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.

Reginald Gardner
Board Chair
President/CEO
Gardner Synergy Logistics

Shantavia Webb
Nashville Division
HR Leader
Kroger Nashville Division

Manuch Akbari
Retired College Professor

Valinda Burks
Board Secretary
Agent/Owner
State Farm Insurance

Julian Flournoy
Board Treasurer
Vice President
Financial Center Manager
Fifth Third Bank

Hon. Brenda Gilmore
State Senator
Tennessee General Assembly

Shawn Hurley
Regional Vice President
Enterprise Holdings

Derek Jones
Global EHS Director Amazon GSF and Retail
Amazon

Tom Jones
Senior Project Executive
Messer Constructions, Co.
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Catona Love
Sr. Human Resources Director
Comcast Inc., Big South Region | Tennessee Area

Bishop Jerry L. Maynard
Senior Pastor
Cathedral of Praise
Church of God in Christ
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Dr. Shanna Jackson
President
Nashville State Community College
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Burley Nelson
Senior Vice-President
Human Resources
Acceptance Insurance

Dr. Michael T. Nettles
Senior Vice-President of
Edmund W. Gordon
Policy Evaluation & Research Center Education Testing
Services

Karolyn Perry
Associate
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Julia Settles
Project Manager
Leidos, Inc.

Davita Taylor
Chief Procurement Officer
Metropolitan Nashville
Airport Authority

Brandon K. Thompkins
Associate
Smile Direct Club

Pastor James McCarroll
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church

Grant Winrow
Special Assistant to the President
Assistant Dean in Student Affairs
Tennessee State University
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Vamsi Polaverapu
Vice President
of Enterprise Technology
Jackson National Life Ins. Co.

Jeffery T. Webster
President
JW3 Consulting

Butch Spyridon
President
President/CEO
Nashville Convention and
Visitors Bureau

Valerie Franklin
AIA, NOMA, NCARB
Sr. Associate Project Manager
Moody Nolan
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Courtney McKibben
Manager/Energy for B&I
TVA Tennessee Valley Auth.
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Herbert Brown
Young Professional President
Community & Citizenship Director
Turner Construction Company
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