Community Leaders

Former Mayor Megan Barry

Council Member At-Large Bob Mendes
Council Member At-Large Zulfat Suara
Council Member District 1 Jonathan Hall
Council Member District 2 Kyonzte Toombs
Council Member District 5 Sean Parker
Council Member District 7 Emily Benedict
Council Member District 8 Nancy VanReece
Council Member District 13 Russ Bradford
Council Member District 19 Freddie O’Connell
Council Member District 30 Sandra Sepulveda

Register of Deeds Karen Johnson
Chief Public Defender Martesha Johnson
MNPS Board Chair Christiane Buggs
MNPS Board Member Gini Pupo-Walker
MNPS Board Member John Little

Civil Rights Activist and Educator Gloria McKissack

Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

Angela Crane Jones - Small Business Leader
Bill McClesky - Mitech Partners, LLC
Brittany Cole - Career Thrivers
Carlos Partee - The Nashville Black Market
Charlotte Miller - Yay Yay’s on Jefferson
Chef Keith Batts - Chef Batts Catering, LLC
Christina Afotey - Threads By Dreads
Christy Pruitt-Haynes – Management Consultant
Courtney Hale - Super Money Kids Co.
Danielle McGee - Black Business Boom
Delbrita Greene – Premier Funeral & Cremation Services
Derrick “Moe” Moore - Slim & Husky’s Pizza and Beeria / NKA Gallery / EG & MC
Domonique Townsend – We Optimize Work
Dr. Eddie Hamilton - ICON Pediatrics
Elisheba Mrozik - One Drop Ink Tattoo Parlor
Dr. Isaac Addae - Pivot Tech School / Addae and Company
Jeff McGruder - Citizen’s Bank and Trust
Jenn Brinn - Brinnovate Digital
Jennifer Sheets - Coffee Shop Owner
John Dyke – The Turnip Truck
Joshua Mundy - Pivot Tech School
Kathy Leslie - Shugga Hi Bakery & Café
Kevin & Jade Brazile - 80/20 Fitness
Kysa Smith – ADE Consulting
Dr. Lakisha Simmons - Lakisha Simmons, Inc.
Marcus Buggs – Coneheads / Plane Jane
Monchierè Holmes-Jones - MOJO Marketing & PR
Nichole Nunn - Flash Me Xperience
Nielah Burnett - Inner G Juice & Yoga
Paula Farmer – Core Value Leadership Consulting
Robert “Black Rob” Higgins - Minerva Avenue / WKND Hang Suite
Robert Sherrill - Imperial Cleaning Systems/ iStudio
Sha Odom - Rainbow Nutrition
Spencer Bowers - Bowers Strategies
Stephen & Melanie Smith - Party360º Photo Booth Co.
Sunny Bray – Catalyst Collective
Telisha & Chris Cobb - Exit/In
Terri Ligon - Ligon’s Barbershop
Tristan Pleasant - Legal Shield
Dr. Turner Nashe - Recover-Health, LLC
Will Radford - The Local Distro

Faith Leaders

Rev. Jennifer Bailey
Pastor Keith Caldwell
Rev. Dr. Judy Cummings
Rev. Joe Ella Darby
Revs. Kaki & Bill Friskics-Warren
Rev. Alisha Haddock
Rev. Lisa Hammonds
Rev. Cherisna Jean-Marie
Rev. Eugene Se’Bree
Rev. Dr. Kelly Miller Smith, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Amy Steele
Rev. Nicole Tolliver
Rev. Joe Tribble
Pastor James Turner, II
Rev. Tara Williams
Rev. Kelli X