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.
2019-20 Officers
Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD, Chairperson
Kimberly 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
2019-20 Directors
| *Debbie Abels | Mick Ankrom | Jalal John Azar |
| John Barquin | Brian Bridgford | Wilton Connor |
| Linda McFarland Farthing | Reginald Henderson | David Leitch |
| Raquel Lynch | Yih-Han Ma | Alex McKinnon |
| Glenn Mincey | *H. Stacy Nicholson | Paul A. Reichs |
| Mike Rutledge | *Robert Rydel | *Carlos Tarazona |
| Fernando Ycaza |
*ex-officio
