Todd Aldrich has joined the Santa Barbara Symphony Board of Directors. Aldrich’s appointment reflects the shared commitment of the entire organization to expand its community impact and deliver on the symphony’s mission to bring joy, engagement, and connection through symphonic music, the symphony said.
Aldrich and his wife Allyson are symphony season ticket holders and members of Crescendo, the symphony’s strategic donor initiative made up of visionary donors who have pledged five years of support. Aldrich is also a member of the board’s governance committee.
“We are thrilled to have Todd join the symphony’s board of directors,” said board chair Janet Garufis. “With momentum building around the symphony’s impact in the community, our board is growing to support our five-year artistic and operational framework, which allows us to create programming that would never be possible when looking year to year.”
Aldrich grew up around Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and credits his mother for inspiring his love for singing and symphonic music. She was the featured soloist in his neighborhood church choir and wrote reviews of the local symphony performances for the newspaper.
Aldrich graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While still licensed to practice law in Minnesota, is retired from active practice.
Before attending law school as an older student (he passed the bar exam at age 60), Aldrich served in senior leadership roles in emerging and growth companies in health care, medical technology, banking and insurance. He also has experience as a private equity investor.
Aldrich, who moved to Santa Barbara with his wife in 2016, is active as a corporate director for a manufacturing firm in the plastics industry and is volunteer president and board chair for the Santa Barbara Choral Society. He also serves on the Montecito Rotary Foundation Board.
Over the years, he has served and chaired nonprofit boards including Project for Pride in Living, an affordable housing and workforce development nonprofit in Minneapolis; and the YMCA in St. Paul, Minnesota.
For more about the Santa Barbara Symphony, visit TheSymphony.org.