2023 Leadership Awards Luncheon

2023 Leadership Awards Luncheon

 

Leadership Memphis is proud to host the 2023 Leadership Awards Luncheon! The luncheon will take place on March 3, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Renasant Convention Center. A special thank you to our sponsors Regional One Health and TVA!

Each year, we honor community leaders and businesses who exemplify the true meaning of collective impact through our Kate Gooch Leader of the Year, Distinguished Alumni of the Year, and Community Champion of the Year awards.

Co-Chairs for the 2023 Leadership Memphis Awards are:

Nikia Bell, Vice President of Operations, Regional One Health
Leadership Memphis Board Member

Patrice Robinson, Memphis City Council Member, District 3
Leadership Memphis Board Member

Leadership Memphis also recognizes 10 individuals as Change Makers selected from a list of nominated individuals who are rare and unique forces of positive change.

These dynamic individuals come from various backgrounds and organizations but share a passion for bettering the world around them. Each Change Maker’s work has enhanced the community, uplifted others, and made Memphis a better place. Leadership Memphis considers Change Makers a rare species. While they are mere individuals, they nevertheless change the lives of others through their actions. Each impacts our community in a very big and very positive way. Their work helps enhance the quality of life and livelihoods of others and makes Memphis a better place in the process.

To inquire about being a Table Sponsor, please contact Michelle Dooner at mdooner@leadershipmemphis.org

 

Leadership Memphis is proud to host the 2023 Leadership Awards Luncheon on March 3, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., sponsored by Regional One Health and Tennessee Valley Authority.

Leadership Memphis will honor the following awards:

2023 Award Winners:

Reginald Porter Jr., Senior Vice President, Development and Corporate Social Responsibility, ALSAC as the 2023 Kate Gooch Leader of the Year 

David Williams, Regional Director, Vitalant, as the 2023 Distinguished Alumni of the Year 

Greater Memphis Chamber as the 2023 Community Champion 

2023 Change Makers:

• Sudhir K. Agrawal, CPA, CDFA™, CFP®, Founder and CEO of Ami Financial Group
• Austin Crowder, Founder, Know Your Rights EDU, Commercial Account Executive, Zoom
• Michalyn Easter-Thomas, Founder, Our Grass Our Roots, Memphis City Councilwoman, District 7
• Claudia Haltom, CEO, A Step Ahead Foundation
• David Jordan, President and CEO, Agape Child and Family Services
• The Rev. Dr. Mark Matheny, President of United Methodist Neighborhood Centers of Memphis (UMNCM)
• Dr. Bartholomew Orr, Senior Pastor, Brown Missionary Baptist Church
• Henry Reaves, III, Founder & CEO, Reaves Law Firm
• Sharon Williams, Executive Director, Starting All Over Outreach Resource Center
• Shane Young, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Memphis Inner City Rugby

This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Amy Sample Ward, author of “The Tech That Comes Next, How Changemakers Philanthropists and Technologists Can Build an Equitable World.” Ward is CEO of NTEN, a nonprofit creating a world where missions and movements are more successful through the skillful and equitable use of technology. Following her keynote address, Ward will be joined by Young Wallstreet and Code Crew representatives for a panel discussion around equity in the technology space in Memphis.

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