NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO OREGON SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS;
SUSAN KEIL APPOINTED CHAIR-ELECT
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Portland, Ore. … Seven new community leaders were elected Sept. 21 to the Oregon Symphony Board of Directors and the Symphony Foundation. Susan Keil, a board member since 1996, has been appointed Chair-Elect of the Oregon Symphony Association Board of Directors. Keil will take over the responsibilities of Board Chair at the end of the 2001-2002 season, when Jack Wilborn's three years of service as Chair will draw to a close. The Symphony elects community members who possess expertise or influence in areas that can positively advance the Oregon Symphony's strategic initiatives, which currently call for substantial growth in contributed income.

Attorney James F. Dulcich, a partner with Miller Nash since 1982, is one of the Symphony's new board members and has been elected Board Secretary. "I have been impressed with the leadership of (Symphony President) Tony Woodcock and the level of commitment of many of the directors," he said. For now, Dulcich said, he plans to learn as much as possible about the Oregon Symphony.

Also joining is Laurie Bloch, Principal of Laurie Munro Bloch LLC. "Cities of any size should have a healthy orchestra performing live music," she said. "I want to be a part of making that happen."

Jeff Grubb, Managing Director at U.S. Trust, spent the last 20 years working in the financial services industry and is now responsible for wealth management and institutional trust operations in the Pacific Northwest. He said a main goal of his as a new Oregon Symphony board member is "to reach out to youth and bring them the beauty of the arts and a lifelong love of music - to use the Symphony as a way to develop a love of music in kids."

Pat Messick joins the board as part of her new role as President of the Oregon Symphony Women's Association. Mark Pennington joins the board as President of Fortissimo, the Symphony's young professional volunteer organization. Pennington works for a software development company, Tripwire, and joined Fortissimo in 1997.

The Symphony also welcomes new Foundation trustees Mark Kralj, an analyst/portfolio manager at Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc., and Ernest Bloch, Executive Director of PacifiCorp.

The following members have recently completed terms on the Symphony board: Stephen Babson, Sally Drinkward, Sandra Drummond, Ellen Pullen, Barbara Swanson, Gretchen Scholl, Ron Timpe and Jim Walker.