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Board of Directors

Our Board

  • Founded by R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. + in 1982
  • Board of Trustees established in 1983

Board of Directors

Officers

Linda Gill Taylor
Chair

Patrick McCown
Immediate Past Chair

Kenneth V. Hager
Vice Chair and Secretary/Treasurer

 

 

 

Abigail M. Wendel
Vice Chair

Gena M. Williams
Vice Chair

 

Directors

Susan Chambers

Dr. Valerie Chow

Shannon Finney

Kristina Lynn Fulton

Michael M. Gentry

Jeff Hargroves

Porter Wyatt Henderson III

Bebe Kemper Hunt

Joe LeFevre

Jill Marchant

Susan Newburger

Willy F. Pegues IV

Jim Reed

Marny Sherman

Ursula Terrasi

Ex-Officio

Shirley Bush Helzberg
Chair Emerita

Michael Stern
Music Director

Daniel E. Beckley
President and CEO

Past Board Chairs

Paul H. Henson +
1983-85

R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. +
1985-87

Paul H. Henson +
1987-88

George E. Powell, Jr. +
1988-90

David W. Hunerberg
1990-95

Shirley Bush Helzberg
1995-2013

William M. Lyons
2013-2019

Patrick McCown
2019-2023

Foundation Board of Directors

Christine Kemper
President

Julia Irene Kauffman
Vice President

Russell W. Baker, Jr.
Secretary

George E. Powell III
Treasurer

 

Stephen H. Hill

Michael A. Schultz

Susan Newburger
Auxiliary Representative

Lori Feek
Foundation Coordinator

Founding Directors

Henry W. Bloch +

George C. Dillon +

Donald J. Hall

R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. +

George A. Russell +

Richard J. Stern +

William N. Deramus III +

James H. Hale +

Paul H. Henson +

George E. Powell, Jr. +

Richard H. Spencer +

Current as of July 27, 2023
+ In memoriam