Learn more about the board, committees, and councils that support the Frist.
The Frist Art Museum is governed by a board of trustees who provide oversight and determine the strategic direction for the institution. Trustees, who serve voluntarily, are passionate advocates for the mission and vision of the Frist Art Museum. Committees of the board include executive, finance, audit, and human resources. Advisory councils focus on education, marketing, community engagement, and development. One third of the board’s members also serve as trustees for the Frist Art Museum Foundation.
Board of Trustees
Billy Frist, chair and president
Phillip G. Billington
Clay Blevins
Laura Chadwick
Ramón L. Cisneros
Kendra Deas
Elizabeth Shaughnessy Dennis
Bryan Frist
Frank M. Garrison, Jr.
Howard C. Gentry
Bob Gordon
Donald R. Hardin, Jr.
Kent Kirby
Neil B. Krugman
Ken Levitan
Wanda Lyle
Will Meyer
Dee Patel
Tara Scarlett
Jamaal B. Sheats
John Smithwick
Deborah E. Story
Julie W. Walker
Gail P. Carr Williams
Trustees Emeriti
Thomas F. Frist, Jr., MD, chair
Kenneth L. Roberts*, president
Martha Rivers Ingram
Advisers
Corinne Bergeron
Jack F. Stringham II
2026 Frist Gala Co-Chairs
Ashley Frist
Elizabeth Frist
Karyn McLaughlin Frist
Honorary Trustees
Bernice W. Gordon
Ellen H. Martin
W. Lucas Simons
J. Stephen Turner
Frist Art Museum Committees
Executive Committee
Billy Frist, chair
Clay Blevins
Frank M. Garrison, Jr.
Howard C. Gentry
John Smithwick
Deborah E. Story
Julie W. Walker
Gail P. Carr Williams
Audit Committee
Phillip G. Billington
Frank M. Garrison, Jr.
Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
Jamaal B. Sheats, co-chair
Julie W. Walker, co-chair
Howard C. Gentry
Neil B. Krugman
Melvin N. Johnson, DBA
John Smithwick
Deborah E. Story
Gail P. Carr Williams
Finance Committee
Wanda Lyles, chair
Phillip G. Billington
Bryan Frist
Frank M. Garrison, Jr.
Kent Kirby
John Smithwick
Julie W. Walker
Governance Committee
Julie W. Walker, chair
Ramón L. Cisneros
Bryan Frist
Bob Gordon
Neil Krugman
Wanda Lyle
Tara Scarlett
Deborah E. Story
Human Resources Committee
Deborah E. Story, chair
Clay Blevins
Laura Chadwick
Kendra Deas
Jamaal B. Sheats
John Smithwick
Frist Art Museum Councils
Community Engagement Council
Howard C. Gentry, chair
Ramon L. Cisneros
Michael Cooper
Paula Daigle
Donna DeStefano
Karyn McLaughlin Frist
Jenn Garcia
Courtney Adair Johnson
Lisa Maddox
Mayra Yu Morales
Cass Teague
Joshua Wagner
Development Council
Clay Blevins, chair
Laura Chadwick
Brent Daughrity
Elizabeth Shaughnessy Dennis
Bob Gordon
Lauren Ingram
Kent Kirby
Neil B. Krugman
Marcya Sheats
Christine Weller
Stacy Widelitz
Jim T. Womack
Education Council
Gail Carr Williams, chair
Liz Atack
Maya B. Faison
Claire K. Campbell
Chris Cheney
Carol Crittenden
Alison Flanagan
J.C. Johnson
Midori A. Lockett
Marti Profitt-Streuli
LaTanya Rogers
Allison Ross
Kaleena Sales
Tara Scarlett
Debrah C. Sickler-Voigt, Ph.D.
Shayna Snider
Jennifer Synder, Ph.D.
Tom Williams
Marketing Council
John Smithwick, chair
Laura Chadwick
Genma Holmes
Diane Janbakhsh
Sharon Kay
Laramey Lawson
Emmanuel LeGrair
Chris McPherson
Brent Meredith
Heather Middleton
Karlha Ramon
Doug Regen
Alicia Searcy
John Sharpe
Cassandra Teague-Walker
Ex Officio for Councils and Committees
Billy Frist, chair and president
Thomas F. Frist, Jr., MD, chair emeritus
* Deceased
