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Connect. Engage. Support.

As an alumnus of Leadership Nashville, you have lifetime access to a network of influential leaders who are shaping the future of our city. We value the importance of connection and encourage you to engage with your class and other alumni. 

The Leadership Nashville Alumni Association is governed by an Alumni Board of Directors. To help foster community, the Board organizes three or four alumni events every year. The board consists of ambassador representatives from each of the classes that have completed the program. Each class also hosts its own activities year-round.

Get to Know the Alumni Association Board

Alumni Board Officers

President

Deborah Tate

Class of 2000

Former Commissioner, US FCC and Director Emerita, Supreme Court State of TN

Vice President

Harry Allen

Class of 2019

Belmont University

EVP for Financial Excellence & CFO

Secretary

Sarah Ann Ezzell

Class of 2022

Community Volunteer

Treasurer

Kimberly Thomason

Class of 1998

Thomason Financial Resources

President

Assistant Treasurer

Betty Price

Class of 2006

Price Financial Consulting

President

Immediate Past President

Rick Martin

Class of 2018

Corner to Corner

Chief Development Officer

 

Alumni Board Members

Board Member

Isaac Addae

Class of 2025

The Conscious Group

Founder & CEO

Board Member

Taryn Anderson

Class of 2022

Southern Drift, Inc.

COO/GM

Board Member

Clark Baker

Class of 1989

YMCA

Financial Development Consultant

Board Member

Fabian Bedne

Class of 2007

Moody Nolan Architects

Project Manager

Board Member

William Blaufuss

Class of 1983

Retired Managing Partner, KPMG

Board Member

Andree Blumstein

Class of 1993

Sherrard Roe Voight & Harbison

Of Counsel

Board Member

Carole Bucy

Class of 1986

Volunteer State Community College

Davidson County Historian, Professor of History

Board Member

Greg Burns

Class of 1995

Gregory Burns Consulting Group

President & CEO

Board Member

Andrew Byrd

Class of 1985

TVV Capital

Founder & CEO

Board Member

Ramon Cisneros

Class of 2004

La Campana Hispanic Advertising

Publisher / CEO

Board Member

Suann Davis

Class of 2019

Community Volunteer

Board Member

Shani Dowell

Class of 2015

Possip

Founder & CEO

Board Member

Spruell Driver

Class of 2013

Vanderbilt University

Director, Office of Conflict of Interest and Commitment Management

Board Member

Melissa Eads

Class of 2006

Retired Corporate Affairs Manager, Kroger

Board Member

Rashed Fakhruddin

Class of 2009

Nashville Electric Service

Engineering Supervisor

Board Member

Lisa Ferrelli

Class of 2017

Retired SVP, Bank of America

Board Member

Karen Fleming

Class of 2000

Community Volunteer

Board Member

Brenda Gilmore

Class of 2001

Former Tennessee State Senator

Board Member

Gwendolyn Harris

Class of 1980

J. K. Sirrah Wedding & Event Planning

Owner

Board Member

Donald Holmes

Class of 2008

Consultant/Former EVP Human Resources, Delek US Holdings, Inc.

Board Member

Decosta Jenkins

Class of 1988

Retired President & CEO, Nashville Electric Service

Board Member

Victor Johnson

Class of 1982

Belmont University College of Law

Retired District Attorney General, Visiting Professor of Law

Board Member

Mercedes Jones

Class of 2010

Apex Cabinets and Property Services, LLC

Managing Member

Board Member

Florence Kidd

Class of 1997

Metro Public Schools

Retired Pre-K School Director

Board Member

Edward Lanquist

Class of 2014

Baker Donelson

Shareholder

Board Member

Andrée LeQuire

Class of 1998

LeQuire Gallery/Germantown Partners, LLC

Co-Owner

Board Member

Delorse Lewis

Class of 1984

Tennessee State University

Former Associate Vice President University Relations & Development

Board Member

Paula Lovell

Class of 1992

Lovell Communications

Retired Founder and CEO

Board Member

Vanita Lytle-Sherrill

Class of 1977

Volunteer State College

Retired Dean and Professor

Board Member

Denise McBride

Class of 1996

Retired, Industry and Government Affairs Liaison, TN Housing Development Agency

Board Member

Phylanice Nashe

Class of 2023

Philanthropist & Community Volunteer

Board Member

Jean Nelson

Class of 1991

The Land Trust for Tennessee

Retired Lawyer and CEO

Board Member

Jim Ed Norman

Class of 1987

JENCO Music

Chief Excitement Officer

Board Member

Sallie Norton

Class of 1994

Community Volunteer

Board Member

Linde Pflaum

Class of 2003

Retired Executive Director of Development, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Board Member

Joanne Pulles

Class of 2002

HCA Foundation

Retired President

Board Member

Jennifer Puryear

Class of 2018

Bacon On The Bookshelf

Editor, Bacon On The Bookshelf & Community Volunteer

Board Member

Sharon Roberson

Class of 2005

YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee

President & CEO

Board Member

Karen Saul

Class of 1999

Retired Area Chairman, Arthur J. Gallagher

Board Member

Rachel Sigler

Class of 2012

F45 Training Studio

Owner

Board Member

Ron Snitker

Class of 2020

Holland & Knight LLP

Director of Marketing & Business Development

Board Member

C. Turney Stevens

Class of 1978

Lipscomb University

Dean Emeritus College of Business

Board Member

John Tarpley

Class of 2016

Lewis Thomason

Shareholder

Board Member

LoLita Toney

Class of 2011

TEN25 Advisory Group, LLC

Managing Director

Board Member

Charles Warfield

Class of 1981

Brookside Properties Inc.

Vice President

Board Member

Jerry Williams

Class of 1979

Leadership Nashville

Executive Director Emerita

Board Member

Brenda Wynn

Class of 1990

Davidson County Clerk

Board Member

Vicki Yates-Orr

Class of 2024

Journalist, Formerly with NewsChannel 5