Board of Directors

Kaitlyn Jones, Chair
R.C. Mathews Contractor

Nicole Sims, Vice Chair
Burr & Forman LLP

Brent Binns, Treasurer
Elliott Davis

Jacqueline Hayes, Secretary
Crayons & Marketers
Brittany Adams-Davis
Dollar General Corporation
Kfir Alexandroni
Karis Midstream Partners
Lamar Allen
LaMarvelous Balloons
Liberty Berman
LP Building Solutions
Anupam Bhakta
BMI
Lillian Blackshear
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Herbert Brown
Turner Construction
Patrick Carnell
Caterpillar Financial Services
Leslie Cowell
Lipscomb University
Kenneth Crapse
First Horizon Bank
Shohreh Daraei
Ascension National
Cory Dell
ServisFirst Bank
Josh DePriest
Rogers Group
Josh Derryberry
Truist
Joya Dinwiddie
Old National Bank
Kirsten Dodson
Lipscomb University
John Doerge
Deloitte
Christina Feagins
HCA Healthcare
Jose Ferreira
Community Leader
Todd Figler
AllianceBernstein
Nicole Flynn
Ryman Hospitality Properties
Derrick Free
Wilco Wealth Partners
Sharon Gentry
HCA Healthcare
Maxwell Goodall
Fifth Third Bank
Kia Goodwin
Brown-Forman Corporation
Jeff Gregg
Nashville Metro Council
Brandon Hill
Nashville Soccer Club
Tyler Johnson
Quorum Health
Minh Le
Ellem PR
Emmanuel LeGrair
R.H. Boyd
Devin Lintzenich
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Lethia Mann
Regions Bank
Johari Matthews
ONE Community Tennessee Titans
Blake McDaniel
Conway Entertainment Group / Daps Landing Media
James McIntyre
Belmont University
Norman Merrifield
808 Education
Kelly Mitchell
EY
Hasina Mohyuddin
Metro Social Services
P. Danielle Nellis
Tennessee State University
Stephanie Nesbitt
Community Leader
Zach Opheim
Compass Real Estate
Jeffery Parker
Hazen and Sawyer
Will Parrott
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Katlin Pendleton
KP Financial Consulting
Mon-Kisha Porter
Caterpillar Financial Services
Sam Reed
Jigsaw
Yanet Rodriguez
JJJ Service
Karen Schillinger
Creative Artists Agency
Jennifer Wade
Davidson County Juvenile Court
Juan Williams
Tennessee Department of Human Resources
EX OFFICIO
Sue Spickard
PENCIL Co-Founder
Adrienne Battle
MNPS Director of Schools
Mason Bellamy
MNPS Chief of Special Projects
Indira Dammu
Director of Civic and Community Engagement, Office of Mayor Freddie O’Connell
Freda Player
MNPS Board Chair
Emerging Leaders

Nelson Canales, Co-chair
Stantec

Rebecca Mejia, Co-chair
Gresham Smith

Heather Reid, Engagement Lead
Community Health Systems

Katie Reed, Engagement Lead
Thomas & Hutton
Shun Ahmed
Adroit
TyNia Albea
Belmont University
Terrica Arnold
Meharry Medical College
Erin Bender
Nashville Zoo
Sam Bogle
Clean Clothes for Kids
Mason Borneman
DaVita Kidney Care
Kate Boyle
Activist Artists Management
Nekita Campbell
Bridgestone Americas
Gabe Collins
4Patriots
Kanika Covert
Community Leader
Randi Days
University School of Nashville
Netta Dobbins-Cunningham
Netta Dobbins Marketing & Consulting
Rebecca Ferm
Oracle
Annie Garrett
Greater Nashville Hospitality Association
Anna Kaye Gilbreath
AllianceBernstein
Emily Hampton
BMI
Peggy Hughes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lawrence Johnson
First Horizon Bank
Thommye Kelly
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Jonathan Martinez
R.C. Mathews Contractor
Aniya McCloud
Preston Taylor Ministries
Joe McGrath
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken
Abbey Moncada
PNC Bank
Jessie Murphy
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Tin Nguyen
Vanderbilt University
Alanna Peters
Creative Artists Agency
Britney Plumley
Cooley Public Strategies
Zoe Quinlan
Deloitte
LaQuay Reed
Love’s Travel Stops
Starr Rhee
Nashville Urban Debate League
Sydni Rodgers
Wilson Bank & Trust
Brittaney Scott
Metro Action Commission Head Start
Ashley Spry
Tennessee State University
Julia Stein
Turner Construction
Grace Stevenson
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Gita Swaminathan
Schneider Electric
Chris Syverson
Bridgestone Americas
Katie Telford
Ascension Saint Thomas
Liz Tenny
Frist Art Museum
Evann Vrana-Gerber
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Nikki Walker
National Museum of African American Music
Deana Washington
Nashville After Zone Alliance
Celisa Webster
Luminary
Lauren Willoughby
Memorial Foundation
Brittany Yokley
Old National Bank