Songbook Foundation Announces New Board Members

Four new members have been elected to the Board of Directors for the nonprofit Great American Songbook Foundation. Board members serve three-year terms on a volunteer basis.

Andy Marx of Los Angeles is an award-winning writer and photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Variety and other leading publications. He is the grandson of comedy legend Groucho Marx as well as renowned songwriter Gus Kahn, whose papers are housed in the Songbook Library & Archives.

Victoria Purvis of Carmel is the Director of Corporate Treasury for Group 1001, having previously worked at Whirlpool and Price Waterhouse Coopers. The Carmel High School and University of Alabama graduate holds an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Tony Robertson of Carmel is the CFO of Texas-based Onsite Health Diagnostics and owner of Midwest Venture Group, an investor in small businesses. He holds an MBA in Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship from Indiana University.

David Stirsman of Carmel is an attorney, real estate developer and co-owner of Salon 01 in Carmel. He and his wife, Micki, are longtime supporters of the Songbook Foundation and the affiliated Center for the Performing Arts.

The board’s current officers are Karen Kelsey, chair; Don Gottwald, vice chair; Rollin M. Dick, treasurer; and Troy Payner, M.D., secretary.