Board of Directors
The Charlotte Symphony's governing board includes 16 business and community leaders as elected directors and four ex-officio members representing the Charlotte Symphony Chorus, Charlotte Symphony musicians and the Symphony Guild of Charlotte. Elected directors may serve up to two consecutive three-year terms.
2018-19 Officers
Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD, ChairpersonKimberly C. Parker, Chairperson Elect
Jeffrey Lee, Vice Chairperson Elect
Brian S. Cromwell, Esq., Immediate Past Chairperson
James A. Young, Treasurer
Mary A. Deissler, President & Chief Executive Officer
2018-19 Directors
Mick AnkromJalal John Azar
John Barquin
Brian Bridgford
Wilton Connor
Linda McFarland Farthing
Reginald Henderson
David Leitch
Raquel Lynch
Yih-Han Ma
Alex McKinnon
Ulrike W. Miles
Glenn Mincey
*H. Stacy Nicholson
Paul A. Reichs
*Mike Rutledge
*Robert Rydel
*Carlos Tarazona
Fernando Ycaza
*ex-officio