Board

New Ballet Ensemble & School is governed by a 12-member volunteer Board of Directors and 5-member Advisory Council. The Board is composed of community leaders, volunteers and professionals who believe in our mission and freely give of their time, resources and expertise. Among the responsibilities of the Board are approving the annual budget, setting policies and procedures, raising funds and awareness, and participating in developing programmatic and strategic plans.

Board of Directors

Chairman - Terry Sims Saunders, Developer and Business planning

Vice Chairman - Tim Mashburn, VP University of TN Health Sciences

Secretary - Samuel Hurst, Memphis Airport Authority

Stephanie Green Cole, Attorney at Law, Private Practice

Grace Harwood, Midtown Yoga Instructor and Community Volunteer

Palmer Thomason Jones, ExploreFaith.org, Calvary Episcopal Church

Gail Milnor, Director of Development, Meritan

James Nelson, Special Assistant to Mayor A.C. Wharton (Youth)

Deborah Northcross, Community Volunteer

Margaret J. Paige, Attorney at Law, Harris Shelton Hanover and Walsh

Ashley Tobias, Community Volunteer

Juiliet Hohenberg Wischmeyer, Philanthropist

Council of Advisors

JW Gibson, Shelby County Commission and Entrepreneur

Harry L. Goldsmith, Senior Counsel, Autozone

Barry Lichterman, Philanthropist

Lester Lit, Philanthropist

Deidre Malone, Shelby County Commission 

Martha Ellen Maxwell, Retired Executive Director, Memphis Symphony

Nick Ringel, Makowsky Ringel Greenberg, LLC

Robert Rogalski, CFO Bridges USA

Linda Sklar, Memphis City Schools Optional Schools