Board Members

Mrs. Porter has lived in Jonesboro since 1984. She is married to Dr. Revel Porter and has four children. Her youngest daughter, who has played in the Symphony for several years, is now a freshman in college. Mrs. Porter is very active in the community. She is Executive Director Northeast Arkansas Tennis Association, a member of the Arkansas Tennis Association Board of Directors and is also an active tennis player. She holds or has held positions on the Northeast Arkansas Visual Arts League, Women’s Advisory Committee for St. Bernards Development Foundation and the Westmart Homemakers Extension Club. She has been a very active volunteer in the Jonesboro Public School System and at Walnut Street Baptist Church, where she is a member. Mrs. Porter holds a M.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Mathematics, both from the University of Memphis.

Mrs. Letchworth is currently the Director of Fine Arts Ministries at First United Methodist Church in Paragould.
She received a master's degree in music from Southern Methodist University where she studied piano with David Karp. As a performing artist with the Kentucky Arts Council she has visited schools as Opera Annie and Beethoven's Housekeeper. Her books, Mysteries with a Message, Volumes I and II; and Meet Me at Luigi's are published by Lillenas Drama (Nazarene Publishing House).
She is married to the Reverend Tom Letchworth, co-author of the books. They have two sons Sam and Joh, students at the University of Arkansas and Asbury College .

Stephanie Duckworth is the General Sales Manager at KAIT-TV in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She graduated from Conway High School with honors and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Arkansas State University in 2000. Stephanie started her career in media with Zimmer Radio Group in 2001, as a Local Account Executive for the group’s stations in Sikeston Missouri. In 2002, she returned to Jonesboro and joined the KAIT sales team as a Local Account Executive. In 2005, Stephanie stepped into the Internet Sales Director position, promoting and leading the efforts for kait8.com. In 2006, Stephanie was promoted to Local Sales Manager, directing the local sales effort of the station’s various properties. Since January 2007, Stephanie has operated as KAIT’s General Sales Manager, responsible for local, regional and national sales in all broadcast, digital and mobile formats.

While Stephanie supports the Delta Symphony Orchestra through her Board participation, she also regularly performs with the Symphony as a violinist, and has since 1996. In addition, Stephanie is an active member of the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, as a Goodwill Ambassador, with the Jonesboro Young Professionals Network and Leadership Link. She is also involved in many other community organizations including Central Baptist Church, Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro, American Advertising Federation of Northeast Arkansas, and the Phi Mu Alumni Association.

Stephanie and her husband, Chad, have one daughter Destiny.

Dr. Vollman is a medical doctor with Doctors' Anatomic Pathology Services in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He is a strong supporter of the arts and has attended and supported the Delta Symphony Orchestra since its inception in 1975. Don & his wife Mary live in Jonesboro.

Dr. Keisker is a retired General Surgeon. He began taking violin lessons at age seven and played in the Memphis Symphony while in High School and College. He began playing the Bass in High School and played Bass in dance bands around Memphis to pay tuition for College and Medical School.
Dr. Keisker came to Jonesboro in 1960. He had not played Violin or Bass for 35 years, but started playing Bass again when the Jonesboro Rotary Band was organized. He then decided to start playing the violin again and joined the North East Arkansas Symphony a few years
after it began. He has continued playing in the Delta Symphony Orchestra, and also plays in the Arkansas State Orchestra.