MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 3, 2020 – Leadership Memphis is proud to announce the 83 local leaders that make up the 2021 Executive Class. This diverse group features executives from several professional sectors including business, nonprofit, government, faith, the arts, and more.
“We are thrilled to welcome the 2021 Executive Class,” said Reggie Crenshaw, Interim President/CEO of Leadership Memphis, “These executives have already shown a deep desire to impact Memphis in a positive way and continue the Leadership Memphis tradition of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion while working together for the good of the whole community.”
Over the next nine months, the 2021 Executive Class will complete an immersive virtual program aimed at connecting them to information about the developments and challenges facing Memphis while empowering them to work together for the good of the community.
Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,600 leaders through its programs over the last 41 years. Their alumni include executives of Fortune 500 companies, pastors of some of the oldest congregations in the Mid-South, innovators in the nonprofit world, patrons of the arts, and countless small business leaders that are the lifeblood of Memphis. Those interested in learning more about Leadership Memphis’ programs can go to their website at https://leadershipmemphis.org/.
2021 Executive Program Class:
| First Name | Last Name | Company | Title |
| Rachel | Alkire | Regional One Health Foundation | Director of Development |
| Jen | Andrews | Shelby Farms Park | Executive Director |
| Andrea | Baird | Moore Tech | Chief Administrative Officer |
| Ashil | Bijou | Monogram Foods | Vice President Procurement |
| Robert | Blackwell | AccredoHealth | Director Business Planning |
| T Kevin | Bruce | Bruce Turner Law | Attorney |
| Anthony Jerome | Buckner | Shelby County Sheriff’s Office | Captain/Public Information Officer |
| Austin | Burress | Regions | Mortgage Production Manager |
| Cindy | Cleveland | Diversified Trust | Chief Talent Officer |
| James Robert (Bob) | Cole | First Horizon Advisors | Regional Director |
| Patrick | Collins | Morris Marketing Group | Executive Vice President |
| Broderick | Connesero | The Common Church | Preaching Visionary Pastor |
| Susan | Cooper | Regional One Health | Chief Integration Officer, Senior Vice President |
| Lorelei | Davis | Urban Strategies, Inc. | Case Supervisor |
| Sabrina | Dawson | The Collective Blueprint | Vice President of Programs |
| Marci | Fisher | Baptist Memorial Health Care | Staff Attorney |
| Craig | Gaffin | Smith & Nephew | Vice President & General Manager of Trauma & Extremities |
| Brad | Gates | MLGW | Manager, Lighting and Street Services |
| Danielle | Gore | Epicenter | Program Manager of ZeroTo510 Medical Device Accelerator |
| Emily | Graham | Pfizer | Director, Strategic Initiatives |
| Doreen | Graves | Tennessee Housing Development Agency | West TN Liaison |
| Sherman | Greer | Southwest TN Community College | Executive Director, External Affairs |
| Tiffanie | Grier | Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc. | Programs Officer |
| Kyla | Gutierrez-Guyette | Workforce Investment Network WIN | Executive Director |
| Lori | Guy | Hutchison School | Strategic Communications Director |
| Alexis | Gwin-Miller | Momentum Edge Coaching and Consulting Agency | Executive Director |
| Kelley | Henderson | Catholic Charities | Executive Director |
| Laurie | Hodge | Church Health | Dental Director, Dentist |
| Eldon Eugene | Holliday, III | Memphis Public Library | Central Library Regional Manager |
| Chuck | Hudspeth | Hudspeth Benefits Group | President |
| Rev. Samuel | Husband | New City Memphis | Church Pastor |
| Andre | Jackson | Caesar’s Entertainment- Horseshoe Tunica | Regional Vice President of Hospitality |
| Chet | Jackson | The Works | Director Of Multi-Family Housing |
| Dr. Brodie | Johnson | Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church | Senior Pastor |
| Nicholas | Kapphahn | FedEx Express | Managing Director |
| Rodney | King | Core Spaces | Senior Vice President – Development |
| Dana | Leake | Frontdoor | Sr. Director of Operations |
| Rhonda | Logan | Memphis City Council | City Councilwoman |
| Anton | Mack | Explore Bike Share | Executive Director |
| Sherry | Mackey Clark | Agape Child & Family Services, Inc. | Director of Marketing and Communications |
| James | McCraw | Avison Young | Vice President, Retail Brokerage Services |
| Justin | Merrick | Community Transformation Center | Executive Director |
| Latasha | Mister-Echols | Knowledge Quest | Director of Programs |
| Matt | Mooney | University Clinical Care | Executive Director of Clinical Operations |
| Tina | Moore | Director of Account Management | BCBST |
| Juliette | Moore | Crye Leike Realtors | Realtor |
| Raushanah | Morgan | Shelby County Government | Deputy Director for the Division of Community Services |
| Anna | Mullins-Ellis | New Memphis Institute | President & CEO |
| Jared | Myers | Heights Community Development | Executive Director |
| Tamara | Nolen | MLGW | Manager, Corporate Communications |
| Robbin | Page | FedEx Express | Vice President, Human Resources |
| Cecilia | Palazola | Concord Academy | Executive Director |
| Terence | Patterson | Memphis Education Fund | CEO |
| Jerica Monique | Phillips | Shelby County Schools | Chief of Communications |
| Cathy | Pope | Mid-South Food Bank | CEO |
| Clark | Province | Watkins Uiberall, PLLC | Certified Public Accountants |
| Malcom | Rawls | Peer Power Foundation | COO |
| Dr. Lewis | Reich | Southern College of Optometry | President |
| Derrick | Reives | CareerQuo | Co-Founder & CEO |
| Teri | Rhodes White | Ietal Communication and Design | Founder |
| Larry | Robinson | Kudzukian | CEO |
| Chad | Rounder | Pinnacle Financial Partners | SVP, Business Banking Area Manager |
| Terry | Rush | U.S. Navy | Deputy, Total Force HR and Manpower |
| Michael | Scarbrough | Prospero-Health | President/CEO |
| John Paul | Schaffer | BLDG Memphis | Executive Director |
| Eric | Schmitt | Sedgwick | Global Chief Information Security Officer |
| William | Scott | The Money Spartans Financial Group | President |
| Jenae’ | Scott-Robinson | Gardenview Elementary School | Principal |
| David | Simpson | HopeWorks, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer |
| Bennie | Smith | Smartsoft LLC | Owner |
| Rev. William | Smith, III | Berean Missionary Baptist Church | Pastor |
| Dr. Charles | Snyder | University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Director of Health Disparities Education and Community Engagement |
| Dr. Ed | Stephens | STAR Academy College Preparatory Charter School | Chief Operating Officer |
| Kathleen | Terry-Sharp | CBU | Associate Vice President for Corporate and Foundation Relations |
| Melissa | Thompson | Crye Leike Realtors | Realtor |
| Joia | Thornton | Just City | Program & Partnership Manager |
| Jessie | Tucker | Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare | President – Methodist South Hospital |
| Kyle | Veazey | City of Memphis | Deputy Chief Operating Officer |
| Amy | Ware | CBU | Director of Career Services |
| Tutonial (Toni) | Williams | Shelby County Schools | Chief Financial Officer |
| Camille | Wright | Ampro Industries Inc. | VP Brand Marketing & Communications |
| Sarah Katherine | Wright | The Tennessee Law Center, PLLC | Attorney |