Leadership Memphis Announces 2019 Executive Program Class
The 40th Anniversary Class Reflects a Diverse Group of Experienced Leaders Who Are Ready to Make a Difference in the Community
MEMPHIS, Tenn., August 27, 2018 – Leadership Memphis, whose mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community, is proud to announce the Executive Program Class of 2019, as part of its 40th Anniversary year. The diverse group of eighty executives is comprised of experienced leaders across multiple community spectrums, including business, nonprofit, government, education, faith, neighborhoods, and professionals. Leadership Memphis executives comprise a powerful forum for understanding the strengths and challenges of our metro area, exploring the importance of collaboration, and demonstrating the power collective impact has to take Memphis to the next level. The Leadership Memphis’ 40th Anniversary class is not only a celebration of the accomplishments of the organization’s 4,000 alumni, but also a renewed commitment to developing future classes of community leaders to promote positive change.
“I am very excited about our 2019 Executive Program Class,” said David Williams, Leadership Memphis President/CEO. “These are some of the best and brightest leaders in Memphis and I could not think of a more talented group to lead us into the next 40 years.”
Since 1979, Leadership Memphis has continually developed new ways to connect and create more effective community leaders. Leadership Memphis develops community change agents, connects them with others who have a passion to serve, and empowers them with information and opportunities to make a difference.
2019 Executive Program Class:
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Company |
| George | Abbott | Director of External Affairs | Memphis River Parks Partnership |
| Imad | Abdullah | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel | Regional One Health |
| Teresa | Barnhill | Senior Director, Marketing Strategy | ALSAC / St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Nikia | Bell | Vice President, Operations | Regional One Health |
| Floyd | Benson | Vice President of Operations | Memphis in May International Festival, Inc. |
| Terry | Blue | Vice President, Operations | Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority |
| Shirley | Bondon | Executive Director | Aging Commission of the Mid-South |
| Regina Ann | Campbell | Chief Program Officer | Epicenter |
| Christopher | Capel | Director of Collective Impact & Continuous Quality Improvement | Communities in Schools of Memphis |
| Nicole | Cody | HR Director, Global Manufacturing | International Paper |
| Jan | Coleman | Member – Board of Trustees | Memphis Museums, Inc. |
| Michelle | Couch | Senior Vice President | Patriot Bank |
| Rita | Cowans | Vice President, Internal Audit | FedEx |
| Holli | Cox | Manager, Tactical Planning & Engineering | FedEx Services |
| Joanna | Crangle | Market President & Publisher | Memphis Business Journal |
| Jill | Crocker | Executive Director | Ronald McDonald House Charities – Memphis |
| Catherine | Cushinberry | Vice President / Executive Director | City Year Memphis |
| Andy | Davis | Business Manager | Turner Construction |
| Michael | Deutsch | Managing Director | United Capital Financial Advisors, LLC |
| Mike | Donoghue | Senior Vice President, Global Marketing | Smith & Nephew |
| Cristina | Duncan | Senior Vice President – Administrative Director of Nursing | OR Nurses Nationwide / Travel Nurses, Inc. |
| Shirley | Ford | Chief Financial Officer | City of Memphis |
| Mary | Freeman | Director of Government Relations | Baptist Memorial Health Care |
| Jason | Gillum | President / CEO | Millennium Search |
| Kristie | Giompoletti-Shamoun | Director of Key Account Sales | WMC Action News 5 |
| Denise Nichole | Greer | Human Resources Manager | Cummins |
| Jamie | Griffin | Agency Manager | Memphis Public Library |
| Tracy | Hall | President | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
| Jason | Handel | Global Sales Director | International Paper |
| Jarvis | Harris | Chief Information Officer | Christ Community Health Services |
| Tanya | Hart | Senior Vice President, Total Rewards | First Tennessee Bank / First Horizons |
| John | Hartney | Staff Vice President & Assistant Treasurer | FedEx Corporation |
| Michael | Hooks, Jr. | Chief Executive Officer | Allworld Project Management |
| Charles | Jabbour | Director of Finance | Memphis Management Group, LLC |
| Lin | Johnson III | Chief Financial Officer | Shelby County Schools |
| Eddie | Jones Jr. | County Commissioner | Shelby County Board of Commissioners |
| Monica | Jordan | Program Director, Office of Schools | Shelby County Schools |
| Romeo | Khazen | Director of Player Development & Asian Marketing | Caesars Entertainment |
| James | Kirkwood | Executive Director | Memphis Christian Pastors Network |
| Justin | Lawhead | Dean of Students | University of Memphis |
| JT | Malasri | Owner | Malasri Engineering, PLLC |
| Lane | McKinney | Senior Director – Financial & Data Operations | ALSAC / St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Natalie | McKinney | Executive Director | Whole Child Strategies, Inc. |
| David | Mills | Director, Health Sciences, Government Relations & Advocacy | University of Tennessee |
| Melisa | Moore | Member | Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC |
| Robbin Christi | Mouton | Sr. Manager, Operations Excellence | The Hershey Company |
| Larkin | Myers | Vice President | Tioga Environmental Consultants Inc. |
| Michael | Newsome | Chief Operating Officer | S2N Design |
| Jennifer | Oswalt | President | Downtown Memphis Commission |
| Boris | Penchion | President | Carter O’Neal Logistics |
| Natalia | Powers | Chief Communications Officer | Shelby County Schools |
| Victoria | Ragland | Senior Vice President | Pinnacle Financial Partners |
| Brian | Raiteri | Senior Vice President / Consumer Banking Manager | Regions Bank |
| Gary | Rosenfeld | Chief Executive Officer | Memphis Area Transit Authority |
| Al | Ross | Director of Enlisted Distribution Division | U.S. Navy / Navy Personnel Command |
| Mark | Russell | Executive Editor | The Commercial Appeal |
| Shawn Karol | Sandy | Chief Revenue Officer | The Selling Agency |
| Kathleen | Seerup | Vice President, Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer | LeBonheur Children’s Hospital / Methodist LeBonheur Health Care |
| Rosario | Selabe | Site Director | Las Americas Youth Development Center |
| Knox | Shelton | Executive Director | Literacy Mid-South |
| Amy | Simpson | Senior Director, Corporate Communications | TruGreen |
| Alexandra | Sinkular | Partner | Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck PLC |
| Lori | Spicer Robertson | Chief Communications & Engagement Officer | United Way of the Mid-South |
| Candace | Steele Flippin | Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer | First Horizon National Corporation |
| Frank | Stuppy | Senior Vice President | Independent Bank |
| Sandra | Summers | Pastor of Innovation & Formation | Lindenwood Christian Church |
| Mark | Thompson | Partner | V2 Media |
| Victor | Torres | President | Huntington Properties, LLC. |
| Ted | Townsend | Chief Economic Development & Government Relations Officer | University of Memphis |
| Sasidhar | Vadapalli | Engineering Program Manager | Medtronic |
| Karen | Waites | Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Sedgwick |
| Melvin | Watkins, Jr. | Pastor | Mt. Vernon Baptist Church |
| Marvin | White | Manager, FedEx.com Planning & Innovation | FedEx |
| Jacquline | Wicks-Callahan | Administrative Director, Security Department | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Andrea | Wiley | Director of Account Management | DCA – Doug Carpenter & Associates |
| Rosalyn | Willis | President | City of Memphis & Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency |
| Renée | Wilson-Simmons | Executive Director | ACE Awareness Foundation |
| Mark | Yates | Chief Vision Officer | Black Business Association of Memphis |
| Tim | Yeoward | Senior Director, Infrastructure & Support | ALSAC / St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Paul | Young | Director, Office of Housing & Community Development | City of Memphis |