CAROL WEDGE PRESIDENT In addition to Orchestra Kentucky Board of Directors, Carol currently serves as a board member of the College Heights Foundation at Western Kentucky University. She has served as the president of The Encore, the volunteer arm of the orchestra, as a trustee of Midway College (Midway, KY), The University of the Rio Grande (Rio Grande, OH), and the Presbyterian Homes and Services of Kentucky, Inc. She has also served on the board of directors for Riverview at Hobson Grove, Kids on the Block, United Way, and the Bowling Green Junior Women’s Club. In addition to serving on numerous committees, Carol has been active at The Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green, KY), where she has served as a deacon and elder. She is a member of PEO, a philanthropic education organization, and the Ladies Literary Club. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) and has taught elementary school in Ohio and Florida. She is married to Denny Wedge, a member of Orchestra Kentucky National Advisory Board. They have two married children and six grandchildren.

LEE STOTT SECRETARY Lee was born in Champaign, Illinois, and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska and Detroit, Michigan. He majored in sociology, minored in art, and did master's work in speech therapy at Wayne State University. Lee served a two-and-a-half-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Samoa as a teacher/counselor in the church school system. Lee began in radio at WCAR in Pontiac, Michigan. He then worked at WDET and WDTM in Detroit, the latter station being the market's first FM-stereo and commercial classical station. He also worked at Merrill-Palmer Institute, Wayne State, KBYU-FM (Provo, Utah), KWHO and FM-100, (Salt Lake City), Brigham Young University, and the Bryman School (Salt Lake City), and at one time reported for southern Utah County for the Provo Daily Herald. Lee is presently music director at Western Kentucky University's public radio station, WKYU-FM. He is married to Carol Ann Senke. They have six children and twenty-one grandchildren. Email: leland.stott@wku.edu

NORRIS L. THOMAS CPA TREASURER "I serve on the board of directors of Orchestra Kentucky because of the positive effect the organization has, not only on this community, but the surrounding area. I come to the Board without musical talent or training. However, I can certainly appreciate the music ‘One Note at a Time.’" Mary A. (Shipp) Thomas, Norris’ wife of 47 years, is a retired elementary teacher from the Bowling Green Independent School System. Together they have three adult children and four grandchildren. Growing up in rural Russell County, Kentucky Norris attended a one room school for grades one through eight, and graduated from Russell County High School many years ago. He earned a BS degree in Accounting from Western Kentucky State College and an MBA degree from Indiana State University. Having served in the US Army at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, Ft. Eustis, Virginia and Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas, he received an honorable discharge as a small arms instructor with the rank of sergeant. As a Certified Public Accountant, Norris has held certificates in the states of Kentucky and Indiana for the past 35 years. He was also a full-time accounting faculty member for fifteen years at Western Kentucky University and maintains membership in the local, state and national CPA organizations. Currently, he serves as chairman of trustees, First Baptist Church. He has also served as chairman of the finance committee and has been a member of the administrative committee and pastor search committee of his church, served on the advisory board of the Salvation Army, as a member of the faculty senate at Western Kentucky University, and as treasurer of Habitat for Humanity, Inc. and the Bowling Green Beautification Commission.

Gary Broady

Joy Beth Dunn

Steve Downey Steve Downey has practiced law in Bowling Green for 31 years. He became interested in Orchestra Kentucky through his wife Claudia's involvement on the board, in combination with the Retro series. Now that he has been exposed to more than the Retro series, Steve is a fan of all the Orchestra Kentucky concerts. One of his goals as a board member is to add a broader cross-section of Orchestra Kentucky fans from across Warren County and the region.

JUDGE MARGARET RYAN HUDDLESTON Margaret Huddleston joined the Board of Directors of Orchestra Kentucky in February of 2004. She presently serves as the Chief Circuit Judge of the Warren Circuit Court and is the Circuit Judge of the Warren Family Court. Judge Huddleston received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Western Kentucky University, her nursing degree from Syracuse, and her Juris Doctorate from Chase College of Law. As a child, she had the privilege of attending many fine musical performances in Chicago and New York City. The appreciation developed as a child has continued throughout her life. Her son, Ryan, performed in several musicals at Bowling Green High School and is now a member of the University of Notre Dame’s choir while studying in pre-med. Judge Huddleston joined the board of directors of Orchestra Kentucky because of her appreciation for Maestro Jeffrey Reed. Margaret truly appreciates his dedication to the orchestra and his mission to educate and enrich regional audiences through outstanding performances. "Under the direction of Jeff Reed, Orchestra Kentucky has grown from his mere concept to a first-class orchestra. The collaboration with other regional artists to produce such performances as Beatlemadness, Splendor in the Bluegrass, and I Do, I Do, is an indication that Orchestra Kentucky will continue to astound and entertain us all. I personally cannot carry a tune, but I do recognize good music and can carry Jeff's message that Orchestra Kentucky will be changing lives. . . one note at a time." Email: MargaretH@kycourts.net

Dr. Patricia Mercer

ANNE MURRAY Anne has degrees in psychology, counseling and communication. She provides inspirational humor for conventions, management consulting, employee training and executive coaching for U.S., Canadian and Japanese companies. Her passion is working with people to better understand themselves and each other, to minimize conflict and to maximize productivity. She has served as an administrator at WKU in various capacities and was elected president of KY Women Deans, College Personnel of Kentucky, and National Speakers Association of Kentucky. She is listed in Who’s Who in the South and 2000 Notable Women of 2002. She was chosen Citizen of the Year by WKU’s Associated Student Government and was also chosen as Woman of the Year by the WKU Women’s Alliance in 2005. Anne appreciates the gift of music to feed the soul. She studied piano for eight years, played bassoon in the high school orchestra and played the organ at church, all very badly. Anne has two daughters, a veterinarian and an attorney, two sons-in-law and a cat. anne@premiernet.com

LORA PATTON "I serve on the board of directors of Orchestra Kentucky because of the positive effect the organization has, not only on this community, but the surrounding area. I come to the Board without musical talent or training, however I can certainly appreciate the music One Note At a Time."

Hal Schmitt

Brian Schuette