Boards + Councils

Learn more about the boards and councils who support the Frist

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is fortunate to have the advice and counsel of an engaged board of trustees, the members of which advise Frist Center staff. The members of this outstanding and accomplished body have been instrumental in setting the strategic direction and charting the course of the institution. The board of trustees is supported by a body of advisory councils that are invaluable in education, marketing, community outreach, and development resources. These committed volunteers make themselves available to staff to offer advice, advocate for the Frist Center, and act as sounding boards for matters large and small.
  1. Board of Trustees
  2. Community Marketing & Outreach
  3. Development Council
  4. Education Council
  5. Marketing Council
  6. Partner Institutions Council

Board of Trustees

H. Lee Barfield II Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC Laura Chadwick Karyn M. Frist William R. Frist, Chair & President Frist Capital Frank M. Garrison Overton Capital, LLC
Howard Gentry Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation Bernice W. Gordon Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. Neal & Harwell, PLC Marlene Hays Melvin N. Johnson, D.B.A.
Ellen H. Martin Ellen H. Martin Michael J. McBride Visual Artist Richard C. McCarty Vanderbilt University Ken Melkus Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Robin I. Patton Stephen S. Riven Avondale Partners Stephen S. Riven Avondale Partners Luke Simons UBS Financial Services Joe N. Steakley
Gloria M. Sternberg Deborah E. Story Steve Turner Butler’s Run, LLC Julie W. Walker
Executive Director and CEO Susan H. Edwards, Ph.D. Frist Center for the Visual Arts Directors Emeritus Thomas F. Frist, Jr., M.D., Chair HCA President Kenneth L. Roberts, The Frist Foundation

Community Marketing & Outreach

Board Members:
Howard Gentry, Chair Nashville Chamber of Commerce Karyn M. Frist Bernice W. Gordon Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. Neal & Harwell, PLC Michael J. McBride Visual Artist
Diane Neighbors Vice Mayor
Members:
Ramon L. Cisneros La Campana Janet Clough Michael Cooper Visual Artist Laura Delgado Conexión Américas Coordinator Parents as Partners Program Donna DeStefano TN Disability Coalition
Peskhout Duski Kurdish American Youth Organization Maribeth Farringer Council on Aging Kim Johnson Educational Enrichment Programs Director Scarritt-Bennett Center Brenda McSurley Metro Parks & Recreation Pat Patrick Marketing Director Tennessee Repertory Theatre
Judy Rye Martha O’Bryan Center Hershell A. Warren, J.D. M.B.A. Office of the Mayor Anderson Williams Oasis Center; Youth Opportunity Center Jim Womack Chair, Visual and Performing Arts Department, Montgomery Bell Academy Vivian Wynn
Ex-officio Billy Frist, Board Chair & President Frist Capital Directors Emeritus Thomas F. Frist, Jr., M.D. HCA Kenneth L. Roberts Frist Foundation

Development Council

Board Members:
Joe Steakley, Chair H. Lee Barfield II Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC Laura Chadwick Bernice W. Gordon Ellen Martin, Gala Exec. Committee
Luke Simons, Sponsorships & Grants UBS Financial Services Gloria Sternberg
Members:
Dave Alexander, M.D. Jean Ann Banker, Gala Executive Committee Paige Boston, Avant-Garde Chair Jana J. Davis, Sponsorships & Grants HCA Bard P. Ferguson First Tennessee Bank
Mrs. Jennifer Frist Mrs. Julie Frist Matt Hamilton CPA, Check Imaging Solutions, Inc. Roy Jordan, Circle Education Series Northwestern Mutual Peggy S. Kinnard
Neil B. Krugman, Circle Recruitment Dickinson Wright Shannone E. Raybon Joyce A. Vise, Circle Education Series John E. Wade Wunderlich Securities, Inc. Connie White, Frist Fridays Fifth Third Bank, N.A.
Ex-officio: Billy Frist, Board Chair & President Frist Capital Directors Emeritus: Thomas F. Frist, Jr., M.D. HCA Kenneth L. Roberts The Frist Foundation
Board Interns:
Kinney Littlejohn, Jr. Emma®

Education Council

Board Members:
Melvin N. Johnson, D.B.A., Council Chair Karl F. Dean Mayor Michael J. McBride Visual Artist Diane Neighbors Vice Mayor Julie W. Walker
Members:
Elyse Adler Research and Special Projects Administrator Nashville Public Library Susie Bonner Carol Crittenden Visual/Performing Arts Coordinator Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools John Faulkner Chair, Department of Visual and Performing Arts Ensworth High School Dr. Paul L. Grigsby
Everton A. Heron Emerging Markets Group Catharine L. Hollifield Art Teacher Montgomery Bell Academy Terah Huber, Personal Assistant to Janet Ayers Ayers Asset Management Dr. Trevor Hutchins Chairman of School of Education Belmont University Sally Levine
Ellen Meyer President Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Sue Mulcahy Professor of Art Volunteer State Community College Dr. Bonnie Rushlow Middle Tennessee State University Susan Spurgeon Frist Center Docent Lindsey Thompson Student Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
Dr. Benigno Trigo Vanderbilt University Tom Ward Vanderbilt University Dept. of Leadership Policy and Organization Kenton Wesby, Art Teacher Madison Middle School Kenneth L. Roberts Frist Foundation
Ex-officio: Billy Frist, Chair & President Frist Capital Directors Emeritus: Thomas F. Frist, Jr., M.D. HCA

Marketing Council

Board Members:
Steve Turner, Chair Butler’s Run, LLC Laura Chadwick Marlene Hays Robin I. Patton
Members:
John J. Anton Terry Clements Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau Frierson Craig Craig Marketing Services Beth Fortune Division of Public Affairs Vanderbilt University Sonya Hairston
Matthew Largen Director, Williamson County Office of Economic Development Brent Meredith Vanderbilt’s Peabody College Richard Oliver Tom Oreck The Oreck Corporation Doug Regen
John Sharpe BOHAN Advertising/Marketing John Smithwick Ex-officio: Billy Frist, Board Chair & President Frist Capital Directors Emeritus: Thomas F. Frist, Jr., M.D. HCA Kenneth L. Roberts The Frist Foundation

Partner Institutions Council

TBD
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