Our Board

Our board members represent numerous fields and sectors, bringing with them a range of experiences and expertise. They provide invaluable counsel and direction to the Foundation.

Board Of Directors

Kasar Abdulla

Community Volunteer

Ronette Adams-Taylor

Meharry Medical College

Melinda Balser

Community Volunteer

McLean Barbieri

Annali Interiors

Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea

Vanderbilt University

Samantha Boyd

Jeffrey Fiduciary Company

Tricia Carswell

Furman University

Monica Cintado

HCA Healthcare

Kate Ezell

Ezell Consulting

Imaan Ferdowsi

MICRO

Michelle Gaskin Brown

Amazon

Nathan Green

Vanderbilt University

Meg Harris

Kanbrick

Lucy Haynes

Chair, Community Volunteer

Don Holmes

Community Volunteer, Executive/Human Resources Consultant

Matt Kisber

Silicon Ranch

Neil Krugman

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLC

Frank Loughlin

AllianceBernstein

Terri Luke

NPL Interim Director

Hon. Lonnell Matthews, Jr.

Juvenile Court Clerk

Ryan McLaughlin Wood

UBS Financial Services

Hon. Freddie O’Connell

Mayor

Kristin Paine

Community Volunteer

Brant Phillips

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Maria Salas

Davidson County Chancery Court

Joyce Espy Searcy

Belmont University

Rhonda Taylor

Dollar General

Patrick Theobald

Community Volunteer

Sara Thomas

YLC Intern

Christi Turner

Community Volunteer

Katy Varney

MP&F

Tamika Williams

YLC Intern

Nahed Zehr

True Contributors, LLC

Advisory Board

Kevin Orndorff

Beth Alexander

Harry Allen

Grace Awh

Shawn Bakker

Jean Ann Banker

Cassidy Bentley

Anita Cochran

Doug Cruickshanks

Anne Davis

Karl Dean

Missy Eason

Billy Eskind

David Esquivel

Janetta Fleming

David Fox

Emily Freitag

Frank Gordon

Barbara Haugen

Brittany Irby

Cathy Jackson

Jerry Johnson

Bill King

Gina Lodge

Mark Magnuson

Ben May

Rusty Miller

Lee Molette

Tyson Moore

Juli Mosley

Libby Page

Larry Papel

Senton Pojani

Keith Simmons

Renata Soto

Joe Steakley

Beth Stein

Denine Torr

Byron Trauger

Jerry Williams

Linde Wilson

Alan Yuspeh