Board of Directors and Staff

The Tacoma Symphony Orchestra is governed by a Board of Directors that includes full voting members and ad hoc representatives of the Orchestra and Chorus.  The TSO is an activist Board committed to providing the vision, oversight and resources critical to keeping the TSO artistically vibrant and sustainable.
Clark D'Elia
President
Intel Corporation

Richard Bowe, MD
Immediate Past President
Pacific Northwest Eye Associates

Jon Duncan
1st Vice President
Seneschal Advisors, LLC

Paul S. Rising
2nd Vice President
BLRB Architects

Dick Ammerman
Secretary
Retired, Intel Corporation

Karla Epperson
Secretary
Retired Orchestra Musician

James Miller
Treasurer
Columbia Bank

Mary Agnew, CFP®
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Dick Benedetti
Davies Pearson Law Firm

Wade Black
Key Bank

Janet Boldman
Wells Fargo

Don Brown
Consultant, Brown & Associates

Mark Clemons
Union Bank

Justin Fisher
Moss Adams

Andrea Hynes
Bethel School District

Anne Mattis
Filtrona Extrusion

James Shoemake, Ed.D.
Retired, Tacoma Public Schools Superintendant

Hallie Johnston
Violist, Orchestra Representative

Kevin Stirret-Jones
Hornist, Orchestra Representative

Sibyl Adams
Chorus Representative

Daniel Lea
Chorus Representative


Administration


Andrew C. Buelow
Executive Director

Sheri Bolding
Patron Services Manager

Denise M. Cline
Bookkeeper & Office Assistant

Saul B. Cline
General Manager

Laura W. Stone
Advancement Manager

Richard Oldenburg
Major Gifts Consultant

Mary Jensen
Music Librarian


Oboist Noelle Burns, Principal Bass Chris Burns, bassoonist Elizabeth Paterson