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.

2019-20 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE By-Laws Mission, Vision, and Values Statement

Minutes from Last Annual Meeting Minutes from Last Board Meeting

Elected Trustees

Executive Committee

Thomas M. Love
Chair
President, Love Communications
Patricia A. Richards
USUO Interim President & CEO Music Director Search Committee Chair
(Retired) Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Kem C. Gardner
Immediate Past Chair
Chairman, Gardner Company
Jesselie B. Anderson
Vice Chair
Government Relations Committee Chair
Community Leader
Doyle L. Arnold
Vice Chair
Investment Committee Chair (retired) Vice Chairman & CFO
Zions Bancorporation
Joanne Shiebler
Vice Chair
(retired) President and Founder
Asset Communications, Inc.
Annette W. Jarvis
Board Secretary
Governance Committee Chair Boards on Fire Task Force Chair Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
John D’Arcy
Treasurer
Finance Committee Chair
(retired) Executive Vice-President
Zions Bank
David L. Dee
Development Committee Chair
President, David Dee Fine Arts, LLC
Co-Chair, Lawrence T. Dee & Janet T. Dee Foundation
Julie Edwards
Musician Representative
Viola
Utah Symphony
Brian Greeff
Strategic Planning Committee Chair Managing Director, Operations
Goldman Sachs & Co., Salt Lake City
Andrew Larson
Musician Representative
Cello
Utah Symphony
Thomas Wright
Nominating Committee Chair President and Principal Broker
Summit Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Julie Aiken
(retired) President Ameritech College of Healthcare
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.
Senator Daniel Hemmert
Utah Senate Majority Whip Owner, Red Hanger Cleaners
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
Judy Moreton
Community Leader
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
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
W. James Tozer
Managing Director
Vectra Management Goup
Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez
President, Utah Valley University
David Utrilla
CEO
US Translation Company
Kelly Ward
Region President
Zions Bank Central Utah Region
Kim R. Wilson
(retired) Attorney
Snow Christensen & Martineau
Henry C. Wurts
Financial Consultant