SMF People
Board of Directors
Chair: Vicki McElreath
Treasurer & Vice Chair: Thomas Reilly
Vice Chair: Ron Whitaker
Secretary: Harold Yellin
Melissa Bouchillon
Dr. Jessica Carter
Tim Coy (Immediate Past Chairman)
Mary Dugas
John Haslam
Holden Hayes
Bill Jaques
David Johnson
Monty Jones, Jr.
Bill Keightley
Ted Kleisner
Jeff Kole
Dr. Ann Levett
B.H. Levy
Joe Marinelli (Ex-Officio)
Ruth McMullin
Dave Neises
David Paddison
Larry Pike
Kacey Kennickell Ray
Cyreia Sandlin
Shelby G. Schavoir
Trip Tollison (Ex-Officio)
Vincent West
Rhegan White-Clemm
Chairman Emeritus: Bob Faircloth (Ex-Officio)
Savannah Music Festival Staff
Executive & Administration
Erin Tatum,
Interim Executive Director
Abbey Matye,
Programming Associate
Judi Szenes,
Finance Assistant
Artistic & Production
Ryan McMaken,
Artistic Director
Philip Dukes,
Thomas V. & Susan G. Reilly Associate Artistic Director
Mike Marshall,
Associate Artistic Director
Marcus Roberts,
Associate Artistic Director
Chris Evans,
Technical Director
Development
Kat Clark,
Development Manager
Kristopher Monroe,
Office Assistant
Education & Outreach
Jenny Woodruff,
Director of Education & Community Engagement
Elizabeth Anderson & Charles H. Morris Music Education Chair
Jessica Messere,
Manager, SMF Jazz Academy
Erez Dessel,
Music Director, SMF Jazz Academy
Aaron Jennings,
Program Coordinator, SMF Jazz Academy
Katie Griffith,
Coordinator, Musical Explorers
Marketing
Larissa Thut Davidson,
Marketing Director
Contributing Photographers
Frank Stewart
Ayano Hisa
Elizabeth Leitzell