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Angie Adams
President & CEO, PENCIL
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Kent Adams
Former President & CEO (Retired), Caterpillar Financial
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Tim Adams
President & CEO, Ascension Saint Thomas, Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Tennessee
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Jacky Akbari
Managing Principal, Worthington Advisory
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Will Alexander
Chief Revenue Officer, Nashville Soccer Club
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Burkley Allen
Council Member At-Large, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Glenn Allison
VP, Enterprise Infrastructure Services, Cloud, & Data Analytics, Tractor Supply Company
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Rogers Anderson
Mayor, Williamson County
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John Aron
President & CEO, The Pasta Shoppe
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Khalil Arnold
Manager, Arnold's Country Kitchen
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Rod Arnold
Chief Marketing Officer, Soles4Souls
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Cindy Baier
President & CEO, Brookdale Senior Living
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Jim Bartoo
Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Nashville Zoo
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Dr. Adrienne Battle
Director of Schools, Metro Nashville Public Schools
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Katina Beard
CEO, Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc.
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Margaret Behm
Attorney, Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella
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Corinne Bergeron
Vice President, Programs, The Frist Foundation
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Bob Bernstein
Owner, Bongo Java
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Lyndi Berrones
Northern Middle Tennessee Regional Director, Department of Economic & Community Development
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Lee Blank
Middle TN Market Executive & Regional Private Wealth Executive, Regions Bank
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Dr. Dan Boone
President, Trevecca Nazarene University
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LaDonna Boyd
President, CEO & Chairman, R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
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David Briggs
Regional President, Fifth Third Bank
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David Briley
Former Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson
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Paige Brown
Mayor, City of Gallatin
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Christiane Buggs
Board Member, Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education
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Judge Sheila Calloway
Juvenile Court Judge, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Juliana Ospina Cano
Executive Director, Conexión Américas
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Scott Carey
Shareholder, Baker Donelson
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Bill Carpenter
Founder, LifePoint
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Molly Cate
Founding Partner & Chief Innovation Officer, Jarrard Inc.
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Hal Cato
President & CEO, Community Foundation
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Chef Maneet Chauhan
Owner, Morph Hospitality Group
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Apryl Childs-Potter
President & CEO, Nashville Health Care Council
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Dr. Andre Churchwell
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs, Vanderbilt University & Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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JC Curleigh
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Agenia Clark
President & CEO, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee
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State Representative John Ray Clemmons
District 55, State of Tennessee
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Deputy Commissioner Toby Compton
Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance, State of Tennessee
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Katie Cour
President & CEO, Nashville Public Education Foundation
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Gari Cowan
Manager of Global Recruiting, Caterpillar Financial
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Jaynee Day
Former President & CEO (Retired), Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
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Karl Dean
Former Mayor, Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Alfred Degrafinreid II
President & CEO, Leadership Tennessee
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Marty Dickens
Chairman, Music City Center Authority
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Chancellor Daniel Diermeier
Vanderbilt University
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David Dill
President & CEO, LifePoint Health
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Chief John Drake
Chief of Police, Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Commissioner Butch Eley
Department of Finance & Administration, State of Tennessee
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Phil Ellenburg
President & CEO, Faith Family Medical Center
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Rod Essig
Music Agent, Creative Artists Agency
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David Ewing
Founder, Nashville History On Tour
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Commissioner Mark Ezell
Department of Tourist Development, State of Tennessee
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Rashed Fakhruddin
Director of Community Partnerships, Islamic Center of Nashville
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Monica Fawknotson
Executive Director, Metro Nashville Sports Authority
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Dana Ferguson
Business Development Consultant for Northern Middle Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development.
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Dr. Bob Fisher
President, Belmont University
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Mignon Francois
Founder & CEO, The Cupcake Collection
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Sherry Franklin
Director of Sales & Marketing, Renaissance Nashville Hotel
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Darrell Freeman
Founder & Executive Managing Director, Zycron Inc.
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Bobby Frist
Co-Founder & CEO, HealthStream, Inc.
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Council Member Jennifer Gamble
District 3, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Gary Gaston
CEO, Civic Design Center
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Howard Gentry
Criminal Court Clerk, Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Dr. Sharon Gentry
District 1 Board Member, Metro Nashville Public School Board of Education
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Dr. Ricki Gibbs
Principal, Warner Arts Magnet Elementary
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Brenda Gilmore
Tennessee State Senator, Tennessee General Assembly
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Dr. Glenda Glover
President, Tennessee State University
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Max Goldberg
Co-Owner, Strategic Hospitality
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Marcela Gomez
Founding Partner, Culture Shift Team
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Randy Goodman
Chairman & CEO, Sony Music Nashville
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Jo Ann Graves
Former Gallatin Mayor, Former Tennessee State Senator and Retired CEO, Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee
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Nathan Green
Vice-Chancellor for Government & Community Relations, Vanderbilt University
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Howard Greenstone
Founder & Partner, Red Pebbles Hospitality
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Jeff Haithcoat
Vice President of Acquisitions & Expansions, Vaco
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Daron Hall
Sheriff, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
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Tre Hargett
Secretary of State, State of Tennessee
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Clifton Harris
President & CEO, Urban League of Middle Tennessee
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Jim Hawk
Executive Director, Neighbor 2 Neighbor
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Cindy Hazen
Founder, Sales Executives
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Edward Henley III
Principal & Project Executive, Pillars Development
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Sean Henry
President & CEO, Nashville Predators
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Starr Herrman
Director of Consulting, Nashville Hub
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Henry Hicks
President & CEO, National Museum of African American Music
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Chris Holmes
President & CEO, FirstBank
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Anthony Holt
Mayor, Sumner County
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Tony Holt
Chief Development Officer, Cushion Employer Services
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Hayley Hovious
President & CEO, Nashville Health Care Council
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Emily House
Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission
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Tari Hughes
CEO, Center for Nonprofit Management
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Shanna Singh Hughey
President, ThinkTennessee
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Randall Hutto
Mayor, Wilson County
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Dr. Shanna L. Jackson
President, Nashville State Community College
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Dr. Shubhada Jagasia
President & CEO, Saint Thomas Hospital, Midtown & West
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Kim James
Executive Director, Young Leaders Council
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Darren Jernigan
District 60, Tennessee House of Representatives
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David Johnson
VP, Production Engineering & New Model Quality, Nissan North America, Inc.
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Dr. Gregory Jones
President, Belmont University
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Amy Joyner
Community Philanthropist & Activist
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Chris Karbowiak
Executive Vice President, Vice-Chair, Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Risk Officer, Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
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Nancy Keil
President & CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
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Lucy Kempf
Executive Director, Planning, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Bill Ketron
Mayor, Rutherford County
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Jamie Lee
Chief Operating Officer, Nashville Healthcare Council
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Mark Lenz
President, Tennessee College of Applied Technology
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Ken Levitan
Founder & Co-President, Vector Management
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State Representative Harold Love Jr.
District 58, State of Tennessee
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Kenyatta Lovett
Assistant Commissioner of Workforce Services, Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development
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Dr. Randy Lowry
President, Lipscomb University
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Wanda Lyle
Managing Director & General Manager, UBS Business Solutions Center Nashville (Retired)
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Andy Marshall
Owner, A. Marshall Hospitality
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Bert Mathews
Executive Vice President & Partner, The Mathews Company & Colliers International
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Lonnell Matthews, Jr.
Juvenile Court Clerk, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Sergio Martinez-Beltran
Political Reporter, WPLN & Nashville Public Radio
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Rob McCabe
Board Chairman, Pinnacle Financial Partner
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Jeff McCord
Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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Mary Ann McCready
President, Flood Bumstead McCready & McCarthy
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Neil McDonald
Regional Consultant, Tenessee Valley Authority.
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Janet Meek
Funder, JSMAssociates,
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Jill Melton
Editor, Edible Nashville
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Bob Mendes
Council Member-At-Large, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
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Sabina Mohyuddin
Executive Director, American Muslim Advisory Council
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Ken Moore
Mayor, City of Franklin
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Kendall Morales
Director of Events & Sales, TomKats Hospitality
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Lauren Morales
Chief Operating Officer, TomKats Hospitality
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Tom Morales
CEO, TomKats Hospitality
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Erik Moses
President, Nashville Superspeedway
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Brian Moyer
CEO & President, Greater Nashville Technology Council
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Stacey Nickens
Assistant Vice President Corporate Communications, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
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Pat Nolan
Political Analyst, Inside Politics
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Bob Obrohta
Executive Director, Tennessee College Access & Success Network
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Freddie O'Connell
District 19 Council Member, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson
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Robert Oermann
Music Journalist, Author & Historian
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Kent Oliver
Library Director, Nashville Public Library
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Tim Ozgener
President, CEO & Co-Founder, OZ Arts Nashville
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Joe Pitts
Mayor, City of Clarksville
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George Plaster
Sports Radio Host, Nashville Sports Radio
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Dr. Gracie Porter
MNPS Chair (Retired), Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
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Matia Powell
Executive Director, CivicTN
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Bill Purcell
Former Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Scott Ramsey
President & CEO, Nashville Sports Council
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Nate Rau
Reporter, Tennessee Lookout
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Colin Reed
CEO & Chairman, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
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Dr. Carol Rothstein
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Nashville State Community College
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Marla Rye
President, Workforce Essentials
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Alex Hughes Sadler
Training and Development Consultant, Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Ron Samuels
Vice Chairman, Pinnacle Financial Partners
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Shannon Sanders
Executive Director, Creative, BMI
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Jim Schmitz
Nashville Market Leader, Elliott Davis
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John Schroer
Former Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Transportation
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Jim Schulman
Vice Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Dr. Penny Schwinn
Education Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Education
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Brittany Sever
Senior Director, Diversity & Talent Strategy, Asurion
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Lori Shinton
President & CEO, Hands On Nashville
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Stephanie Silverman
Executive Director, The Belcourt Theatre
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Dee Anna Smith
CEO, Sarah Cannon
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Butch Spyridon
President & CEO, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp
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Charles Starks
President & CEO, Music City Center
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Frank Stevenson
Associate Vice President & Dean of Students, Tennessee State University
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Amanda Stone
CEO, A&M Agency
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Joy Styles
District 32 Council Member, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
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Zulfat Suara
Council Member-At-Large, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson
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Marie Sueing
Chief Diversity Officer, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp
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Director Chief William Swann
Nashville Fire Department
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Buddy Teaster
CEO, Soles4Souls
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Deniece Thomas
Deputy Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development
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Sandra Timberlake
Reconnect Navigator, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
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Council Member Kyonzte Toombs
District 2, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Sarah Trahern
CEO, Country Music Association
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Claire Tucker
Founding President & CEO Emerita, CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc.
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Tina Tuggle
Vice President of Community Impact, Tennessee Titans
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Jennifer Turner
President & CEO, Tennessee Performing Arts Center
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Steve Turner
Founder (Retired), Marketstreet Enterprises
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Sara Beth Urban
President & CEO, HospitalityTN
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Alan Valentine
President & CEO, Nashville Symphony (Retired)
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Nancy VanReece
District 8 Council Member, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
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Deborah Varallo
Owner & President, Varallo Public Relations
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Caroline Vincent
Executive Director, Metro Nashville Arts Commission
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Dennis Waggoner
Vice President of Strategic Customers, BG Staffing
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Beverly Watts
Former Executive Director, Tennessee Human Rights Commission (Retired)
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Liz Welker
Director of Talent & Employment Branding, Tractor Supply Company
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Justin Wilson
Comptroller Emeritus, Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury
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Joe Woolley
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Jeff Yarbro
State Senator, Tennessee General Assembly
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Carol Yochem
President, First Horizon Bank, Middle TN Regional
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Caroline Young
Vice President of Partnership Development, Frist Cressey Ventures
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