Senior Team
Jane O. MacLeod: President/CEO
Kristina Bachman: Chief Advancement Officer
Daniel Miller: Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth A. Murdock: Chief Operating Officer
Penny Bruckse: Vice President of Human Resources
Peter Grimaldi: Vice President of Gardens & Facilities
Nathalie Lavine: Vice President of Education & Outreach
Sarah Sperling: Vice President of Museum Affairs
2024 Board Officers
Ronald Roberts
Chair
Ronald Roberts is a managing partner for Finn’s Nashville Office and leads its client retention program. He is a member of DVL Seigenthaler’s crisis communications team and is certified in crisis communications management via the Institute for Crisis Management. He also specializes in media training, message development, media relations and strategic planning and has expertise in corporate communication and conflict resolution. He has also provided counsel and direction for clients in the development and implementation of DEI and DEI-related programs. Ronald has been inducted to the Middle Tennessee State University, College of Mass Communication’s Wall of Fame, and was recognized as a 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee Distinguished Member.
Matthew Kisber
Vice Chair
Matthew Kisber is a co-founder of Silicon Ranch and served as CEO of the company until becoming Chairman in July 2019. Matt brings a unique background to Silicon Ranch having been a business owner and having served eight years as Tennessee Commissioner of Economic Development. Matt is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and served 10 terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives. In the private sector, Matt grew up in his family’s Jackson, TN department store business. Matt has also served as Chairman of the Tennessee Business Roundtable, the Adventure Science Center’s board, the Nashville Public Library Foundation, Studio Bank and is a founding board member and former Chairman of the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council.
Josh Trusley
Treasurer
Josh Trusley is a partner at Ernst & Young, where he leads audit engagements for public and private companies, assists companies with capital raising activities, M&A, and leads consulting engagements related to the deployment of new technologies. Josh has served on the Cheekwood Finance Committee since 2020, and his wife, Brooke, serves on the Outreach and IDEA Committee. He was recognized as one of Nashville Business Journal’s 40 under 40 in 2018.
Vicki McCluggage
Secretary
Victoria ( Vicki) McCluggage is a California native who moved to Nashville in 2013 with her husband Kerry. A graduate of the University of Southern California, she enjoyed a successful career in international television programming sales with CBS and LORIMAR. As a volunteer she held positions on the Board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Pasadena Showcase for the Arts, The Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation and was very committed to the Annenberg School of Journalism Board at USC, receiving several Alumni Awards from USC for her dedicated service and fundraising. When coming to Nashville she become a member of the Nashville Symphony Board, and was immediately attracted to Cheekwood for its peaceful beauty and community activities so close to her Nashville home.
2024 Board of Trustees
Seth Bernstein*
Clay Blevins
Martin Brown, Jr.
Kate Burke
Lucie Cammack
Katie Crumbo*
David K. Curtis
Lisa DeBartolo
Jay DeMarcus
Mary Taylor Gallagher*
Alberto R. Gonzales*
Carl T. Haley, Jr.*
Mike D. Johnson
Larry Keele
Matt Kisber (Vice Chair) *
Lisa Kranc*
Neil Krugman*
Hal Lawton*
Robert Lipman
Vicki McCluggage
Sherri Neal
Dee Patel
Sam Patel
Deborah K. Pitts*
Ben L. Rechter
Ronald Roberts (Chair)*
Barry Stowe*
Josh Trusley (Treasurer)*
Mimi Vaughn
Cameron Wells
Linde Wilson
Ryan McLaughlin Wood
*Executive Committee Member
Representatives to the Board
Steve Sirls (Antiques & Garden Show)
Chris Simonsen (ECON)
Carla K. Nelson (Horticultural Society of Middle Tennessee)
Stephanie Biggs (Board Intern, Young Leaders Council)
Advisory Board
Jacky Akbari
Terry Cook
Yuri Cunza
Deana Ivey
Carolyn McHaney Waller
Trustees Emeriti
William F. Andrews, Jr.
Grace Awh
Barbara T. Bovender*
Lillian R. Bradford
Joan Cheek
Barbara T. Freeman
Cathy Jackson
Gigi Lazenby
Lisa Manning
Ellen H. Martin
Robert A. McCabe, Jr.
Anne L. Russell
George B. Stadler
Paul Sternberg, Jr.
Dudley White