Our FOUNDER
Bob Hinkle
White Horse Black Mountain Founder and Booking Director, Bob Hinkle, has been in the music industry since the 1960’s. During a career that spans five decades, Hinkle has been a singer, songwriter, recording artist, composer, lyricist, poet, corporate executive, consultant, music writer, artist manager, executive producer, record label founder, and president/CEO. These roles brought Bob in contact with a virtual “who’s who” of the music/entertainment industry, including artists such as The Band. The J. Geils Band. Etta James. Harry Chapin. Manfred Mann. The Olsen Twins. Patti LuPone Gallagher. Naked Eyes.
White Horse Leadership
2026 Board of Directors
doug Orr
Doug served as President of Warren Wilson College from 1991 to 2006, where he founded The Swannanoa Gathering, now one of the nation’s leading summer music programs. He is a recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, and later served as Interim Chancellor of UNC Asheville in 2014. Doug is also co-author of Wayfaring Strangers, a New York Times bestseller and the fastest-selling title in UNC Press history.
Gareth Higgins
A native of Belfast, Ireland, Gareth writes and speaks about the power of storytelling to shape our lives and world, peace, and making justice. Founder of the Wild Goose Festival, Movies & Meaning, and The Porch Magazine
RAMSEY HINKLE
Ramsey represents individuals and entities in a wide variety of criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative matters in federal and state courts. He has represented individuals from CEOs to traders and bankers. He defends individuals and entities accused of securities fraud, insurance fraud, healthcare fraud, civil and criminal antitrust violations, and failure to maintain compliance systems.
Cecily Hines
Cecily is a retired senior executive and general counsel with more than 20 years of experience, primarily in the global medical device industry. She later served as Senior Program Advisor at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center and first chief executive of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, leading it to a nationally respected nonprofit. She has served on numerous nonprofit and private boards, including as board chair.