The Women’s Board meets six times a year to conduct board business and enjoy music and education programs. The Women’s Board fundraising activities include the CSO’s annual Symphony Ball, formerly known as the Opening Night Gala as well as its annual winter event entitled Remix. Membership is via a nomination process.
- Symphony Ball
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- Mission
The mission of the Women’s Board of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is to promote the artistic excellence and exemplary education programs of the Orchestra by engaging women leaders in advocacy and fundraising efforts.
- Membership requirements
Membership requirements for the Women’s Board include:
a) Minimum $1,000 contribution to the CSO’s Annual Fund
b) Annual dues payment of $250
c) Financial support of fundraising events, including the Symphony Ball and Remix
d) Concert series subscription
e) Attend at least two Women’s Board meetings a year
- Women’s Board Members
President
Leslie Henner Burns
Immediate Past President
Karen E. Goodyear
Honorary Members
Maggie Daley
Cristina Mazzavillani Muti
Elisabeth Adams
Lorraine Marie Arbetter
Katie Barber
Regine Corrado
Lisa Coolidge Cotten
Annette Dezelan
Kristyna Pellouchoud Driehaus
Elizabeth Foster
Julia Harris
Leigh Ann Herman
Nancy Kempf
Judith H. Konen
Romana Malinowski
Sonia McArdle
Pam McGaan
Patty McGrath
Heather McWilliams
Susan Mendelsohn
Mimi P. Murley
Susan Noyes
Shelley Ochab
Cathy Osborn
Elizabeth A. Parker
Mary Pearlman
Sara Pfaff
Andra S. Press
Lisa Walker Rudnick
Sandra Rusnak
Ruthie Ryan
Kathryn Babcock Shaffer
Amelia Silva
Barbara Speer
Ava Harth Youngblood
Advisory Committee
Fran Beatty
Ellen Gignilliat
Gloria Gottlieb