Board of Directors
MacPhail’s Board of Directors
MacPhail’s mission is to transform lives and strengthen communities through music learning experiences that inspire.
MacPhail is grateful to its all-volunteer Board of Directors for their support of our mission and enthusiasm for our programs.
Current as of October 6, 2023.
Officers and Committee Chairs
![Kate's headshot. Brown hair wearing a black shirt with small white dots](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/whittington-kate.jpg)
Kate Whittington, Chair
Chief Customer Officer, U.S. Bank
![Hudie Broughton](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Hudie.jpg)
Hudie Broughton, Vice Chair
Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor – Merrill Lynch
![Kyle's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Scroll-Group-533.jpg)
Kyle Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer
MacPhail Center for Music
![Marshall's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/tokheim-marshall-600x600.jpg)
Marshall Tokheim, Secretary and Governance Committee Chair
Vice President – Oracle Deployment Leader, Ecolab
![Chip's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Emery-Chip-1-600x600.jpg)
Chip Emery, Treasurer and Audit & Finance Committee Chair
Retired; CEO, Supply Chain Services
![Joe's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Hinderer-Joe.jpg)
Joseph Hinderer, Development Committee Chair
Senior Vice President and Managing Director (Investments), Ascent Private Capital Management of U.S. Bank
![Hilary's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Smedsrud-hilary-600x600.jpg)
Hilary Smedsrud, Human Resources Committee Chair
Retired, Communications Consultant
Directors
![Margee's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/bracken-margee-600x600.jpg)
Margaret (Margee) Bracken
Arts Education Advocate
Life Member
![Klerissa's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Church-Klerissa-600x600.jpg)
Klerissa Church
Arts Education Advocate
![Evan Everist, MacPhail Board Member](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/E_Everist_board_photo.png)
Evan Everist
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
![Alexa Fang, MacPhail Board Member](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/a_fang_board_photo.jpg)
Alexa Fang
President, Aspen Waste Systems
![Rahoul Ghose](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Rahoul_Ghose.jpg)
Rahoul Ghose
Chief Information Officer (CIO), ECMC Group
![Person standing, smiling, with their arms crossed](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Hernandez-Natalia.jpg)
Natalia R. Hernández
Head of School, Breck School
![Justin Kelly](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Justin-Kelly.jpg)
Justin Kelly
CEO of Winslow Capital
![Syntyche Koumaglo, MacPhail Board Member](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/S_Koumaglo_board_photo.png)
Syntyche Koumaglo
Senior Technical Training Developer, Cummins Inc.
![Linda's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Mack-Linda-1-600x600.jpg)
Linda Mack
Retired, Star Tribune Architecture Critic
![Patty's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/murphy-patty.jpg)
Patty Murphy
Community Volunteer
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William Z. Pentelovitch
Retired, Maslon LLP, Of Counsel
![Mary Cate Peris](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/m_c_peris-600x600.jpg)
Mary Cate Peris
Associate Partner, Director; McKinsey & Company
![Christopher's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/perrigo-christopher-600x600.jpg)
Christopher Perrigo
Partner, PwC
![Lowell Picket, MacPhail Board Member](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/L_Pickett_board_photo.png)
Lowell Pickett
President and Co-Owner, Dakota Jazz Club
![Paul standing with Mississippi river behind him](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Reyelts-Paul-1-600x600.jpg)
Paul C. Reyelts
Chairman, Friends of the Falls
![Peter's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/Spokes-Peter-1-600x600.jpg)
Peter R. Spokes
Retired, Wells Fargo Corporation Vice President; Community Volunteer
Life Member
![Sylvia's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/strobel-sylvia.jpg)
Sylvia Strobel
President & CEO, Twin Cities PBS
![Nicole's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/strydom-nicole.jpg)
Nicole Strydom
Deputy General Counsel, C.H. Robinson
![Dianne wearing a yellow shirt and standing in front of two flags](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/thomas-dianne.jpg)
Dianne Thomas
Retired, School Administration Education, Psychology and Mental Health Consultant
![Reverend Carl sitting at a piano](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/walker-rev.-carl-600x600.jpg)
Reverend Carl Walker
Pastor, Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church; Co-Founder, Walker West Music Academy
![Anne's headshot](https://www.macphail.org/wp-content/uploads/yoder-anne-1.jpg)
Anne Yoder
Senior Director of Communications, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce