Board of Directors

William H. Harrison, Jr., Chairman
Joseph P. Zagami, Treasurer
Lew Hassett, Secretary

Dr. Brent Runnels, Executive and Artistic Director
Charles Little, General Manager

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About our Board of Directors

William (Bill) H. Harrison Chairman William (Bill) H. Harrison dreamed of being an architect as a youth. Even while in high school, he worked for various architectural firms in his native Macon, Georgia, including Henry Dickson & Associates.

During college in Atlanta, he continued with the hands-on experience he had garnered with both Aeck and Associates and Heery and Heery. When he graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Architecture degree, it was affirmed his dreams could be realized.

He established Harrison Design Associates, www.harrisondesignassociates.com, with a single goal: To create ancestral homes and public buildings in keeping with age-old traditions. Today, many of American's most distinguished and celebrated citizens have requested Harrison's firm of more than a dozen architects and designers to fashion custom new homes or renovate existing ones. His client list includes eminent CEOs, high level executives, Captains of industry and leaders in the entertainment field.

Many publications have enjoyed showing the firm's work. Harrison Design Associates has been featured in national, regional and local publications such as Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, Custom Home, Southern Accents, Traditional Home, Trends (Home and Architectural as well as Bathroom Trends), many newspapers and Television spots. Bill is an associate member of A.I.A., a member in both the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Zoo Atlanta and Chairman of Orchestra Atlanta.

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Joseph Zagami
Treasurer

Joe received his CPA in 1983 shortly after graduating from George Washington University. He pursued further study, receiving an MBA (again from George Washington University) in 1992.

He has over 20 years experience in accounting and finance, in several industries ranging from high-technology service, banking, not-for profits, telecommunications, and construction and real estate. He currently is a self-employed consultant working primarily in the construction/real estate industries, and provides diverse services such as computer systems conversions, business valuations, Mergers & Acquisitions evaluation, and business process improvements.

Joe is active in the community, and has previously served as a Vestry Member at his church, Saint Pauls, Washington, DC. He is currently President of his Homeowners Association, and serves on the Board of Defoor Centre, an Art Gallery and Events Forum and home to The Story Group newspapers located on the West Side of Atlanta.

Joe has studied piano since a child, minored in Music in College, and is currently a student of piano under Dr. Brent Runnels.

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Lew Hassett Secretary Lewis E. Hassett is a partner in Morris, Manning and Martin's Litigation Group and chairs the firm's Insurance/Reinsurance Dispute Resolution Group. Mr. Hassett's practice concentrates in the area of complex civil litigation, including insurance and reinsurance matters, agency issues, business torts and insurer insolvencies. www.mmmlaw.com

Mr. Hassett has extensive experience in complex and multiple parallel actions, in pre-trial, trial and appellate advocacy, and in arbitrations. His insurer insolvency practice includes the representation of receivers, reinsurers and acquiring insurers. Mr. Hassett has been appointed to represent insurance commissioners in various insurer insolvency matters.

Mr. Hassett is on the Editorial Board of the Insurance Law and Litigation Week published by Stratford Legal Publications and is the Eleventh Circuit editor for the most recent Handbook on Insurer Insolvency, published by the American Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker on insurance and reinsurance matters. Appointed by Governor Roy Barnes in 2002, Mr. Hassett has served on the Board of Commissioners of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Orchestra Atlanta. Mr. Hassett serves as editor of the firm's Insurance/Reinsurance/Healthcare Review.

Education
University of Miami, B.B.A., cum laude, 1976
University of Virginia, J.D., 1979
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Alpha Psi

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Brent Runnels Executive and Artistic Director Brent Runnels has fashioned a broad and diverse musical career as a performer, arts administrator and advocate, educator and musical entrepreneur.

As a pianist Brent Runnels has won critical acclaim for his performances in the US, Europe, Australia and Russia as an orchestral and recital soloist, chamber musician, and jazz pianist. He is the top-award winner of the New Orleans International Piano Competition and the Jacksonville Classical Piano Competition. Mr. Runnels has appeared as a soloist with such orchestras as the Atlanta Symphony, Prague Radio Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Kosice State Philharmonic, Ural Academic Philharmonic, Slovak Sinfonietta of Zilina, Florida Orchestra, Florida Symphony, Dubuque Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Mansfield Symphony, Brevard Symphony and the Gwinnett Philharmonic. He has given recitals in London, Prague, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Sydney and Atlanta.

Chamber music and jazz performance are a significant part of his performance career. He is the founder and pianist of The Inman Piano Trio, an ensemble represented by Philip Truckenbrod Concert Artists (www.concertartists.com). With violinist Beth Newdome and cellist David Bjella, the Inman Piano Trio is known for performances of the masterpieces of the trio repertoire as well as unusual and rarely heard chamber works. Brent Runnels has performed extensively as a jazz pianist and has appeared with such jazz artists as Jon Faddis, Clark Terry, Gene Bertoncini, Lou Soloff, Laurie Holloway and Warren Covington. In 1993 and 1994 he toured central Europe with John Whitney as the Runnels/Whitney Jazz Piano Duo. Mr. Runnels also sings professionally with The Schola and Cathedral Choir of the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, where he is a staff tenor and director of the concert series (www.stphilipscathedral.org)

Brent Runnels maintains a strong commitment to arts education and support for the performing arts. From 1993-1999 he was founder and Artistic Director of the Orlando Jazz Festival. He has been a frequent guest at the South Bohemia Music Festival in the Czech Republic and has given masterclasses for the European Piano Teacher's Association in Prague, Brno and as guest artist at the Urals Summer International Academy of Arts in Novouralsk, Russia. Mr. Runnels has taught on the music faculties of Rollins College, Concordia College, the Manhattan School of Music and Georgia State University.

Brent Runnels trained with Constance Keene and John Browning as a scholarship student at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. There he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree as well as the school's highest graduate honor, the Harold Bauer Award. A native of Rockville, Maryland, he is a member of the international roster of Steinway Artists.

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Charles Little
General Manager

Charles Little is in his fifteenth year of association with Orchestra Atlanta. In addition to managing the business affairs of Orchestra Atlanta, Mr. Little also serves as Director of Ticket Sales, Program Editor and Annotator, and Stage Manager.

Charles Little holds a Bachelor of Music degree in French Horn from Kent State University and a Master of Music in Musicology from Georgia State University. Mr. Little is widely recognized as a brass teacher in the Atlanta area. As well as maintaining his own teaching studio, Mr. Little has taught at Columbus College, the Neighborhood Music Schools of Georgia State University, the Georgia Academy of Music, the Peggy Still School of Music, and Elephant Notes. Mr. Little is also in demand as a brass clinician in the Atlanta area schools.

As a performer, Charles Little has been a member of the Youngstown Symphony, the Atlanta Woodwind Quintet, the Southwind Brass Quintet, the Atlanta Chamber Orchestra, the Georgia Sinfonia, the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and the Atlanta Lyric Theatre Orchestra. He has also performed with the Atlanta Opera, the Augusta Opera, Theatre of the Stars, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra and as an extra with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Little has done free-lance work for such renowned artists as Henry Mancini, Chuck Mangione, Doc Severinsen, Linda Ronstadt, Nelson Riddle, Ray Charles, the Moody Blues, Tony Bennett and Marvin Hamlisch, and has recorded in studios in Atlanta and Greenville, South Carolina.

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Merrell Calhoun Board Member Merrell Calhoun recently completed a forty-five year career in the advertising and public relations industry, where he held Vice President positions at Liller, Neal Battle & Lindsey, Young & Rubicam International and Doyle Dane Bernbach.

He won numerous awards for production and creativity in print media and in film, video and broadcast work. He is semi-retired, working as an advertising and public relations consultant under the corporate name of Calhoun Communications. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, where he has been a regular subscriber and attendee since 1960. He sang for many years in the Atlanta Choral Guild, the precursor to the Atlanta Symphony Chorus. He is also President of the Georgian Chamber Players. Merrell is also a fine amateur pianist who performs regularly in area nursing homes and retirement centers. He has been married for forty-five years to Connie Calhoun, and they have three children and four grandchildren. His hobbies include travel, fitness, boating, woodworking/carpentry and historic house renovation.

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Fran Levine Board Member With over 20 years of banking and financial consultation experience with such firms as JPM Chase, SunTrust Banks, Inc. and Smith Barney www.smithbarney.com , Fran Levine provides comprehensive financial planning and investment services to successful professionals, business owners and financially independent retirees.

Women's financial issues are a particular focus of her business. This includes exploring financial risk in clients' lives, sensitivity to tax efficient investing, borrowing needs, appropriate asset allocation, retirement funding, education funding, long term care and estate plans. She approaches clients' financial situations by identifying their core values and goals, then researching financial strategies consistent with them. Ms. Levine and her clients develop a partnership in which they regularly review changes in lifestyle or economic conditions in order to make appropriate strategic adjustments to plans. She educates clients about finances, the markets and the impact of economic conditions on their current and future needs.

Her memberships include the Financial Planning Association, Georgia Executive Women's Network, Women's Board of Directors Network and the Women's Finance Exchange, where she serve as President. Ms. Levine is also a member of Women and Company®, a financial membership program of Citigroup, Inc.

Licenses and Education
CFP®, Series 7, 63, 65, Life/Health, Variable Life, Variable Annuity
Certified Financial Planner, College for Financial Planning 1997
M. Ed., Communications, Boston University 1974
B.A., Psychology, Brooklyn College 1969

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Scott Smith Board Member Scott D. Smith specializes in representing public and private companies in complex corporate finance matters, including domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financings, and securities offerings. www.pogolaw.com

Over the past several years, Mr. Smith has been directly involved with technology businesses throughout the country, serving as legal counsel to computer software, electronic commerce and nanotechnology companies.

Mr. Smith is a frequent speaker on corporate finance topics, such as PIPE and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law matters.

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Susan L. Steppe
Board Member

Susan Steppe is a Strategic Account Executive in Uniprise Strategic Solutions' Atlanta office. In this role, Susan is responsible for the overall account management for a number of large Uniprise customers. She is accountable for the overall relationship between her customers and Uniprise. In this capacity, she will work strategically with customers to develop and implement business plans to ensure that the customers' short and long-term goals and employee benefit solutions are accomplished successfully.

Susan has been in the health care industry for 20 years. Most recently she has been a practice leader providing full service strategic HIPAA (technology and privacy) and payor consulting. As a member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers National Healthcare Consulting Practice and HIPAA Thought Leadership Team, she specialized in payor operations change management, managed care business strategy, IT system strategy & implementation, and regulatory compliance. Her clients have included large multi-national and international payors, multi-state employers, self-insured employers, Taft Hartley and Health and Welfare Funds, healthcare IT firms, government agencies, providers and hospital employers. She has developed a solid knowledge of the healthcare industry.

Mrs. Steppe received a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Arizona.