SMF People
Board of Directors
Chair: Tim Coy
Chair-Elect & Treasurer: Vicki McElreath
Vice-Chair: Bob Faircloth (Chairman Emeritus)
Vice-Chair: Thomas Reilly
Vice-Chair: Ron Whitaker
Secretary: Harold Yellin
Melissa Bouchillon
Jessie Carter
Emily Dickinson Scrivner
Mary Dugas
John Haslam
Holden Hayes
David Johnson
Kacey Kennickell Ray
Josh Keller
Ted Kleisner
Jeff Kole
Dr. Ann Levett
Dayle Levy
Joe Marinelli (Ex-Officio)
Ruth McMullin
Dave Neises (Immediate Past Chairman)
Thomas Oxnard, Jr.
David Paddison
Larry Pike
Shelby G. Schavoir
Trip Tollison (Ex-Officio)
Anne P. West
Vincent West
Gail Wickes
Savannah Music Festival Staff
Executive & Administration
David Pratt,
Executive Director
Luella Sanders,
Chief Financial Officer
Artistic & Production
Ryan McMaken,
Artistic Director
Philip Dukes,
Thomas V. & Susan G. Reilly Artistic Advisor Chair,
Chamber Music
Mike Marshall,
Associate Artistic Director
Marcus Roberts,
Associate Artistic Director
Chris Evans,
Technical Director
Development
Kat Clark,
Development Coordinator
Education & Outreach
Jenny Woodruff,
Director of Education & Community Engagement
Elizabeth Anderson & Charles H. Morris Music Education Chair
Jessica Messere,
Manager, SMF Jazz Academy
Ulysses Owens,
Artist Educator in Residence, SMF Jazz Academy
Marketing
Larissa Thut Davidson,
Marketing & Graphic Design Manager
Akinyemi Blackshear,
Marketing & Patron Services Associate
Contributing Photographers
Frank Stewart
Ayano Hisa
Elizabeth Leitzell