Leadership

Tomer Zvulun

Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director

General and Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera since 2013, Israeli born Tomer Zvulun is also one of opera’s most exciting stage directors, earning consistent praise for his creative vision, often described as cinematic and fresh.  His work has been presented by prestigious opera houses around the world, including The Metropolitan Opera, the opera companies of Israel, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Montreal, Wexford, Glimmerglass, Houston, Washington National Opera, Seattle, Dallas, Detroit, San Diego, Minnesota, Boston, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Wolf Trap, as well as leading educational institutes and universities such as The Juilliard School, Indiana University, Boston University, and IVAI in Tel Aviv.  

Arthur Fagen

Music Director Emeritus

Arthur Fagen was the Carl and Sally Gable music director at The Atlanta Opera from 2010 to 2024, and continues to be in great demand as a conductor of symphony and opera both in Europe and the United States. He is a regular guest at the most prestigious opera houses, concert halls, and music festivals at home and abroad, and his career has been marked by a string of notable appearances including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Staatsoper Berlin, Munich State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and New York City Opera.

Board of directors

Executive Committee
Mr. Rhys T. Wilson
Board Chair

Partner, Attorney, and Co-Chair Mergers & Acquisitions—Nelson Mullins

Mr. John L. Hammaker
Vice-Chair

Retired—Attorney

Mr. Charles R. Yates, Jr.
Vice Chair | Developement Committee Co-Chair

Retired – Zurich Insurance Company, Ltd.

Mr. Howard W. Hunter
Secretary

Owner—Digital Agent, LLC

Ms. Bunny Winter
Treasurer | Finance Committee Chair

Retired—Coca-Cola Enterprises

Mr. Bryan H. Barnes
Audit Chair

Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions—Deloitte

Mr. Alex Simmons, Jr.
Community Engagement Committee Chair

Attorney

Mrs. Talia Murphy
Development Committee Co-Chair

Community Volunteer

Mrs. Stephanie Morela
Our Company Culture Committee Chair

Partner—PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Mr. Howard Palefsky
Facilities Task Force Chair

Board Chair—Victoria Capital Management

Mr. Frank Butterfield
Investment Committee Co-Chair

Principal—Homrich Berg

Mrs. Sandra S. Morelli
Investment Committee Co-Chair

Senior VP & Regional Director—Capital Group

Mr. Kevin Greiner
Nominating & Board Engagement Committee Chair

President & CEO—Gas South

Mrs. Christine St.Clare
Strategic Planning Committee Chair

Founder & President—St.Clare Advisors, LLC

Mrs. Cathy Callaway Adams
At-Large Member, Immediate Past Chair

Retired—Federal Home Loan Bank

Mr. John Haupert
At-Large Member

CEO—Grady Hospital

Mr. Tomer Zvulun
Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director, ex-officio member
MEMBERS

Mrs. Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim
Head of Community Strategy—BlackRock Atlanta Innovation Hub

Mrs. Susan M. Anderson
Founder—The ArtReach Foundation

Mr. Dante Bellizzi
Director Franchise Leadership—The Coca-Cola Company

Mr. Montague L. Boyd, IV
Managing Director—The 680 Group

Dr. Harold J. Brody
MD—Atlanta Dermatology

Mrs. Rosemary Kopel Brown
Community Volunteer

Dr. Frank A. Critz
Retired—MD

Mr. Robert Dean
President & CEO—Nominpensas, LLC

Mr. Clark Dean
Executive Managing Director, Partner, & Board Member—Transwestern

Dr. Carlos del Rio
Executive Associate Dean for Grady Affairs; Distinguished Professor of Medicine—Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Todd Ellis
Principal & Mid South Hub Advisory Market Leader—KPMG

Mr. Dieter Elsner
Partner—Rödl & Partner

Dr. Donald J. Filip
Retired—MD

Mrs. Joanne Chesler Gross
Business & Corporate Affairs Officer—Georgia Dermatology Center

Mrs. Caroline Hardin
Retired—Anesthesiology Physician Assistant

Mr. Jamael Hester
Global Ventures GM, Energy—The Coca-Cola Company

Mr. Andrew R. Long
Executive Officer—A.R. Long Company

Mr. Alfredo Martin
Executive Director—The Columbia Foundation

Ms. Kelly Mayhall
President—Southern Division at The Home Depot

Mr. James B. Miller, Jr.
Board Chair—Ameris Bank

Mr. Michael E. Paulhus
Partner—King & Spalding

Mr. Herbert J. Rosenberg
Retired—Republic National Distributing

Mr. Thomas Saylor
Senior Advisor—Georgia Research Alliance

Mr. William E. Tucker
Co-Founding Partner—Tucker Midis & Associates, LLC

Mr. Rashaun Williams
Chairman & Founder—Value Investment Group, Inc.

Honorary Members

Mr. Ronald Antinori
The Very Reverend
Samuel G. Candler
Mr. Robert G. Edge
Mr. Carl I. Gable, Jr.

Mrs. Nancy Hall Green
Mr. Gregory F. Johnson
Mr. Carter Joseph
Mr. Alfred Kennedy, Jr.
Mr. Michael Keough

Mrs. Emily Knobloch
Mr. George Levert
Mr. J. Barry Schrenk
Mr. Timothy E. Sheehan
Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.

Mr. Mark K. Taylor
Mr. Thomas R. Williams
Mr. Robert G. Woodward

Advisory Council

Mr. Andrew J.M. Binns
Mr. Kenny L. Blank
Mrs. Inge Bledel
Ms. Mary Calhoun

Mrs. Lejla Dickson
Ms. Sally Bland Fielding
Ms. Julia Filson
Mr. Roger Fleming

Mr. Lance Fortnow
Dr. Thomas N. Guffin, Jr.
Mr. Douglas Hooker
Mrs. Erin Quinn Martin

Mr. Robert G. Pennington
Mr. Paul Snyder