Friends of the symphony
Symphony donors
A special thanks to all the organizations and individuals below that have become Symphony Supporters by making significant contributions to the Jacksonville Symphony’s Annual Fund. The Friends of the Symphony is a group of like-minded arts lovers who are forging the future of the arts within our community. Your gift helps bring the Jacksonville Symphony to life and unlocks special opportunities for you to engage with the music you love.
As of May 1, 2025
Conductor’s Club Founder
$1,000,000+
Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist B. Berg
Preston Haskell
Ann Hicks
The Terry Family Foundation
Mr. Michael J. Ward and Ms. Jennifer Glock
$500,000 - $999,999
Henry and Lucy Gooding Endowment advised by the Bryan Family
Poppy and Rob Clements
Chris and Stephanie Doerr
Ms. Lory Doolittle
Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund
$250,000 - $499,999
Bob* and Monica Jacoby
Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger
Mr. Quentin E. Wood*
Douglas and Karen Worth
$100,000 - $249,999
Carl and Rita Cannon
Rajeeb and Sher-Lu Das
Mr. & Mrs. Martin C. and Mistie A. Eltrich, III
Lee and Darlene Nutter
Mary Carr Patton
Mary Virginia Skinner Jones
Conductor’s Club Benefactor
$25,000 - $99,999
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob F. Bryan, IV
Wendy and James Berger†
Blanche B Coggin*
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cost
Jean Cox
Sally and Tyler Dann
Stephen and Suzanne Day
Dr. Sandra Every Dean and Mr. Michael Dean
Mrs. Susan Doherty
Dr. Anne and Mr. George Egan
Mr. Richard Cullen and Mr. Robert Finnerty
William E.* and Josephine V. Flaherty Family
Mrs. Ann D. Gibbs
Mr. William G. Gingrich and Penney Burnett
Lillian and Bunky Johnson
Charles and Sandra Johnston
Drs. Anne and Robert Lufrano
Bill and Barbara Maletz
Matthew and Kelsey Marcin
Lily Pollard in memory of Nelson C. Pollard
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Quazzo
John A. and Amy B. Reed
Susan and John Ryzewic
Helen Morse and Fritz Skeen
Joseph and Anna Spiak
Preeti and Sanjay Swani
Chip and Phyllis Tousey
Kathryn and Bill Tyree
Dr. Warner Webb and Sherrie Calvert Webb
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Winton
Dr. Eugene and Brenda Wolchok
Conductor’s Club Platinum
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Ms. Linda R. Alexander
Drs. Julie R. and James D. Baker, III
Mr. and Mrs. Don Baldwin
Mr. David B. Boyer
Kenneth and Mary Burbach
Sheila McLenaghan and Duke Butler
In Memory of Pete Carpenter
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Casler
Jack and Dorothy Cernik
Dr. Elizabeth Lovett Colledge
Suzanne Burns Dalton
Mr. John A. Darby and Dr. Barbara Darby
Virginia A. Deroy
Ms. Bonnie Drewes
Jon A. Ebacher and Jill T. Wannemacher
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Edelman
Barbara and Brian Fay
Margaret and David* Foerster
Margaret Gomez and Michael Sullivan
Cynthia and Walter Graham, Jr.
Mr. Glenn & Mrs. Denise Hansen
Michael Harper and Kay Turner
Bill and Nancy Hetzel
Mr. and Mrs. David Hicks, Jr.
Dorothy Iaconis
Ira and Eva Jackler
Magnolia Foundation
Jim and Lanie Johnson
Charlie and Anne Joseph
Dr. Justin Stowell & Travis Joyal
Dana and Londra Karzan
Bob and Cindy Kastner
Mrs. Helen M. Lane
Trevor Lee
Mr. and Mrs. John Lock
Dr. Anjali J. Lueck
Kelley Matthews
Mrs. Frances W. McCurry
Julie and Michael McKenny
Margaret Leu Means
Lydia Saris, M.D. and Daniel Mechenbier
Ms. Carol J. Neville
Mrs. Jacqueline W. Nichols
Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Peter
Mrs. Betty Petway*
Deborah and David Pierson
Robert S. Pitts and Elizabeth O'Brien Pitts in honor of Poppy and Rob Clements
Mr. Joseph Porter and Mr. Carter Elliott
Ashley Quamme
Conchita Robinson
Annette and Monte Salsman
The Scheidel Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Shorstein
Sally and Ross Singletary
Mr. Edward Skinner Jones
Ann F. Skinner* and Dr. R. G. Skinner Jr.*
Kent and Marie Smith
Dr. Timothy Snyder
David* and Linda Stein
Pat and Bob Stichweh
Evan Strain
David and Elaine Strickland
Robert Stringer
Mr. and Mrs. John Tancredi
The Clinton Family Fund
Together Strong Community Fund
Bob Tonsfeldt
Rolf* and Neely Towe
Henri Landwirth Family Advised Fund
Tom Vickery* and Elizabeth McAlhany
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Watson
Derold and Nancy Wertz
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Wiedenmann
Dr. Tim and Mrs. Evelyn Woodward
Hon. Gwen Yates and Lt. Col. Alton Yates (Ret.)
The Simon Yates and Kevin Roon Foundation
Conductor’s Club Gold
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
Martha Adams
Mary Pat and Darren Alcus
Claudia and Karsten Amlie
Thomas and Kathleen Argyris
Dr. George F. and Mrs. Kay* Armstrong, Jr.
David and Beth Arnold
Teri and Jim Babcock
B. Hudson Berrey
Cherie Billings
Amanda and Francesco Borghese
Borkowski Family Foundation
Paul and Kathy Bosland
Mr. John C. Bryan
Cecilia Bryant and Dr. Richard Lipsey
Nancy and Ted Burfeind
Lt. Col. Robert Burkart
Sandra Burnaman in memory of Phillip Burnaman
The Burroughs Family Foundation
Mrs. Diane Cannon
Poppy and Rob Clements in honor of Ann Hicks
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Clyne
Mr. Paul Conley, Jr.
Mary Conlin
E. and S. Cornehl
Husein and LeAnna Cumber
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D'Hulst
Peter Dalmares
Dattilo Family Foundation
Awilda and Jim Duffy
Mr. Mark R. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fairley
Karen H. Farrell
Mr. Julian E. Farris*
Mrs. George Fipp
Dr. Lawrence and Phyllis Goldberg
Gloria J. Griffin
Richard Habres
Mr. Mattox Hair
Mary Helen and Bill Halloran
Gretchen Harris
Barbara Haugen
Peter and Ruth Igoe
Dr. Diane D. Jacobsen
Jennifer Johnson Duke and Joe Duke
Rebecca and Randolph Johnson
Donald E. L. and Susan J. Johnson
Peter and Kiki Karpen
Ruth and Jack Kelly
Rosa Maria and T. Fitch King
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kinsella
Kenneth and Dianne Kirschner
Debra and Merrick Kleeman
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Kovarik
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas LaFon
Mrs. Debra K. Layton
Ben Leaderman and Rickie Rubenstein
Sally and Larry Lee
Janine Leland and Thomas Larson
Dr. Lawrence and Emily Lisska
Mrs. Katharine and Dr. David Loeb
Kenneth M. Manning
Tony and Gayle Manning
Judith and Ray Mantle
Steven D. McCormick
Mr. John McKee
Marcia Mederos
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Menezes
William Messer
Caroline Mitchell
Beth and Billy Morris
Karla and Will Newton
Dr. Christine Ng
Janet and Joseph Nicosia
Bob and Flo Anne O'Brien
Capt. John E. O'Neil, Jr. (USN Ret) & Mrs. Caron S. O'Neil
Lisa and Frederick Page
Ms. Sue Patton
Erica and Christopher Paul
Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Pentaleri
John and Anne Petersen
Honorable John S. Peyton
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pippin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Preuss
Mr. Alan Ragan
Ronald and Karen Rettner
Ann Saunders Roberts
Eric and Judy Rosemund
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruhsam
Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur C. Rust
Peter M.* and Sandra J.* Ryan
Mr. Ryan Schwartz
Ed and Whitney Selover
In memory of Thomas Shearn
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Sheffield
Stephen and Joan Shewbrooks
Mr. Benjamin Shorstein and Ms. Nicole Shorstein
Samuel Shorstein
Ms. Laura Shumay
Steve and Judy Silverman
Page and Bryan Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sisisky
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Skilton
Sandra and Richey* Smith
Debra J. Snyder
Dr. Rebecca Stafford and Eric Sakurai
Mrs. C. G. Strum
Mireille and Dr. Robert* Threlkel
Diana Ray Tope
Jim and Joan Van Vleck
Gabriele Van Zon
Terry and Lon Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Watson
Avery and Taylor Williams
Carleton and Barbara Zacheis
Carolyn and Elliot Zisser
Conductor’s Club Silver
$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (4)
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Anderson
Ansbacher Law
John and Janet Avendano
Stephen E. and Phyllis C. Bachand
Sally and Jim* Baldwin
George and Carole Banks
Jeffrey Bernardo
Dr. James and Lisa Bolling
John and Cletia Bowron
Peter T. and Hollis J. Boyd
Nancy and Peter Bragan
Edward W. Brink
Mark and Beth Brockelman
Beverley Brooke
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Andrea Bultinck
Mr. Kevin J. Chase and Ms. Ileana Fernandez
Ron Clark
Sandra and Andrew Clarke
Bill Coates
Jonathan Coles
Charles* and Vicky Commander
Mr. Kevin Craig
Jacqueline Crane
Mr. Mort Crim
Ms. Beverly Crowe
Dr. Nick Curry and Dr. Cara Tasher in honor of Steven Libman and Carol Killworth
Julie B. and Thomas P. Davis
Regine Denis
Mrs. Gracia Drew
In Memory of Shirley Collupy
Charles and Virginia Dunn
Greg and Helen* Euston
Bill and Judy Franson
John and Bonny Gaver
Clark and Lauretta Gaylord
Susan Goldring
Mr. Wayne Greenberg and Mrs. Elizabeth Shahan
Martha and Adam Greene
Gisela Haemmerle
Clay and Jimmy Hall
Janice Hall
Jack and Grace Hand
Drs. Alfred & Katherine Harding
Jordan and Shirley Ansbacher Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Alva A. Hollon, Jr
David and Carole Holt
Mr. Robert Huhta
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Imbriani
In loving memory of Hansell (Ted) Jeffers
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Kaplan
Linda Kimmel
Mr. and Mrs. E. Michel Kruse
Annette Laubscher and Ken Mattiace
Mr. Courtney Lewis and Mr. Jeff Lewis
Steven B. Libman and Carol Killworth
Leyse Lowry
Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Susan Lueck
Dr. Joseph A. Marasco, Jr.*
Mrs. Daria M. Martin
Dr. William & Mrs. Chris Mason
In memory of Pat Mayhew
Davis and Sandra McCarty
James McGuffin and Kathleen Mullen
Chris McNevin
Kylie McQuain
Mr. and Mrs. David Miron
Mrs. Jeanne Moomaw
Tim Nguyen
Dorothy Nutant
Mg Orender
Marie and Joel Pangborn
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Patterson
James Peter
Yolanda Piazza
Alison McCallum
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Price
Darden Asbury Pyron
Catherine Randall
Judith J. Ratcliffe
John and Billie Rawot
Mr. Gilles Renaud and Mrs. Gladys M. Draper-Renaud
Jim & Jeri V. Rogers
Kevin P. Russell
Sheila and Louis Russo
Mr. Jeffrey Schroer
Claire and Greg Seibly
Mr. Joseph E. Sherin
Dr. Edward and Mary Ellen Smith
Kevin and Rena Smith
Mrs. Isobel Spink
Steve Stem
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Stephens
Dr. Kip and Ann Strasma
Mr. and Mrs. James D Thompson
Suzanne Tierney
Lori & Jim Tilley
Mr. Perry Vieth
Chris Walker
Mary V. and Frank C. Watson
Dr. Lowell B. and Leslie Weiner
Matthias Wessel
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wilchek
Linda F. Wilkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Willetts, Jr.
Mr. Stephen C. Williams
Dr. Daniel & Cindy Wohl
Mr. and Mrs. A. Daniel Wolff, III
Alan Worley
Dr. Mary Ellen Young
Concertmaster Circle
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous (5)
Mrs. Nicole Ansbacher and Mr. Bob Gardner
G Anthony
Mr. Stanley Arkin
Barbara H. Arnold
Mr. Josh Ashby
Cristiano Avenia
Dr. William and Linda Ann Bainbridge
Ms. Martha E. Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bergren
Sara Berman
Taylor Black
Douglas and Mary Braaksma
Mr. and Mrs. William Braddock
Ms. Deirdre Brewster
Michael Britten-Kelly and Janet Markham
Sarah Brooke
Ms. Sandra Bryant
Mrs. Lynn Cabrera
Rafael Caldera
Capt. James and Pamela Christenson-Callan
David B. Case
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clare
Mrs. Linda Cliff
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cobb
Dr. and Mrs. Yank D. Coble Jr
Lisa Cochran
Ms. Jean C. Coker P.A.
Susan and John Coman
Mrs. Jacolynn Conners
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cooper
Mrs. Robert C. Corbett
Michael Corbitt
Jackie Cornelius
Mr. David Courtwright and Ms. Shelby Miller
Harriett L. Dame
Marilyn and Bernard Datz
Mr. Robert D. Davis
Bob Dieringer
Tove Doolittle
Downes Family Foundation
Ms. Barbara J. Drake
Hanna Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ezequelle
A. Zachary Faison, Jr.
Mr. William J. Fern
Mr. Thomas M. Fiorentino Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fogarty
Fred Franklin
Patricia Frisch
Mrs. Liz Fritzsche
Dr. and Mrs. Michael O. Gayle
Mr. and Mrs. James Giblin
David C. Gnage
Yvonne P. Goldsmith
Drs. Thomas Gonwa and Dr. Mary Alice Westrick
Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Gooden
Christopher Goodin
Mr. and Mrs. Otis C. Gregg Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grune
Jodi Hanson
Mrs. Harriet Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Hayden
Mrs. Elizabeth Head
Bill and Helen Hendrich
Dr. and Ms. Mike Hillyard
Mrs. Susan Hitch
Ms. Jo Carol S. Hutchins
Caroline Jewell
Luke and Sandy Karlovec
The Kazlauskas Family
Kristin Kelly
Ruth and Richard Klein
Ronald Koblitz
Ashley Koenigsknecht
Mrs. Jeannette Kowkabany
Elizabeth Kumbhari
Mrs. William L. Kyle, Jr.
Mr. David Lakari
Christopher Lambert
Mark and Mary Lemmenes
Drs. Jeffrey and Ilene Levenson
Jared Libman
William & Lisa Libman and Jared and Hilary Libman
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Loftus
Bob & Judy Lonergan
Dr. Albert Lopez
Mrs. Patricia Ludwig and Mr. Sam Winternitz
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. William MacLeod
Branita and Eric Mann
Eric Mann
Dr. William J. Maples
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martin
Mrs. Susan C. Masucci
Ann and Bob Maxwell
Capt. Carl M. Mayer USN Ret
Rosemary and Allan McCorkle
Judy and Scott McCue and the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Drs. Mark & Barbara McKinney
Mr.& Mrs. Frederick W. McNabb Jr.
Judge P. L. McWhorter
Mrs. Lee Mercer (Bobbie)
Janet B. Metcalf
Eileen C. Miele and Paul Coppola
Constance Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Monaco
William Moss
Robert and Monica Mylod
Adelya Nartadjieva
Newman Family Foundation
Isaiah and Shay Oliver
Jennifer Olsen
Mr. Parker and Ms. Diane Hale
Dr. and Dr. Paryani
Drs. Lawrence & Patricia Pereira
Suzanne C. Perritt
Martha Planton
Joseph and Phyllis Power
Joseph Proctor
Wynn Redmon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roberts
Mrs. Virginia Roemhild
Tamra Rushing
Mrs. Ellen Sackett
Miss Mollie A. Saunders
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Sawyer
Laura M. Schepis
Tom Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. David Shacter
Shari Shuman
Bonnie B. Sipe
Brad & Jeannine Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Darnell Smith
Jonathan M. Smith Esq.
Townsend and Eileen Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Stein Jr
James & Angelika Stronski
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Sur
Bernadette E. Tasher
Julia K. Theodore
Brandyn Thomason
Ms. Elissa Tommasi
Alice and John Trainer
Rosalind Travis
Cyndy Trimmer
Sherilyn Van Orden
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Von Der Ahe
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Walton
Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Weidenmier Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whittemore
Tracy Williams
Mr. and Mrs. John Willim
Chester* and Mary Ann* Witczak
Drs. Steven G. and Linda Younkin
Mr. Michael J. Zambetti Jr.
Mary Jean Zimmerman
Mr. Seeman H. Zimmerman
Player's Circle
$500 - $999
Anonymous (5)
Sahar Aboudan, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Mark L. Abramson
Katie Athey
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Attner
Janean C. Baker
Michael Balistreri
Ms. Mayes W. Barnett
Mr. Quinn Baxter
Patrick Bell
Lisa Benedict
Mrs. Amanda Bennett
Harriet Berson
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bishop
Peter Blackwood
Caren and Dennis Buchman
Wendy Bunch
Thomas and Sandra Burke
Mrs. Dorothy Cahill and Dr. Thomas A. Marsland
David and Lynne Campbell
John and Audrey Canarina
Bill Caverly
Warren and Clarissa Chandler
Mr. Kenneth Charron
Steve & Jane Clark
Dr. Roy F. Clarke
Kirkland Clarkson
Jeff and Lee Ann Clements
John Collodi
Elizabeth Schell Colyer
Mr. Ayako S. Cone
Sarah Conners
Courtney Connor
Ken & Lucy Conrad
Carol Consul
Jennifer Conway
Jennifer Cox
Mr. and Mrs. David Crum
Gillian Dagan
BJ Davis
Margie and George Dorsey
Kathleen Dully, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ehlig
Mr. David Engdahl
Carolyn Epting
Diane R. Fears
Mr. and Mrs. Fabian Federico
Sutton Fisher
Aubrey Fulmer
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Funderburk
Yves Genre
Mr. Richard Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. John Grim
Ms. Barbara A. Gubbin
Bruce Rosborough and Judy Ham
Henry and Meaghan Hamilton
J.E. Hammack
Helen Hause
Mr. and Mrs. Al Herndon
Paula & Stephen Heuser
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Higdon
Paula and Kenneth Horn
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Houseman
Barbara Ives
Mrs. Voncile Jackson
Elizabeth Johnson
Megan Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Emery J. Kapples
William Kastelz, Jr. in memory of Sandra
Francis and Janet Killackey
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Kolar
Mr. Leo Kreisel
Fontaine LeMaistre
Wayne Letizia
Linda Lincicome
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Linn
Dr. Leonard J. Lipkin
Dr. and Mrs. Dean C. Lohse
Leslie Lohse
Ed and Sunnie Malesky
Faith Martin
Mrs. Rose C. McCall
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. McCauley
Patricia McElroy
Paul McMillan
Mr. and Mrs. William McNeiland
Dorcas Meroney
Stephanie Montieth
John H. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Murray
Leila Naghdian
Iva Nathanson and Mr. Bernard McCarthy
Iva Nathanson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Nellson
Paul and Donna Nelson
Farah Nesargi
John and Kathie Nevin
A M. Nogelo
Cmdr. Irvin F. and Mrs. R. Norwood
Ed O'Neil
David and Kathryn Olson
Sergei Ourusoff
Mrs. Tori Pappas
Clifford H. Parrish and Thomas P. Rodgers
Donna N. Parrish
Audrey B. Patterson
The Honorable Jimmy Peluso
Mr. Thomas H. Petersen
John and Sally Pettegrew
Patricia and Gerard Powierski
Dr. Eric and Barbara Puestow
Ms. Lucy Reep
Mr. Robert Richardson
James Ridley
Lyn Rion
Mrs. Nancy K. Rochester
Daniel S. Yip, MD and Teresa Rodriguez-Yip
Mrs. Jeri Ross
Cornell K. Rudov
Susan Rudov
Barbara Sabo
Ms. Jennifer Salisbury
Joan Sapia
Blake Schlabach
John Schnitzius
James Schwarz and Trisha Meili
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Sekine
Betty J. Shepard
Mr. Peter Sheridan
Adam Silvers
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Slattery
Robin Smathers
Mrs. Julie Sorenson
George and Shirley Spaniel
Julie Spelman
Mr. Michael Spino and Ms. Susan Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Sprott
Joyce Stebbing
Rebekah Stevens
Scott Stevenson
Terence J. Sullivan
Dean Sunas
Mrs. Anita Taylor
John Thibeault
Mr. Winfred L. Thornton
Donald and Gwendolyn Todd
Mr. Patrick Toomey
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Torres
Jeffrey Totusek & Julie Lasto
Richard and Helen Tufaro
Dr. Marcie Turner
Mr. Rudolf E. Urban
Mr. and Mrs. James Verbeck
Mary E. and Grace L. Voyles
Billy J. and Nettie T.* Walker
Pamela Wardell
Mary Warner
Mr. and Mrs. John Wegl
Christa Wilson
Robert and Dianne Wilson
The Winston Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. O. Wodehouse Jr
