Board & Staff
Administrative Staff
Gary Ginstling, Executive Director/CEO, Margaret Alkek Williams Chair
Elizabeth S. Condic, Chief Financial Officer
Vicky Dominguez, Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Renner, Chief Development Officer
Rolanda Gregory, Chief Marketing Officer
Mayenne Minuit, Executive Assistant
Leanna Aldis, Manager, Foundation Relations
Sarah Bhalla, Board Relations Associate
Lauren Buchanan, Development Communications Manager
Alex Canales, Manager, Donor Services
Jesse De Arman, Development Associate, Gifts, Records, & Research
Timothy Dillow, Senior Director, Individual Giving
Amanda T. Dinitz, Director, Principal Gifts & Endowment
Vivian Gonzalez, Annual Giving Officer
Kamra Kilmer, Manager, Corporate Relations
Karyn Mason, Institutional Giving Officer
Hadia Mawlawi, Endowment & Planned Giving Officer
Meghan Miller, Development Associate, Special Events
Emilie Moellmer, Membership Manager
Megan Mottu, Annual Giving Officer
Gavin Reed, Major Gifts Officer
Tim Richey, Director, Major Gifts & Board Relations
Katie Salvatore, Director, Annual Giving & Membership
Lena Streetman, Director, Development Operations
Stacey Swift, Director, Special Events
Sarah Thompson, Donor Events Manager
Christina Trunzo, Director, Institutional Giving
José Arriaga, Systems Engineer
Henry Cantu, Accountant
Kimberly Cegielski, Accountant
Heather Fails, Database Administrator
Joel James, Director of Human Resources
Tanya Lovetro, Director of Budgeting and Financial Reporting
Freddie Piegsa, Help Desk Technician
Morgana Rickard, Controller
Gabriela Rivera, Accountant
Pam Romo, Human Resources Coordinator/Office Manager
Lee Whatley, Senior Director, IT and Analytics
Olivia Allred, Education Manager
Allison Conlan, Senior Director, Education and Community Engagement
Austin Hinkle, Education Coordinator
Jazmine Olwalia, Community Engagement Associate
Sheridan Richard, DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony Site Manager
Community-Embedded Musicians (CEM):
Lindsey Baggett, Lead Community-Embedded Musician (violin)
Lucinda Chiu, CEM Teaching Artist (violin)
David Connor, Sr CEM Teaching Artist (double bass)
Rainel Joubert, Sr CEM Teaching Artist (violin)
Bensen Kwan, CEM Education Specialist (percussion)
Alexis Mitrushi, CEM Teaching Artist (viola)
Brittany Leavitt, CEM Teaching Artist (cello)
Bianca Lozano, CEM Teaching Artist (violin)
Adrian Ponce, CEM Teaching Artist (cello)
Lauren Ross, CEM Teaching Artist (viola)
Jaya Varma, CEM Teaching Artist (violin)
Bryan Ayllon, UX & Conversion Specialist
Rachel Cheng, Marketing & External Relations Assistant
Bella Cutaia, Manager, Patron Services
Kathryn Judd, Director, Marketing
Priya Kurup, Senior Associate, Group Sales
Caroline Lawson, Patron Services Representative
Lien Le, Patron Experience Coordinator
Milow Lozano Ticketing Systems & Marketing Operations Specialist
Yoo-Ell Lee, Graphics and Media Designer
Ciara Macaulay, Creative Director
Adriana Martinez, Patron Services Representative
Ashley Martinez, Patron Services Coordinator
Mariah Martinez, Email Marketing Coordinator
Casey Pearce, Graphic Design Manager
Eric Skelly, Senior Director, Communications
Christian Sosa, Director, Web Experience
Thomas Swindell, Patron Services Representative
Lily Townsend, Patron Services Representative
Alexa Ustaszewski, Manager, Revenue & Audience Insights
Sophie Volpe, Digital Content Specialist
Leecia Whatley, Patron Services Representative
Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services
Stephanie Alla, Associate Director of Artistic Planning
Becky Brown, Associate Director of Orchestra Personnel
Juan Pablo Brand, Artistic Assistant
Ryan Diefenderfer, Concert Operations Assistant
Megan Fisher, Assistant Librarian
Michael Gorman, Director of Orchestra Personnel
Julia Hall, Assistant Director, Houston Symphony Chorus
Parker Hart, Concert Operations Manager
Adrian Hernandez, Concert Media Production Manager
Hazel Landers, Chorus Library Intern
Giancarlo Minotti, Audio Production Manager
José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager
Jennifer Romig, Temporary Chorus Librarian
Brad Sayles, Senior Recording Engineer
Stefan Stout, Stage Manager
Nathan Trinkl, Assistant to the Music Director
Ali Verderber, Associate Librarian
Meredith Williams, Director of Concert Operations
Rebecca Zabinski, Senior Director Artistic Planning
Society Board of Trustees
President Barbara J. Burger
Chair John Rydman
President-Elect Barbara McCelvey
Chair Emeritus Mike S. Stude
General Counsel Paul Morico
Secretary Jonathan Ayre
Chair, Finance Jonathan Ayre
Chair, Governance and Leadership Brad W. Corson
Chair, Popular Programming Evan B. Glick
Chair, Development Barbara McCelvey
Chair, Education and Community Engagement Sippi Khurana
Chair, Volunteers and & Special Events Mary Lynn Marks
Chair, Strategic Planning Robert Orr
Chair, Marketing and Communications Carey Kirkpatrick
Chair, Artistic and & Orchestra Affairs John Rydman
Chair, Audit Jesse B. Tutor
President, Houston Symphony League Leslie Nossaman^
President, Houston Symphony Endowment James H. Lee^
Immediate Past Chair Janet F. Clark^
At-Large Member Steven P. Mach^
At-Large Member Bobby Tudor^
Executive Director/CEO Gary Ginstling^
Music Director Juraj Valčuha^
Musician Representative Joan DerHovsepian^
Musician Representative Mark Hughes^
Musician Representative Jeremy Kreutz^
Musician Representative Mark Nuccio^
^Ex-Officio
Jonathan Ayre
Gary Beauchamp
Eric Brueggeman
Barbara J. Burger
Mary Kathryn Campion, Ph.D.
John Cassidy, M.D.
Janet F. Clark
Brad W. Corson
Khoa Dao
Lidiya Gold
Claudio Gutiérrez
Rick Jaramillo
David J. M. Key
Sippi Khurana, M.D.
Carey Kirkpatrick
Cindy Levit
Isabel Stude Lummis
Cora Sue Mach **
Rodney Margolis**
Mary Lynn Marks
Elissa Martin
Barbara McCelvey
Paul R. Morico
Leslie Nossaman
Robert Orr
Chris Powers
John Rydman**
Brittany Sakowitz
Ed Schneider
Justin Stenberg
William J. Toomey II
Bobby Tudor **
Betty Tutor **
Jesse B. Tutor **
Robert Weiner
Margaret Alkek Williams**
Ex-Officio
Joan DerHovsepian
Gary Ginstling
Evan B. Glick
Mark Hughes
Jeremy Kreutz
James H. Lee
Steven P. Mach
Mark Nuccio
Juraj Valčuha
*Deceased
**Lifetime Trustee
Christopher Armstrong
David Balderston
David J. Beck
Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl
Nancy Shelton Bratic
Terry Ann Brown**
Ralph Burch
John T. Cater**
Robert Chanon
Heaven Chee
Michael H. Clark
Virginia Clark
Aoife Cunningham
Andrew Davis, Ph.D.
Denise Davis
Tracy Dieterich
Joan Duff
Connie Dyer
Kelli Cohen Fein
Jeffrey B. Firestone
Lindsay Buchanan Fisher
Eugene A. Fong
Aggie L. Foster
Julia Anderson Frankel
Carolyn Gaidos
Evan B. Glick
Andrew Gould
Lori Harrington
Pablo Hernandez Schmidt-Tophoff
Jeff Hiller
Grace Ho
Gary L. Hollingsworth
John W. Hutchinson
Brian James
Dawn James
Matthew Kades
I. Ray Kirk, M.D.
David Krieger
Matthew Loden
Kirby Lodholz
Steven P. Mach
Michael Mann, M.D.
Nancy Martin
Jack Matzer
Jackie Wolens Mazow
Aprill Nelson
Tim Ong
Edward Osterberg Jr.
Gloria G. Pryzant
Miwa Sakashita
Ted Sarosdy
Andrew Schwaitzberg
Helen Shaffer**
Becky Shaw
Robert B. Sloan, D.D., Theol.
Jim R. Smith
Miles O. Smith**
Quentin Smith
Tad Smith
Anthony Speier
Tina Raham Stewart
Mike S. Stude **
Nanako Tingleaf
Gretchen Watkins
Margaret Waisman, M.D.
Fredric A. Weber
Vicki West
Steven J. Williams
David J. Wuthrich
Ellen A. Yarrell
Robert Yekovich
Ex-Officio
Alejandro Gallardo
Reverend Ray Mackey, III
Frank F. Wilson IV
*Deceased
**Lifetime Trustee
Houston Symphony Endowment
James H. Lee, President
Ajay Khurana
David J.M. Key
David Krieger
Scott Wise
An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests.
For more information, please contact: Hadia Mawlawi, CAP®, Senior Associate, Endowment and Planned Giving hadia.mawlawi@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8532.
Janice H. & Thomas D. Barrow Fund
The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund
The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni & Stewart Orton
Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education
Barbara J. Burger Endowed Chair, Horn
Jane & Robert Cizik Fund
The Janet Clark Fund
Roy and Lillie Cullen, Juraj Valčuha, Music Director Chair
The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives
The Margaret & James A. Elkins Foundation Fund
Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund
William Stamps Farish Fund
Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Fund
Marvy Finger Family Foundation Fund for Education and Community Engagement
Fondren Foundation, Assistant Concertmaster Chair
General Maurice Hirsch, Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute Chair
The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund
Janice H. & Thomas D. Barrow Fund
The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund
The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni & Stewart Orton
Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education
Barbara J. Burger Endowed Chair, Horn
Jane & Robert Cizik Fund
The Janet Clark Fund
Roy and Lillie Cullen, Juraj Valčuha, Music Director Chair
The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives
The Margaret & James A. Elkins Foundation Fund
Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund
William Stamps Farish Fund
Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Fund
Marvy Finger Family Foundation Fund for Education and Community Engagement
Fondren Foundation, Assistant Concertmaster Chair
General Maurice Hirsch, Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute Chair
The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund