Staff & Board

Symphony Staff

Rachel Ford, Chief Executive Officer
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 310

Finance

Ryan Rodriguez, Director of Finance
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 309

Education & Community Partnerships

Maddie Helbling,
Director of Education & Community Partnerships
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 305

Erin Gonzalez,
Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 325

Kathy Hart,
Youth Orchestra Manager
Email

Marketing & Communications

Matthew Seama
n, Director of Communications
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 307

Chuck Kocal,
Marketing Consultant

Development

Michael Torano, Director of Development
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 304

Rachel Williams, Development Coordinator
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 303

Operations & Personnel

Josh Beach,
Director of Operations
Email | direct: 865-202-3340

Mark Tucker,
Orchestra Personnel Manager/Librarian
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 308

Box Office

Ally McNabb, Box Office Representative
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 302

Sarah Curtis, Box Office Representative
Email | 865-291-3310 ext. 300

Board of Directors

Executive Committee (2025-2026)

President, Rick Fox
President-Elect, David Colquitt
Past President, John Winemiller
Vice President – Artistic Affairs, Adrian M. Jay
Vice President – Development, Patrick McGlothin
Vice President – Education, Jarrod Blue
Vice President – Government Relations, G. Mark Mamantov
Vice President – Marketing, Jeffrey H. Lee
Vice President – Nominating, Cynthia Moxley
Vice President – Planned Giving, Jenny Hines
Treasurer, Bill Riley
Secretary, Mardel Fehrenbach

Members-At-Large

Jenny Boyd
James L. Clayton
Jay McBride

Board Members

Kim Cunningham – President, Knoxville Symphony League
Lisa Bogaty – Past President, Knoxville Symphony League
Moody Altamimi
Patricia Bible
John Brock
Roy Cockrum
Ruth Fielden
Cathy Hill
Lyle Irish
Katrice Morgan Jones
Raja Jubran
Jon Lawler
Dr. M. Douglas Leahy
Sheryl Linck
Jay McBride
Maureen McBride
Sheena McCall
Phyllis Y. Nichols
Elizabeth Offringa
Meredith Overholt
Sharon J. Miller Pryse
Dr. Quyn Rahman
Bill Riley
Suzanne T. Schriver
Rick Stone
Theresa Stone
Annette Sydes
Janet Testerman
Tim Williams
Dr. L. Anthony Wise, Jr.

Honorary Directors

Bette Bryan
Joanne Mounger
James Smith
Dr. William Snyder