Board of Trustees

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s Board of Trustees has the ultimate responsibility for the success of the Utah Symphony, Utah Opera, and the Deer Valley® Music Festival. Trustees are accountable for the governance of the parent corporation, Utah Symphony & Opera, for establishing the overall vision and mission, and for participating in the development and monitoring of institutional plans. Trustees have a legal and fiduciary responsibility to assure that the organization does the best work possible in pursuit of its mission and goals; fundraising is a principal component of that responsibility. Trustees must exhibit a passion for great live musical experiences in our community.

2018-19 Board Meeting Schedule By-Laws Mission, Vision, and Values Statement

Minutes from Last Annual Meeting Minutes from Last Board Meeting

Elected Trustees

Executive Committee

Kem C. Gardner
Chair
Chairman Gardner Company
William H. Nelson
Vice Chair, Audit Committee Chair
(retired) President & CEO
Intermountain Health Care
Paul Meecham
President & CEO
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
Annette W. Jarvis
Board Secretary, Governance Committee Chair
Partner
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
John D’Arcy
Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair
(retired) Executive Vice-President
Zions Bank
Jesselie B. Anderson
Government Relations Committee Chair
Community Leader
Doyle L. Arnold
Investment Committee Chair
(retired) Vice Chairman & CFO
Zions Bancorporation
Elizabeth Beilman
Musician Representative
Acting Associate Principal Viola
Utah Symphony
Mark Davidson
Musician Representative
Principal Trombone
Utah Symphony
David L. Dee
Development Committee Chair
President, David Dee Fine Arts, LLC
Co-Chair, Lawrence T. Dee & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Thomas M. Love
Nominating Committee Chair
President and Founding Partner
Love Communications
Theodore F. Newlin III
Deer Valley® Music Festival Council Chair
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
Chairman and CEO
Original Works
Joanne Shiebler
(retired) President and Founder
Asset Communications, Inc.

Judith M. Billings
(retired) Utah Court of Appeals Judge
Gary L. Crocker
President, Crocker Ventures, LLC
Chairman, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
Alex J. Dunn
President
Vivint Inc.
Brian Greeff
Managing Director, Operations
Goldman Sachs & Co., Salt Lake City
Stephen Tanner Irish
Academic Researcher
Board of Directors, O.C. Tanner Company
Trustee, Tanner Lectures on Human Values
Thomas N. Jacobson
Attorney
Private Practice
Mitra Kashanchi
Refinery General Manager
Chevron Salt Lake Refinery
Abigail E. Magrane
Senior Counsel
Dominion Energy
Brad W. Merrill
Partner
Snell & Wilmer
Robin J. Milne
General Manager
Promontory Club
Dr. Dinesh C. Patel
Managing Director and Founder,
Patel Family Investments
Founder and Partner Emeritus
Signal Peak Ventures (FKA vSpring Capital)
Frank R. Pignanelli
Partner
Foxley & Pignanelli
Gary B. Porter
Senior Vice President, Deseret Management Corporation
Community Relations, Human Resources, Executive Director, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation
Shari H. Quinney
Arts Advocate and Philanthropist
Brad Rencher
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Adobe Digital Experience
Miguel R. Rovira
Director Community and Business Relations
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah
Naoma Tate
Arts Advocate and Philanthropist
Thomas Thatcher
Chief Executive Officer
Intuitive Funding, LLC
David Utrilla
CEO
US Translation Company
Bob Wheaton
Senior Strategic Advisor
Alterra Mountain Company
Kim R. Wilson
(retired) Attorney
Snow Christensen & Martineau
Thomas Wright
President and Principal Broker
Summit Sotheby’s Int’l Realty
Henry C. Wurts
Financial Consultant