SMF People

Board
of Directors

Chair: Mary Armstrong Dugas
Treasurer: Bill Keightley
Vice Chair:
Ron Whitaker
Secretary: Harold Yellin

Melissa Bouchillon
Dr. Jessica Carter
Tim Coy
Steve Eagle
John Haslam
Holden Hayes
Bill Jaques
David Johnson
Monty Jones, Jr.
Jeff Kole
Dr. Ann Levett
B.H. Levy
Joe Marinelli (Ex-Officio)
Vicki McElreath (Immediate Past Chairman)
Ruth McMullin
Olivia Parker
Larry Pike
Kacey Kennickell Ray
Thomas V. Reilly
Shelby G. Schavoir
David Sneed
Zachary H. Thomas
Trip Tollison (Ex-Officio)
Charles R. Virginia III
Dr. Christopher Walls
Rhegan White-Clemm

Chairman Emeritus: Bob Faircloth (Ex-Officio)

Savannah Music
Festival Staff

Executive & Administration
Gene Dobbs Bradford,
Executive Director 

Steve Birrell,
Controller

Judi Szenes,
Finance Assistant

Artistic & Production
Ryan McMaken,
Artistic Director

Philip Dukes,
Thomas V. & Susan G. Reilly Associate Artistic Director

Abbey Matye,
Artist Relations & Programming Manager icon-mail

Kat Mann,
Artist Relations Assistant

Development
Kat Clark,
Development Manager, Major Gifts icon-mail

Mary Margaret Cozart,
Development Associate 

Kristopher Monroe,
Office Assistant 

Education & Outreach
Jenny Woodruff,
Senior Director of Community Impact
Elizabeth Anderson & Charles H. Morris Music Education Chair
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Benje Daneman,
Music Director, SMF Jazz Academy

Aaron Jennings,
Manager, SMF Jazz Academy icon-mail

Aubrie Racies,
SMF Jazz Academy Program Assistant

Marketing
Larissa Thut Davidson,
Marketing Director icon-mail

Kayla Bullock,
Junior Graphic Designer icon-mail

Paige Petrangelo,
Marketing & Patron Services Associate icon-mail

Abby Goodman,
Marketing Assistant  icon-mail

Contributing Photographers
Frank Stewart icon-external
Elizabeth Leitzell icon-external