Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation is governed by a 28-member Board of Directors. Eight directors are appointed by the Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation, which led efforts for TPAC and raised an endowment to support TPAC operations. Six directors are named by the Tennessee Arts Commission, five by the Governor of the State of Tennessee, one by the Tennessee Commissioner of Education, and eight by the TPAC Board. Directors serve for a term of three years.
The TPAC Board of Directors usually meets four times a year in Nashville. View the schedule of TPAC Board meetings.
2024-25 Officers
| Board Member | Position |
|---|---|
| Melvin Malone | Chair |
| Jim Schmitz | Vice Chair |
| J. Reginald Hill | Treasurer |
| Sheila Gibson | Secretary |
| Martha R. Ingram | At-Large Executive |
| Dr. Philip Wenk | Immediate Past Chair |
2024-25 Directors
| Board Member | Appointing Authority | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Allen | Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation | June 30, 2026 |
| Victor Berrios | Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation | June 30, 2027 |
| Michelle Gaskin Brown | Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation | June 30, 2027 |
| Michael Carter | Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation | June 30, 2026 |
| Rosalyn Carpenter | Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation | June 30, 2027 |
| Emanual J. Eads | Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation | June 30, 2027 |
| Sheila Gibson | Governor | June 30, 2027 |
| Don Hardin | Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation | June 30, 2026 |
| Kevin Hartley | Tennessee Arts Commission | June 30, 2025 |
| Joy Heinrichs | Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation | June 30, 2026 |
| Robert Herbert | Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation | June 30, 2025 |
| J. Reginald Hill | Tennessee Arts Commission | June 30, 2025 |
| Debbie Hollenstein | Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation | June 30, 2026 |
| Martha R. Ingram | Governor | June 30, 2025 |
| Melvin Malone | Governor | June 30, 2025 |
| Trish Munro | Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation | June 30, 2027 |
| Alexia Poe | Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation | June 30, 2026 |
| Nathan Poss | Tennessee Arts Commission | June 30, 2026 |
| Cybele Raver | Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation | June 30, 2026 |
| Dr. Christopher Rehm | Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation | June 30, 2026 |
| Lizzette Reynolds | Tennessee Education Commission | June 30, 2027 |
| Adam Sansiveri | Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation | June 30, 2025 |
| James Schmitz | Tennessee Arts Commission | June 30, 2026 |
| Andrew Tavi | Governor | June 30, 2026 |
| Rhonda Taylor | Tennessee Performing Arts Foundation | June 30, 2027 |
| Claire Tucker | Governor | June 30, 2027 |
| Dr. Philip Wenk | Tennessee Arts Commission | June 30, 2026 |
| Gail Carr Williams | Tennessee Arts Commission | June 30, 2025 |
| Ronald Corbin | Board Ex-Officio | |
| J. Stephen Turner | Board Ex-Officio | |
| Sandra Fulton | Board Ex-Officio |
