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