Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Mercedes T. Bass, Chairman of the Board
Marianne Auld, Chairman of the Executive Committee
Lee Hallman, Secretary
Don Plattsmier, Interim Treasurer
Keith Cerny, Ph.D., President and CEO

EXECUTIVE CHAIRS

Mercedes T. Bass, Board Chairman
Mollie L. Lasater, Chairman of the Brooks Morris Society Committee and Education Committee
Mary Hart Lipscomb, Chairman of the Special Events Committee
Don C. Plattsmier, Treasurer, Chairman of the Finance Committee
Dana Porter, Chairman of the Development Committee 
Henry Robinson, Chairman of the Bylaws and Governance Committee and Joint Committee
Jean Roach, Co-Chairman of the Nominating Committee
Clare Stonesifer, Chairman of the Endowment Investment Committee and Audit Committee
Alann B. Sampson, Co-Chairman of the Nominating Committee

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Marianne Auld
Mercedes T. Bass
Connie Beck
Anne Marie Bratton
Karen Burchfield
Dr. Asad Dean
Dr. Jennifer Freeman
Lee Hallman
Aaron Howard
Dee J. Kelly, Jr.
Mollie Lasater
Louella Martin
Don C. Plattsmier
Dana Porter
Jean Roach
Henry Robinson
Alann B. Sampson
Clare Stonesifer
Jonathan T. Suder
Carla Thompson
John Wells
J.W. Wilson

BOARD MEMBERS

Marianne Auld
Amy Roach Bailey
Mercedes T. Bass
Rebecca Beasley
Connie Beck
Ashli Blumenfeld
Anne Marie Bratton
John Broude
Karen Burchfield
Anne Carvalho
Dr. Joseph Cecere
Brenda Cline
Barbara Cox
Juana-Rosa Daniell
Mitzi Davis
Dr. Asad Dean
Dr. Tom Deas
Dr. Jeffrey G. Detweiler
Joseph DeWoody
Willa Dunleavy
Brandon Elms
Dr. Jennifer Freeman
Charlotte French
Gail Aronoff Granek
Genie Guynn
Lee Hallman
Aaron Howard
Kim Johnson
Dee J. Kelly, Jr.
Kelly Lancarte
Mollie Lasater
Mary Hart Lipscomb
Misty Locke
Kate Lummis
Louella Martin
Priscilla Martin
Dr. Stuart D. McDonald
Ellen Messman
Don C. Plattsmier
Dana Porter
Don Reid
Jean Roach
Henry Robinson
Jude Ryan
Alann B. Sampson
Jeff Schmeltekopf
Dr. Russ Schultz
Kal Silverberg
Whit Smith
Clare Stonesifer
Jonathan T. Suder
Carla Thompson
Dr. Amy Tully
John Wells
Dr. James Williams
J.W. Wilson

EMERITUS COUNCIL

Marvin E. Blum
Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr.
Gail Cooke
Vance A. Duffy
Katie Farmer
Joan Friedman
Tera Garvey
John B. Giordano
Barry L. Green
Kathleen Hicks
Robert L. Jameson
Teresa King
Michelle Marlow
Colin McConnell
Dr. Till Meyn
Erin Moseley
Frasher H. Pergande
Thomas "Tommy" L. Smith
Dwayne Smith
Kathleen B. Stevens
Ronda Jones Stucker
Lon Werner

FWSO DIRECTORS and CHAIRMAN EMERITI

Mildred Fender
William P. Hallman, Jr.*
Adele Hart*
Janice Kelly
Rose Ann Kornfeld*
Ann Ryan
Frank H. Sherwood
Anna Belle P. Thomas*

LIFE TRUSTEES

Rosalyn G. Rosenthal
Rae and Ed Schollmaier*

FWSO PRESIDENT EMERITA

Ann Koonsman*

 *denotes deceased
Board listing updated 8/1/2023