Governance
Board of Directors
Alignment Nashville is governed by a Board of Directors that meets semi-annually. The Board approves AN’s budget and works to secure long-term funding for AN. The Board of Directors includes the Mayor, the Director of Schools, the President/CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, university presidents, non-profit leaders, business leaders, philanthropists and other city leaders.
- Orrin Ingram, Board Chair, Former Vice Chairman, Education, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Business Leader
- Tom Cigarran, Operating Board Chair, Chairman & CEO, Healthways, Inc.
- Sydney Rogers, Executive Director, Alignment Nashville
- Dr. Colleen Conway-Welch, Vanderbilt University
- Beth Curley, Nashville Public Television
- The Honorable Karl Dean, Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County
- Diane Neighbors, Vice Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County
- Rodger Dinwiddie, Executive Director, Center for Youth Issues
- Rev. Sonnye Dixon, Pastor, Hobson United Methodist Church
- Margaret Dolan, Ingram Industries
- Robert Fisher, President, Belmont University
- Ron Samuels, Chairman, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Howard Gentry, Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
- Paul Haynes, Executive Director, Nashville Career Advancement Center
- Chris Henson, Interim Director, Metro Nashville Public Schools
- Dr. Melvin Johnson, President, Tennessee State University
- Phil Orr, Senior Vice President, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
- Dr. William Paul, Metro Public Health
- Joanne Pulles, HCA Foundation
- Ralph Schulz, President, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Brian Shipp, CEO, Amerigroup Community Care
- Dr. George Van Allen, President, Nashville State Community College
- David Fox, Chair, Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education
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