Board of Directors
New Ballet Ensemble & School is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Board is composed of community leaders, volunteers and professionals who believe in our mission and freely give their time, resources and expertise. The Board is responsible for approving the annual budget and finances, developing and overseeing strategic planning, evaluating the CEO, overseeing Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and raising funds and awareness.
Deborah Northcross
Chairperson/DEI
Former Executive Director
Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel
Executive, Governance, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committees
Marvin Davis
Vice Chairperson
Owner
Fred L. Davis Insurance Agency
Former Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, ServiceMaster
Executive and Marketing Committees
Stanton Brown
Treasurer
Business Development/Sales Support
First Horizon Bank
Executive, Finance, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committees
Jeni Linkous
Secretary
Senior Relationship Manager
Goldman Sachs Personal Financial
Executive and Development Committees
Dr. Brian Ingram
Chief of Communications
Haywood County Schools
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Dustin James
Director, Operations and Administration of Global Pediatric Medicine
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Celia S. Moore-Phillips
Former Executive Director, Exceptional Children and Health Services
Shelby County Schools
Governance Committee
Founding Board
J.W. Gibson
Harry L. Goldsmith
Grace Harwood
Barry Lichterman
Lester Lit
Deidre Malone
Martha Ellen Maxwell
Nick Ringel
Juliet Wischmeyer
Terry Sims Saunders
Ham Smythe IV
Linda Sklar