Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Dr. Jan Shorey, Chair
Jan Hundley, Immediate Past Chair
Courtney Crouch, Governance Committee Chair
Kim Hillis, Personnel Committee Chair and Secretary
Mary Frances Cotham, Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair
Andrew Stadler, ASO Player’s Association President
Bob Roberts, Development Committee Chair
Susan Marsh, Education Committee Chair
T. Martin Davis, Joint Committee on Orchestra Affairs Committee Chair
Natalie Ghidotti, Opus Advisory Committee Chair
Brandon Baldwin, Building Oversight Committee Chair
Jeremiah Wood, Audience Development Committee Chair
Denise Compton, Artistic Advisory Committee Chair
Nathan Thomas, Strong Community Partners Committee Chair
Brigita Gardner, At Large
Phil Peters, At Large

Directors

Rick Adkins
Elizabeth Andreoli
Teresita Angtuaco
Suzanne Babbie
Deborah Baldwin
Debi Barnes
Phyllis Barrier
Nick Brown
Lisa Brumley
Nina Castaldi
Dr. Steven Clift
Cindy Conger
Jeff Cook
Barry Coplin
Pete Cornish
Jay Cranford
Courtney Crouch
Joe W. Crow
Nancy Crow
Matt De Luca
Dr. John Hayes
Chris Henry
Christy Hockaday
Larry Kircher
D. Dean Kumpuris
Ginny Kurrus

Christi Lemery
Julie Marshall
Chris Mitchell
Dan Oberste
Nikki Parnell
Katie Pipkin
Bert Price
David Prickitt
Dale Ronnel
John Rowland
Carlton Saffa
Leman Schulz
Joanna Seibert
Dr. Steve Shirm
Terri Smith, ex officio, Board of Advisors
Bryan Stanbridge
Elizabeth Stinnett
David Straessle
Nate Thomas
Jim Wallis
Dick Wheeler
Andy Williams
Marsha Winters
Carolyn Witherspoon
Jacob Wunsch
Dan Young

Guild Representatives

Christy Lund – ASO Guild
Mary Davis – Russellville Symphony Guild
Christy Etheridge – Hot Springs/Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild

Life Members

Terri Erwin
Brigita Gardner
Sybil J. Hampton
Susie Morgan
Gus M. Vratsinas

†Ellen Gray
†J.T. Jackson
†Polly Winter Keller
†George K. Mitchell, M.D.
†Lee Ronnel
†Stella Boyle Smith
†Mary Worthen

Honorary Members

Shannon Heard (City of Little Rock)
Mike Mayton

Emeritus Board Members

Jane Cornish
Byron Eiseman
Robert B. Moore
Martin Thoma

† indicates the Life Member is deceased

Board of Advisors

Terri Smith, Chair

Advisors

Karen Barnwell
Glenn Beasley
Peyton Bishop
Luana Bracy
Dr. Marico Bryant-Howe
Dr. Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith
Chuck Cliett
Patty Crabbe
Nancy Crow
Dr. Jennifer Dillaha
Jack East
Doris Freshour
Ken Gould
Ron Holmes
Dr. Chuck Hiller
Cyril Hollingsworth
Jim Hudson
Lillian Jones
Dr. George Keck
Dr. Ouida Keck
Anne Marie Maddox
George Makris III
Dr. Jay Mehta
Dr. Paulette Mehta
Dr. Steve Metzer
Carl Moneyhon
Susan Petty-Moneyhon
Roberta Monson
Dr. Sarkis Nazarian
Dr. Alvah Nelson
Fran Nelson
Elizabeth Nyhus
Paul Nyhus
Ron Oberlag
Tricia Peacock
Harriett Phillips
Lynne Phillips
Katherine Reynolds
Sally Sedelow
Dr. Joanna Seibert
Dr. Robert Seibert
Martha Smither
Victor Snyder
Pat Torvestad
Judy Trice
Karron Wages
Dr. Charlie Watkins
Terri Watkins
Camille Williams
Dr. Charles Feild

Cara Jones
Caitlin Campbell
Molly McNulty
Jules Kumpuris
Colleen Jayroe
Tanya James
Pat Compton Pearcy
Colin MacKnight
Terri Smith
Tandy Cobb
Marilyn Oliver
Linda Powell
Jo Stoltz
Chuck Eckerson
Kathy Eckerson
Larry Kircher
Mark McCarty
Dr. Louis Young
Cindy Dawson
Nick Dawson
Karen Holliday
Janet Williams
Deitra Blackwell
Susan Schmitz
Mike Schmitz
Renee Clark
Dr. Floyd Martin
Ginny Kurrus
Kathryn Rubenstein
Bill Rubenstein
William B. Jones
Don Evans
Lois Sandusky
Thomas McGowan
Shannon Schoening
Troy Schoening
David Prickitt
Bill Siegel
Kristen Duckworth
Matt Duckworth
John DiPippa
Karen DiPippa
Dwight Moore
Jo Evelyn Elston
Candice Murphy
Mark Murphy
Dorothy Morris
Deema Abochale
Janet Aronson
Susan Altrui

Donna Bates
Carolyn Barnes
Don Barnes
Jeannie Bates
Priscilla Green
Mary Cantwell
Terri Thomas
Nate Thomas
Janice James
Nate Coulter
John C. Williams
Bill Harrison
Dora Jane Flesher
Heather Moore
Thomas Nowlin
Michelle Nowlin
Judy Busbey
Brenda Booth
Elizabeth Daniel
Brandon Baldwin
Nick Lewellen
Viktoras Palys
Shirin Ali
Elizabeth Pitman
Phyllis Jones
Kathy Quattlebaum
Annmarie SanSevero
Jerome Sorensen
Mimi Sorensen
Delynne West
Mike Watts
Fran Henderson
Nan Selz
Patty Bates-Abraham
Joanna Douglass
Wilma Yu
Mark Hotchkiss
Mark Williams
Seth Rubenstein
Michelle Nelson
Ashley Huddleston
John Wray
John Vaprezsan
Carmen Vaprezsan
Cheryl Wadley
Ted Holder
Joe Van Dan Heuval
Dr. Esther Tompkins
Kristen Booth
Ellen Fischer
Julie Peters
Chet Baker
Daniel Knight

Current as of 5/20/2026