Governance

2012-2013 Alignment Nashville Board of Directors

Alignment Nashville is governed by a Board of Directors that meets quarterly. The Board approves our 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 dedicated area leaders.

Directors:
  • Orrin Ingram – Board Chair, Ingram Industries, President and CEO
  • Christine Bradley – Vanderbilt University, Assistant Vice Chancellor
  • Doug Cahill – ORECK Corporation, CEO
  • Tom Cigarran – Healthways, Inc., Chairman
  • Beth Curley – Nashville Public Television, President
  • The Honorable Karl Dean – Metropolitan Nashville, Mayor
  • Eric Dewey – United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, CEO
  • Rev. Sonnye Dixon – Hobson United Methodist Church, Pastor
  • Margaret Dolan – Ingram Industries, Vice President, Community Relations
  • Vince Durnan – University School of Nashville, Director
  • Robert Fisher – Belmont University, President
  • Kent Fourman – Permanent General Companies, CIO, Operating Board Liaison
  • Howard Gentry – Criminal Court Clerk of Nashville, Davidson County
  • Paul Haynes – Nashville Career Advancement Center, Executive Director
  • Aileen Katcher – KVBPR- Katcher Vaughn & Bailey PR, Founding Partner
  • Bert Mathews – Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board
  • Lonnell Matthews, Jr. – District 1, Metro Council Member
  • Judy McConkey – America’s Promise Alliance Representative
  • Kathy Nevill – EFT Source, Inc., Chief Financial Officer
  • William Paul, MD – Metropolitan Public Health Department, Director
  • Gracie Porter – Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education, Chair
  • Joanne Pulles – HCA Foundation, President
  • Jesse Register – Metro Nashville Public Schools, Director of Schools
  • Ron Samuels – Avenue Bank, President and CEO
  • Ralph Schulz – Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, President
  • George Van Allen – Nashville State Community College, President

Note: * Sydney Rogers – Alignment Nashville, Executive Director

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Alignment Nashville Operating Board as of 09-01-2011

Project implementation is directed by the Alignment Nashville Operating Board & Davidson County P-16 Council, which meets monthly to monitor and approve the progress of the working committees. The Operating Board consists of Chairs and Vice Chairs of committees involved in collaborative initiatives, MNPS administrators, and other prominent non-profit and community leaders supporting public education and promoting children’s health.

Members:
  • Kent Fourman – CIO, Permanent General Companies, Operating Board Chair
  • D’Yuanna Allen, Metro Public Health Dept, Adolescent Sexual Responsibility Chair
  • Lisa Beck, VP School Age Services, YMCA of Middle Tennessee, HEAL Co-Chair
  • Olivia Brown, MNPS, Interim Director Public Information Office, Parent University Chair
  • Reba Bryant, MNPS, Coordinator of Student Health and 504, Primary Care Vice Chair
  • Mary Bufwack, United Neighborhood Health Services, CEO
  • Kathy Floyd-Buggs, District Office Manager, Congressman Jim Cooper’s Office
  • Ann Cumbie, MNPS, Director of School Counseling Services, MNPS Representative
  • Linda DePriest, MNPS, Asst. Supt. for Instructional Support, ASR Vice Chair
  • Rodger Dinwiddie, Center for Youth Issues – STARS, Executive Director
  • Kathy Edson, NPT – Nashville Public Television, Parent University Vice Chair
  • Jennifer Escue, Catholic Charities, Program Coordinator, Refugee & Immigrant Support Svcs Chair
  • Kim Wyche-Etheridge, MD, Metro Public Health Dept., Director of Health, Healthy Starts Chair
  • Shavaun Evans, Community Food Advocates, School Nutrition Vice Chair
  • Cecilia Franklin, MNPS, Coordinator – Homebound Services, Healthy Starts Vice Chair
  • Kimberly Golden, Community Relations Manager, AmeriGroup Community Care
  • Kathy Gracey, Vanderbilt University, Behavioral Health Vice Chair
  • Nicole Chaput-Guiizani, MNPS, Refugee & Immigrant Support Services Vice Chair
  • Laura Hansen, MNPS
  • Kim Harrell, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, HEAL Co-Chair
  • Anne Henderson, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Middle School Vice Chair
  • Kelly Henderson, MNPS, Executive Director of Instruction for High Schools, DCL Chair
  • Tracye Henderson, McGruder Family Resource Center (FRC), Director, Representing Area FRCs
  • Starr Herrman, MNPS, Director, High School Small Learning Communities, HS Academies Chair
  • Marc Hill, Chief Education Officer, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Florence Kidd, MNPS, Pre-Kindergarten Co-Chair
  • Erica Lanier, CIGNA Government Services, Parent Advisory Council Liaison
  • Karen Lefkovitz, MNPS, Exec. Dir. High Schools, 16-24 Year-olds Out of School/Work Vice Chair
  • Dee Gee Lester, Metro Parks, DCL Vice Chair
  • Katherine Louw, Junior League of Nashville
  • Patrick Luther, Nashville Cares, DCL Vice Chair
  • Susan Lyle, MNPS, Coordinated School Health, HEAL Vice Chair
  • Candy Markman, Mayor’s Afterschool Initiatives, Planning Director
  • Darwin Mason, MNPS, Principal Community Adult School
  • Mamie McKenzie, Tennessee Voices for Children, Pre-Kindergarten Vice Chair
  • Lilly Massa-McKinley, Vanderbilt University – Office of Active Citizenship & Service
  • David McNeel, MNPS Educational Consultant
  • Marcy Melvin, Centerstone, Behavioral Health Vice Chair
  • Danielle Mezera, Mayor’s Office of Children & Youth, Director
  • Oscar Miller, Tennessee State University, Professor of Social Work/Sociology
  • Peter Millet, Tennessee State University, Dean of Education
  • Erica Mitchell, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
  • Jay Nelson, MNPS, School Nutrition Chair
  • John Norris, MNPS, GST Consulting, Culture Re-Tooling and Training
  • Kelly Noser, Kelly Noser Consulting, Program Evaluator
  • Phil Orr, United Way, Senior Vice President
  • Carol Martin-Osorio, Nashville State Community College, Dean of Students
  • Phyllis Phillips, MNPS, Pre-Kindergarten Co-Chair
  • Lisa Pote, Center for Non-Profit Management
  • Bill Rochford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, SLC Vice Chair
  • Denise Rollins, MNPS, Director of SEL, Behavioral Health Chair
  • Judy Rye, Martha O’Bryan Center, Adult Ed., 16-24 Year-olds Out of School/Work Chair
  • Jackie Shrago, MNPS, Middle School Chair
  • Melissa Spradlin, Book ’Em, CEO, Elementary Oversight Vice Chair
  • Jay Steele, MNPS, Associate Superintendent, High School Committee Chair
  • Tina Stenson, MNPS Research
  • Sally Underwood, Junior League of Nashville
  • Verda Stewart, MNPS, Parent University Event Planning
  • Gini Pupo-Walker, MNPS, Director of Parent Involvement & Community Services
  • Mary Walker, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Vice President of Programs
  • Betsy Walkup, Community Foundation of Middle TN, Childcare Taskforce Chair
  • Whitney Weeks, Vanderbilt University Center for Nashville Studies
  • Todd Wigginton, MNPS, Coordinator-Social Studies I, Elementary Oversight Chair
  • Michelle Wilcox, MNPS, High School Options and Pathways to Postsecondary Chair
  • Connie Williams, PENCIL Foundation, Executive Director, SLC Vice Chair
  • Gail Carr Williams, VU Community, Neighborhood, & Government Relations, Assistant Director
  • Rev. Neely Williams, IMF/Peniel Initiative, Director, Pathways to Postsecondary Vice Chair
  • Ellen Zinkiewicz, NCAC, Manager Youth Council, High School Options Vice Chair

Staff:
  • Jenn Ball, Graphics Designer, Alignment Nashville
  • Glen L. Biggs, Associate Director, Alignment Nashville
  • Sandra Harris, Art2STEM Program Manager, Alignment Nashville
  • Melissa Jaggers, Associate Executive Director, Alignment Nashville
  • Anthony Johnson, America’s Promise Collaborative Coordinator, Alignment Nashville
  • Diane Long, Grants Developer, Alignment Nashville
  • Sydney Rogers, Executive Director, Alignment Nashville
  • Angela Sandoval, Event Support, Alignment Nashville
  • Bob Teague, Office Manager, Alignment Nashville
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