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
Julian Flournoy
Board Treasurer
Vice President/Community Development Officer
Wilson Bank and Trust
Burley Nelson
Board Secretary
Senior Vice-President
Human Resources
Acceptance Insurance
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Herbert Brown
Young Professional President
Community & Citizenship Director
Turner Construction Company
Shantavia Webb
Nashville Division
HR Leader
Kroger Nashville Division
Hon. Brenda Gilmore
Retired 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
Misha Maynard
Pastor of Operations
Cathedral of Praise
Church of God in Christ
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Dr. Shanna Jackson
President
Nashville State Community College
Leslie Newman
DeWayne Scott
Karolyn Perry
Associate
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis
Manuch Akbari
Retired College Professor
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.
Ann Hatcher
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.
Meshan Smith
Financial Strategist
Henderson Financial Group, LLC
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Chandra Vasser
Vice President/
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Nissan Group of the Americas
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Keishia Mashore
HR Business Partner Director UPS/Midsouth District &
Delta Coast Territory