Contact Us

Business Office
& Guest Services
(336) 464.0145
tickets@wssymphony.org
301 N. Main St., Suite 1901
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Mailing Address
PO Box 1545
Winston-Salem, NC 27102

Guest Services hours are 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.

Ticket sales and will-call are also available at the venue one hour prior to each performance.

Administrative Staff

E. Merritt Vale
President & Chief Executive Officer
Interim Chief Philanthropy Officer
(336) 725.1035 x204
mvale@wssymphony.org

Amanda Norman
Vice President / Chief Operating Officer
(336) 725.1035 x212
anorman@wssymphony.org

Rachel Watson
Vice President / Education & Engagement
(336) 725.1035 x223
rwatson@wssymphony.org

Donald Bolar, CPA, CGMA, MBA
Accounting Associate
(336) 725.1035 x216
dbolar@wssymphony.org

Joe Bolenbaugh
Public Relations & Marketing Manager
(336) 725.1035 x231
jbolenbaugh@wssymphony.org

Charley Bryant
Senior Manager, Artistic Operations
(336) 725.1035 x233
cbryant@wssymphony.org

Kayla Bull
Patron Loyalty Manager
(336) 725.1035 x270
kbull@wssymphony.org

Marianne DeCristo
Director of Philanthropy
(336) 725.1035 x210
mdecristo@wssymphony.org

Susan Fortkiewicz
Executive Administrator
(336) 725.1035 x221
sfortkiewicz@wssymphony.org

Brian French
Director of Marketing
(336) 725-1035 x222
bfrench@wssymphony.org

Christopher Gilliam
Symphony Chorus Director
cgilliam@wssymphony.org

John Jordan
Videographer
jjordan@wssymphony.org

Sara Beth Lane
Education Programs Administrator
(336) 725.1035 x218
sblane@wssymphony.org

Sophia Pack
Guest Services Associate
(336) 725.1035 x227
spack@wssymphony.org

Jeff Whitsett
Orchestra Personnel Manager and Librarian
(336) 725.1035 x207
jwhitsett@wssymphony.org


Associated Personnel

Peter Perret
Conductor Emeritus

Corine Brouwer
Concertmaster

Margaret Lou Rehder
WSS Youth Philharmonic Conductor / Interim Music Director, WSS Youth Symphony
mrehder@wssymphony.org

Ryane Dunnagan
WSS Chamber Sinfonia & Premiere Strings Conductor
P.L.A.Y. Music Lead Teaching Artist

rdunnagan@wssymphony.org

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