Meet our Board of Directors
Guiding the Urban League of Middle Tennessee and advancing our mission to provide direct services that impact and improve the lives of thousands in underserved communities across Middle Tennessee.
VALINDA BURKS
Board Chair
Agent/Owner
State Farm Insurance
SHAWN HURLEY
Board Vice Chair
Regional Vice President
Enterprise Holdings
DAVITA TAYLOR
Board Secretary
Chief Procurement Officer Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
JULIAN FLOURNOY
Board Treasurer
Vice President/Community Development Officer
Wilson Bank and Trust
JAZMYN DAIGLE
YP President
ARCO/Murray
MANUCH AKBARI
Board Member
Retired College Professor
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HERBERT BROWN
Board Member
Community & Citizenship Director Turner Construction Company
VALERIE
FRANKLIN-HERNANDEZ
Board Member
AIA, NOMA, NCARB
Sr. Associate Project Manager, Moody Nolan
BRENDA GILMORE
Board Member
Retired State Senator
Tennessee General Assembly
KIMBERLY
SASSER-HAYDEN
Board Member
Comcast
DR. JAMES McINTYRE
Board Member
Dean of the College of Education and Assistant Provost for Academic Excellence
Belmont University
DEREK JONES
Board Member
Vice President
Global Transportation Safety
TOM JONES
Board Member
Senior Project Executive Messer Constructions, Co.
ANN HATCHER
Board Member
Senior Consultant
Thrivence
PAMELA MAGEE
Board Member
First Acceptance Corporation
KEISHIA MASHORE
Board Member
HR Business Partner Director UPS/Midsouth District & Delta Coast Territory
MISHA MAYNARD
Board Member
Pastor of Operations
Cathedral of Praise
Church of God in Christ
JAMES MCCARROLL
Board Member
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church
DEBORAH OLESHANSKY
Board Member
Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville
RYAN SLEDGE
Board Member
Vice President
Workforce Health & Safety
HCA Healthcare
VAMSI POLAVERAPU
Board Member
Vice President
of Enterprise Technology
Jackson National Life Ins. Co.
MESHAN SMITH
Board Member
Financial Strategist
Henderson Financial Group, LLC​
CHANDRA VASSER
Board Member
Vice President/Diversity Equity & InclusionNissan Group of the Americas
SHANTAVIA WEBB
Board Member
Nashville Division HR Leader Kroger Nashville Division
DR. JONANNAH WILLIAMS
Board Member
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development
Nashville State Community College
HOWARD GENTRY, JR.
Board Member
Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County
Twentieth Judicial District
Metropolitan Government of Nashville
DEANA IVEY
Board Member
President & CEO
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation