Board of Directors

Virginia Toulmin |Chairman

Arnold Hoffman | Vice Chairman

Marsha Panuce | Vice Chairman

Anne Folsom Smith | Vice Chairman

Marie Monsky |Secretary

George Allison | Treasurer 

Audrey Coleman | Board Member

Gerald Elden | Board Member

Bea Friedman | Board Member

Annette Grishman | Board Member

Toby Halpern | Board Member

Martha Honey | Board Member

Vivian Kouvant | Board Member

Hope F. Leuchter | Board Member

Flora Major | Board Member

Jan Rodriguez | Board Member

Bill Sedgeman, Jr. | Board Member

Robin Serbin | Board Member

Marilyn Steele | Board Member

Artistic Staff

Leif Bjaland | Artistic Director

Dirk Meyer | Assistant Conductor, Youth Orchestra Music Director

Andrew Lane | Conductor

Robert Levin | Sarasota Music Festival Artistic Director

Paul Wolfe | Conductor Laureate

Administration

Joseph McKenna | President and CEO

Mary Persico | Executive Assistant

Sue O'Connor | Human Resources Manager

Artistic Operations

Patricia Joslyn | Director of Operations and Artistic Planning

Lauren Taylor | Operations Coordinator

Justin Vibbard | Principal Librarian

Paul Greitzer | Librarian

Laura Conrad | Personnel Manager

Steve Lemke | Technical Director

Lorenzo Mills | Production Manager

Matthew Kuhlman | Production Assistant

Tom Aposporos | Production Assistant

Art Carlson | Production Assistant

David Joslyn | Custodial Engineer

Tom Trimble | Food and Beverage Coordinator

Development

Barbara Simon | Chief Development Officer

June Granato | Development Manager

Kathy Riley | Grants Manager

Elaine Byers | Development Relations Assistant

Marketing and Communications

Gordon Greenfield | Chief Marketing Officer

Emily Buckley | Public Relations Manager

Tammi Aldrink | Web Marketing Specialist

Sherrie McKinley | Graphic Design Associate

Sandra Jahnke | Receptionist

Box Office

Wendy McFadden | Box Office Manager

Kate Estock | Assistant Box Office Manager

Robyn Sullivan | Ticket Agent

Hannah Gudina | Ticket Agent

Nicole Batalia | Ticket Agent

Flavia Zappa | Ticket Agent

James Kyle | House Manager

Mary Tyrrell | House Manager

Finance and Accounting

Doug Shanley | Chief Financial Officer

Susan Kuhlman | Controller

Michael Sherman | Database Administrator

Kay Semrod | Finance Associate

Linda Castracani | Finance Associate

Education

RoseAnne McCabe | Education Director and Sarasota Music Festival Administrative Director

Alyson Rozier | Music Education Coordinator

Ferol Carytsas | Education Program Assistant

Association Presidents

Jan Rodriquez | Orchestra Association President

Nancy West | Manatee Orchestra Association President