Current Class List

Leadership Nashville Class of 2011

Kasar S. Abdulla
Director of Advocacy & Education
Tennessee Immigrants & Refugee Rights Coalition

Donald W. Abel, Jr.
President
Fifth Third Bank, Tennessee

W. Gregory Bailey
Partner
Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Public Relations

David H. Berryman
President
Gibson Guitar Corporation

William H. Braddy III
City Executive & Senior Private Banker
U. S. Trust Bank of America

Vera A. Chatman, PhD
Professor
Peabody College

Jennifer G. Cole
Executive Director
Metro Nashville Arts Commission

Jon B. Cooper
Director & Special Counsel
Metro Council Office

Ben L. Cundiff
Partner
Cundiff Farms

David R. Esquivel
Partner
Bass Berry & Sims

Christopher M. Ferrell
CEO
SouthComm Inc.

Mark Fioravanti
Chief Financial Officer
Gaylord Entertainment Company

Gary F. Gaston
Design Director, Nashville Civic Design Center
Lecturer, University of Tennssee College of Architecture & Design

Mary Winn Gordon
Vice President of Investor Relations & Public Relations
Dollar General Corporation

Curt Hahn
Founder & CEO
Film House

Henry B. Hicks III
President
RLCL dba Gray Line of Tennessee

Phyllis D. K. Hildreth
Owner
Falcon Feathers Fibers

Damon T. Hininger
President & CEO
Corrections Corporation of America

Catherine T. Jackson
Community Volunteer

Shawn M. Johnson
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones Investments

Edward B. Jones
Assistant Director
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Jeremy D. Kane
Founder & CEO
LEAD Public Schools

Elizabeth P. Latt
Assistant Vice Chancellor for News & Communications
Vanderbilt University

Linda G. Leathers
CEO
The Next Door, Inc.

David F. Lewis
Partner
Wyatt Tarrant & Combs

James H. Littlejohn
President
Littlejohn Engineering Associates, Inc.

John F. Manning, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs &
Chief Administrative Officer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Deborah G. Merrell
Senior Vice President & Regional Sales & Market Manager
SunTrust Bank

Ellen L. Meyer
President
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

Karen O. Oertley
Executive Director
Leadership Music

Randall W. Parham
Principal
Southeast Venture

T. Lyn Plantinga
Station Manager
NewsChannel 5 Network

Lisa L. Quigley
Chief of Staff
Congressman Jim Cooper’s Office

Benjamin E. Rawlins
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Meharry Medical College

Sarah G. Rochford
President
Nashville Area Junior Chamber of Commerce

Jason B. Rogers
Vice President & Legal Counsel
Belmont University

Gregory A. Sandfort
President & Chief Merchandising Officer
Tractor Supply Company

Patricia G. Shea
President
YWCA of Middle Tennessee

John M. Steele
Senior Vice President
Hospital Corporation of America

LoLlita D. Toney
President, CABLE Nashville
Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist, Astra Zeneca

A. Michele Toungette
President-Elect
Junior League of Nashville

Nancy A. Vincent
Of Counsel
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz

Hedy M Weinberg
Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee

Spencer Wiggins
Vice President of People Services, Community Education Partners
President, Tennessee State University Foundation