stine
Mr. Howard G. Burky
Dr. C.W. Legerton, Jr.
Dr. Edwin Guenther
Dr. Fitzhugh Hamrick
Judge Louis Condon
Mr. Thomas J. Manogue
Dr. Richard Gadsden
Dr. George Fassuliotis
Dr. Andrew Munster
Mr. Floyd Tyler
Dr. Richard Ulmer
Dr. James Ward, Jr.
Mr. Russell Campbell
Mrs. Eliose Pingry
Mr. Burton Schools
Mr. Peter Wertimer
Dr. James C. Allen
Mrs. Bonnie Lester
Mr. Ted Halkyard
Mr. Leo Fishman
Mr. Max L. Hill, Jr.
Mr. John H. Warren, III
Mr. J. David Hawkins
Ms. Lorrie I. Clark
Dr. Joseph M. Jenrette, III
Mrs. Marianne P. Mead
Mr. Ted Legasey
Mr. John H. Warren, III
Mr. Robert Schlau
Mrs. Cindy Hartley
Mr. Robert Siedell
Mr. Michael Moody
Dr. Bobby Baker
