Board of Trustees

The Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees is comprised of government, business, and community leaders from the greater Denver metro area, as well as Musician Trustees. The role of the Board of Trustees is to:

Provide continuity for the organization by preserving its legal existence;

Select and appoint a chief executive;

Govern the organization by broad policies and objectives;

Acquire resources for the organization’s operations; and

Account to the public for the products, services and expenditures of the organization.

Beyond this time, leadership and expertise shared with the Colorado Symphony, Trustees are expected to contribute or assist in securing annual support. Participation may be accomplished through personal contributions, securing corporate or foundation donations and sponsorships, assisting in the solicitation of prospective donors or a combination thereof. The Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees are also expected to attend Board meetings, held every month; serve on at least one Committee; and be an advocate for the Colorado Symphony.

Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees

John Street | Chair | Chairman, Pax8

Marta O’Grady, OD, FAAO | Co-Vice Chair & Secretary | University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Surgery

Daniel Wachter | Co-Vice Chair | Chief Executive Officer, Chromatic Technologies, Inc.

Kip Wallen | Treasurer | Senior Director, SRS Acquiom

Trustees

Maggie Anderson | Managing Partner, Lifeline Vascular Care

Susan Bowles | CSA cellist, retired | Community Leader

James D. Butler | Community Leader

Young Cho | Community Leader

Christopher Cole | Community Leader

Mary Cowell* | Colorado Symphony, Viola, Fixed 3rd Chair

Nick Davies* | Colorado Symphony, Bass/Utility Clarinet

Maria Del Rio | Chief Marketing Officer, Chromatic Technologies, Inc.

Scott Doniger | DaVita

Adam Donner | Community Leader

Kayla Dreyer | Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Mike Ferrufino | President/CEO, Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Chris Festog | Community Leader

Bob Friedlander | Colorado Symphony Chorus, Bass 2

Margaret Hoeppner* | Colorado Symphony, Cello

Chloe Hong* | Colorado Symphony, Cello, Assistant Principal

Dr. Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, MBA | CU Medicine Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Bill Johnson | President, DCP Midstream

John Kinzie* | Colorado Symphony, Percussion, Principal

Karen Kinzie* | Colorado Symphony, Violin

Richard D. Krugman, MD | Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect

Lynn McDonald | Community Leader

Mike McPhee | Author/Journalist

Seoyoen Min* | Colorado Symphony, Cello

Bill Myers | Managing Director, Communications, Liberty Global, Inc.

Susan Oakes | Partner, Holland & Hart

Deana M. Perlmutter | Partner, Forbes Tate Partners

Paul Primus* | Colorado Symphony, violin

Malik Robinson | Executive Director, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

Julie Rubsam | Community Leader

L.T. Sandvik | Business Development Manager, Academy Bank

Ben Strawn | Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Nick Tisherman* | Colorado Symphony, Oboe 2nd/Assistant Principal

Lorenzo A. Trujillo | Attorney and Mariachi Director/Professor, MSU Denver

Seth Weisberg | Community Leader

Mike Zoellner | ZF Capital, Managing Partner

Ex-Officio Trustees

Dalton Beasley | Senior Account Executive, DocuSign, Chair, Colorado Symphony Associate Board

Gretchen Hollrah I Executive Director & Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Arts & Venues City & County of Denver

Emily Nilsen | DYAO, President, Board of Directors

Janet Weisheit | President, Colorado Symphony Guild

Emeritus Trustees

William K. Coors**

John Low**

Will McFarlane**

Dr. Gerald Rainer**

Jerome H. Kern | Emeritus Chair of the Board, Colorado Symphony Association

Mary Rossick Kern | Community Leader

Lee Yeingst | Retired, Colorado Symphony Musician

Honorary Trustees

Governor Jared Polis | Governor of Colorado

Mayor Mike Johnston | Mayor of Denver

*Denotes Musician Trustee

**In Memoriam