SMF People
Board
of Directors
Chair: Mary Armstrong Dugas,
Owner, MAD Skills LLC
Treasurer: Bill Keightley,
Retired, Group Chief Financial Officer,
Marmon Holdings, Inc.
Vice Chair: Ron Whitaker,
Chairman of the Board, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
Secretary: Harold Yellin,
Partner, HunterMaclean
Melissa Bouchillon,
Managing Partner, Sound View Wealth Advisors
Dr. Jessica Carter,
Neurologist, Solo Practice
Tim Coy,
Owner, Tim Coy Photography
Steve Eagle,
Partner, Sterling Seacrest Prichard
John Haslam,
Palmetto Financial Group
Holden Hayes,
Division President, SouthState Bank
Mario Hilliard,
Market President, Cadence Bank
Bill Jaques,
President, Jaques & Company
David Johnson,
Partner, Speyside Partners
Monty Jones, Jr.,
OVG General Manager, Enmarket Arena &
Savannah Civic Center: Martin Luther King Jr. Arena
& Johnny Mercer Theatre
Farina Wong Kingsley,
Culinary Instructor / Writer
Jeff Kole,
President, Kole Investment Co.
Dr. Ann Levett,
Assistant Executive Director, American Association
of School Administrators
B.H. Levy,
Attorney At Law at Bouhan Falligant LLP
Joe Marinelli,
President, Visit Savannah
(Ex-Officio)
Vicki McElreath,
Retired, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
(Immediate Past Chairman)
Olivia Parker,
Community Outreach Manager, Parker’s
Larry Pike,
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Kacey Kennickell Ray,
Vice-President, Kennickell Group
Thomas V. Reilly,
Retired Chief Investment Officer, Putnam Investments
Joyce Roché,
Retired, President and Chief Executive Officer, Girls Inc.
Shelby G. Schavoir,
Community Volunteer
David Sneed,
Senior Director of Contracts, Legal at Jet Aviation
Zachary H. Thomas,
Zachary H. Thomas Law, P.C
Trip Tollison,
COO/VP, Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB
(Ex-Officio)
Charles R. Virginia III,
Partner, Virginia & Ambinder LLC
Dr. Christopher Walls,
Vascular Surgeon, Savannah Vascular and Cardiac Institute
Rhegan White-Clemm,
Retired Director, Sales and Marketing, Westphalian Elite Horse Auctions, Germany
Chairman Emeritus: Bob Faircloth,
Retired International Executive and Community Benefactor
(Ex-Officio)
Savannah Music
Festival Staff
Executive & Administration
Gene Dobbs Bradford,
Executive Director
Judi Szenes,
Finance Assistant
Artistic & Production
Ryan McMaken,
Artistic Director
Philip Dukes,
Thomas V. & Susan G. Reilly Associate Artistic Director
Abbey Matye,
Associate Director of Programming
Bryan Bailey
Technical Director
Kat Mann,
Programming Coordinator
Development
Kat Clark,
Associate Director of Development
Scarlett Brissie,
Development & Special Events Associate
Kristopher Monroe,
Office Assistant
Education & Outreach
Jenny Woodruff,
Senior Director of Community Impact
Benje Daneman,
Music Director, SMF Jazz Academy
Justice von Maur,
Education Manager, Musical Explorers
Marisa Webster,
Assistant Director, SMF Jazz Academy
Aubrie Racies,
Community Impact Associate / SMF Jazz Academy Program Assistant
Marketing
Larissa Thut Davidson,
Marketing Director