Our Team


Angie Adams  President & CEO   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x230

Angie Adams
President & CEO
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x230


Sara Aronson  Reading Partners & Background Check Coordinator   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x650

Sara Aronson
Reading Partners & Background Check Coordinator
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x650


Jacki Artis  Project Manager   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1034

Jacki Artis
Project Manager
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1034


Esther Bailey-Bass  PENCIL Partnership Manager   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1024

Esther Bailey-Bass
PENCIL Partnership Manager
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1024


Todd Chappel  Data Manager   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x556

Todd Chappel
Data Manager
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x556


Austin Dickerson  LPPB Delivery Coordinator

Austin Dickerson
LPPB Delivery Coordinator


Sarah Finney  Programs & Volunteer Coordinator   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1031

Sarah Finney
Programs & Volunteer Coordinator
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1031


Shannon Fitzpatrick  Antioch HS Family Resource Center Coordinator   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1029

Shannon Fitzpatrick
Antioch HS Family Resource Center Coordinator
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1029


Mary Guidry  Tusculum ES Family Resource Center Coordinator   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1030

Mary Guidry
Tusculum ES Family Resource Center Coordinator
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1030


Sandra Harris  Senior PENCIL Partnership Manager   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x240

Sandra Harris
Senior PENCIL Partnership Manager
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x240


Abby Janis  Executive Assistant   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1032

Abby Janis
Executive Assistant
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1032


Kiley Johnson  Events & Marketing Manager   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x250

Kiley Johnson
Events & Marketing Manager
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x250


Bob Kucher  VP of Programs & Partnerships   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x222

Bob Kucher
VP of Programs & Partnerships
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x222


Kristy May  VP of Finance & Operations   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x200

Kristy May
VP of Finance & Operations
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x200


Darius Moore  PENCIL Partnership Manager   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x808

Darius Moore
PENCIL Partnership Manager
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x808


Kelly Rolf  VP of Development & Marketing   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1025

Kelly Rolf
VP of Development & Marketing
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1025


Bailey Tidwell  Glencliff HS Family Resource Center Coordinator   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1027

Bailey Tidwell
Glencliff HS Family Resource Center Coordinator
EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1027


Tiffany West  Maplewood Family Resource Center Coordinator   EMAIL  | (615) 242-3167 x1033

Tiffany West
Maplewood Family Resource Center Coordinator EMAIL | (615) 242-3167 x1033


Joel Wright  LP PENCIL Box Manager   EMAIL  | (615) 974-0438

Joel Wright
LP PENCIL Box Manager
EMAIL | (615) 974-0438

  


Board of Directors

Chuck Abbott Gray Line Tennessee
Kasar Abdulla
Valor Collegiate Academy
Brittany Adams, Young Leaders Council Intern Dollar General
Todd Batson USI Insurance Services 
Dr. Adrienne Battle, Ex Officio MNPS
Craig Bledsoe Lipscomb University
Stephanie Bonner Bank of America
Beth Brill HCA
Thomas Burns, Immediate Past Chair Belmont University
Sheila Calloway Davidson County Juvenile Court
Erin Coleman Yad Consulting
Erin Collar, Junior League Ex Officio Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lance Couch DPR Construction
Brian Dab, Intern Vanderbilt Graduate School of Management
Allen DeCuyper Parks Realty
Josh DePriest Rogers Group, Inc.
John Doerge Deloitte
Haley Eakin ESa
Rachael Anne Elrod, Ex Officio MNPS Board of Education
Rebecca Fair Dollar General
Tom Feeney Fifth Third Bank

Jacky Gomez, Young Leaders Council Intern Asurion
LeShane Greenhill Sagents
Jeff Gregg
SOLLEC
Whitney Haley FCA Venture Partners
Lila Hall Yazoo Brewing Company
Chris Henson Metro Nashville Public Schools
Herman Hicks First Tennessee Bank
Colleen Hoy Education Networks of America
Cooper Jones HUB International Mid-South
Kaitlyn Jones R.C. Mathews Contractor
Meredith Jones Creative Artists Agency
Aron Karabel Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
Nicole Keefe, Young Leaders Council Intern Burr & Forman LLP
Christie Laird University of Tennessee College of Law
Stephen Matthews Delek US Holdings
John McCoy Pinnacle Financial Partners
Candice McQueen National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
Norman Merrifield, Vice Chair 808 Education, LLC
Raul Miranda Ameriprise Financial
Hasina Mohyuddin Vanderbilt University Peabody College
Mark Morrison Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing

Perry Moulds Belmont University
Thomas Mulgrew Consultant
Jamie Murphy, Young Leaders Council Intern BDO USA, LLP
Elizabeth Papel Consultant
Brandyn Payne, Chair HCTec
Wesley Payne Pinnacle Financial Partners
Nicole Provonchee Bright Blue Consulting
Kendrick Robinson Bridgestone Americas
Mike Russell Synovus Bank
Frank Schriner Regions Bank
Taylor Smith Ryman Hospitality Properties
Sue Spickard PENCIL Founder
Mike Stewart Bass Berry & Sims
Zulfat Suara Meharry Medical College
Todd Svec Ingram Content Group
Rachael Terrell Country Music Television
Don Walker LP Building Solutions
Drew Warth Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
Juan Williams Tennessee State Government
Robyn Williams Nissan North America


Emerging Leaders

Omar Aly Saint Thomas Hospital
Suroosh Azhdari Truist
Dane Brunett, Marketing Chair Wilson Bank & Trust
Alexandra Campbell HCA Healthcare
Brandi Coates Frist Art Museum
Kason Davis Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
Jovica Djurdjevic Northwestern Mutual
Kirsten Dodson, Nominating Chair Lipscomb University

Maxwell Goodall, Secretary PNC Financial Services Group
Salvador Hernandez Community Health Systems
Jamica Hines Nashville State Community College
Gabriel Howe, Marketing Vice Chair Eventbrite
Carina Illingworth, Development Vice Chair Asurion
Dwanna Kimbro YWCA Nashville & Middle TN
Logan Matthews, Development Chair Cooley Public Strategies
Courtney Mullane Vanderbilt University, Peabody College

Nic Newsome LP Corporation
Samantha Perez, Nominating Vice Chair Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Simra Ranginwala, Vice Chair HCA CoreTrust
Judy Robinson Metro Nashville Public Schools
Bailey Via Vanderbilt University-Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Artetta Webster, Chair Nashville Electric Service
Dilman Yasin Metro Nashville Government-Mayor’s Office