Leadership Memphis

Author: Patrick Collins

  • Leadership Memphis Announces Leadership Award Winners and 2022 Change Makers

    Leadership Memphis Announces Leadership Award Winners and 2022 Change Makers

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., February 28, 2022 – Leadership Memphis announced its Kate Gooch Leader of the Year, Distinguished Alumni of the Year, Community Champion, and their 2022 Change Makers today. These honorees will be recognized during the March 11 virtual Leadership Awards Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. The event is free and open to anyone who RSVPs on the Leadership Memphis website at https://www.inovativewebsolutions.agency/leadership/events/leadership-awards-luncheon-2022/.

    “Leadership Memphis is honored to be able to recognize some of the leaders that have made a tremendous difference in our city. Our award winners, along with this year’s Change Makers, exemplify our organization’s mission of making a lasting, positive impact on Memphis for the good of all communities,” said Reggie Crenshaw, President and CEO of Leadership Memphis.

    Leadership Awards Recipients

    • Kate Gooch Leader of the Year
      • Doug McGowen, Chief Operations Officer, City of Memphis
    • Distinguished Alumni of the Year
      • Valerie Morris Bearup, President and CEO, Morris Marketing Group
    • Community Champion
      • City of Memphis
      • Collage Dance Collective

    2022 Change Makers

    • Dr. Reginald Boyce, Senior Pastor, Riverside Missionary Baptist Church
    • Briggette S. Green, President/Managing Member, TopCat Masonry Contractors LLC
    • Edith Kelly-Green, Founder and Member, KGR Group
    • Heidi Kuhn, Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk, Shelby County, Tennessee
    • Dr. Jon McCullers, Pediatrician-in-Chief, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, COO, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health and Science Center
    • Dr. Denise Mustiful-Martin, Founder and Owner, Periodontal Specialists of Memphis
    • Michael Scruggs, Powerlines Site Coordinator (Whitehaven), Agape Child and Family Services
    • Dr. Stacy L. Spencer, Senior Pastor, New Direction Christian Church
    • Rhonda Lambert Treadwell, Executive Director, Dress for Success Memphis
    • Dr. Bobby White, Founder and CEO, Frayser Community Schools

    Leadership Memphis considers Change Makers to be rare and unique forces of positive change. These dynamic individuals come from various backgrounds and organizations but share a common passion for bettering the world around them. Each Change Maker’s work has enhanced the community, uplifted other people, and made Memphis a better place. This year’s Change Makers were part of a large pool of nominees submitted by the public, reviewed by a panel of judges, and 10 were selected to be 2022 honorees.

    In addition to the awards, Johnny Taylor, CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), will be the Keynote Speaker of the 2022 Leadership Awards Luncheon. As CEO of SHRM, Taylor oversees an organization with 300,000 members across 165 countries and is charged with being a global leader on the future of employment, leadership, and workplace culture. Taylor will be speaking about resetting with your workplace team and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The Leadership Awards Luncheon will honor some of the Mid-South’s most impactful leaders during a virtual ceremony Friday, March 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event is free and open to anyone who would like to attend. Those interested just need to RSVP on the Leadership Memphis website at leadershipmemphis.org.

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    Leadership Memphis announced Doug McGowen, Chief Operations Officer, City of Memphis as their 2022 Kate Gooch Leader of the Year.

     

     

     

     

     

    Leadership Memphis announced Valerie Morris Bearup, President and CEO, Morris Marketing Group as their 2022 Distinguished Alumni of the Year.

     

     

     

     

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland will accept the Leadership Memphis 2022 Community Champion award on behalf of the City of Memphis.

     

     

     

     

     

    Marcellus Harper, Executive Director of Collage Dance Collective, will accept the Leadership Memphis 2022 Community Champion award on behalf of Collage Dance Collective.

     

     

     

     

     

    Leadership Memphis announced Johnny Taylor, CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, will be the Keynote Speaker for their 2022 Leadership Awards Luncheon.

    About Leadership Memphis:

    Leadership Memphis is a non-profit, community leadership development organization. Its mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community. Originally founded in 1979 as The Memphis Institute of Public Responsibility, Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,900 leaders from its programs. For more information, please visit LeadershipMemphis.org.

    About Volunteer Memphis:

    Volunteer Memphis builds capacity for effective volunteering and connecting people with opportunities to serve throughout Memphis and Shelby County. The organization helps individuals, families, corporate teams, and community groups strengthen Memphis and the Mid-South through service at more than 300 nonprofit organizations and schools. Our volunteers are at work every day of the year, tutoring and mentoring children, helping individuals and families make pathways out of poverty, improving our Memphis and Shelby County environment, and more. Volunteer Memphis is an affiliate of the Hands-On Network, an association of 250 volunteer service organizations across 16 countries and an action Initiative of Leadership Memphis. For more information, please visit VolunteerMemphis.org.

  • HR Expert to Headline 2022 Leadership Memphis Awards Luncheon

    HR Expert to Headline 2022 Leadership Memphis Awards Luncheon

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. – February 15, 2022 – Leadership Memphis announced Johnny Taylor, CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), will be the Keynote Speaker of the 2022 Leadership Awards Luncheon. The March 11 virtual luncheon will honor the 2022 Change Makers along with the 2022 Leadership Memphis Awards winners and is free to anyone who wants to attend virtually. Those interested can RSVP and learn more on the Leadership Memphis website at this link: https://www.inovativewebsolutions.agency/leadership/events/leadership-awards-luncheon-2022/.

    “We are thrilled to have the CEO of SHRM, Johnny Taylor as our keynote speaker for the Leadership Memphis Awards this year. Johnny is an exemplary leader with more than 20 years experience in Human Resources so we know he will offer some great insight into how businesses have shifted operations and how companies are handling that with their internal stakeholders,” said Reggie Crenshaw, President and CEO of Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis.

    Taylor will be speaking about resetting with your workplace team and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. As CEO of SHRM, Taylor oversees an organization with 300,000 members across 165 countries and is charged with being a global leader on the future of employment, leadership, and workplace culture. In addition to his professional work, Taylor also authors the weekly, “Ask HR” column for USA Today.

    The Leadership Awards Luncheon will honor some of the Mid-South’s most impactful leaders during a virtual ceremony Friday, March 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Leadership Memphis will award the Kate Gooch Leader of the Year, Distinguished Alumni of the Year, Community Champion, and recognize the 2022 Change Makers during the ceremony.

    The event is free and open to anyone who would like to attend. Those interested just need to RSVP on the Leadership Memphis website at leadershipmemphis.org.

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    Leadership Memphis announced Johnny Taylor, CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, will be the Keynote Speaker for their 2022 Leadership Awards Luncheon.

     

     

     

     

     

    About Leadership Memphis:

    Leadership Memphis is a non-profit, community leadership development organization. Its mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community. Originally founded in 1979 as The Memphis Institute of Public Responsibility, Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,900 leaders from its programs. For more information, please visit LeadershipMemphis.org.

    About Volunteer Memphis:

    Volunteer Memphis builds capacity for effective volunteering and connecting people with opportunities to serve throughout Memphis and Shelby County. The organization helps individuals, families, corporate teams, and community groups strengthen Memphis and the Mid-South through service at more than 300 nonprofit organizations and schools. Our volunteers are at work every day of the year, tutoring and mentoring children, helping individuals and families make pathways out of poverty, improving our Memphis and Shelby County environment, and more. Volunteer Memphis is an affiliate of the Hands-On Network, an association of 250 volunteer service organizations across 16 countries and an action Initiative of Leadership Memphis. For more information, please visit VolunteerMemphis.org.

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  • Leadership Memphis Seeks Nominations for 2022 Change Makers

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. – November 10, 2021 – Leadership Memphis is calling on the community to submit nominations for the 2022 Change Makers. Anyone can be nominated online using the Leadership Memphis website at https://www.inovativewebsolutions.agency/leadership/events/leadership-awards-luncheon-2022/. Nominations close at 5:00 p.m. on December 10, 2021.

    Leadership Memphis considers Change Makers to be rare and unique forces of positive change. These dynamic individuals come from various backgrounds and organizations but share a common passion for bettering the world around them. Each Change Makers’ work has enhanced the community, uplifted other people, and made Memphis a better place.

    “Leadership Memphis Change Makers are a transformative group of leaders whose positive impact has enhanced the quality of in our city for countless people,” said Reggie Crenshaw, President and CEO of Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis, “We are honored and grateful for the continued support of the community in helping us recognize these outstanding individuals.”

    Nominations are open to anyone and after submission, a panel of judges will select ten Change Makers. Leadership Memphis will announce the ten winners during their Leadership Awards Luncheon on March 11, 2022. Anyone with questions about Change Makers criteria or the nomination process can contact Mario Hogue, Director of Development and Engagement, at mhogue@leadershipmemphis.org for more information.

     

    2021 Change Makers

    • Keith Blanchard, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis
    • Crystal Clark-Chatman, Founder & CEO, Beautiful Spirited Women
    • Dr. Divya Choudhary, Dean of College of Professional & Graduate Studies, Christian Brothers University
    • Dr. Reginald Coopwood, President & CEO, Regional One Health
    • Judge Bernice Donald, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    • Terri Freeman, Former President, National Civil Rights Museum
    • Jason Little, President & CEO, Baptist Memorial Health Care
    • Dr. Reginald Porter, Sr., Pastor, Metropolitan Baptist Church
    • Alexandria Smith, Chief HR Officer, City of Memphis
    • Leslie Lynn Smith, Former President & CEO, Epicenter

     

    2020 Change Makers

    • Raumesh Akbari, State Senator, Tennessee General Assembly
    • Janet Boscarino, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Clean Memphis
    • Carol Coletta, President & CEO, Memphis River Parks Partnership
    • Willie Gregory, Director of Global Community Impact, Nike
    • Kevin Kane, President/CEO, Memphis Tourism
    • Anne Mathes, Executive Director, Community Legal Center
    • Isaac Rodriguez, Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, Sweet Bio
    • Richard Shadyac, President/CEO, ALSAC
    • Dwayne Spencer, President/CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis
    • Jan Young, Executive Director, Assisi Foundation

     

    2019 Change Makers

    • Calvin Anderson, Retired Chief of Staff & SVP. BlueCross BlueShield
    • Ekundayo Bandele, Founder/CEO, Hattiloo Theatre
    • Ron Belz, President/CEO, Belz Enterprises Inc.
    • Kathy Buckman Gibson, President/CEO, KBG Technologies
    • Trey Carter, President, Olympic Career Training Institute
    • Staley Cates, Vice-Chairman, Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
    • Darrell Cobbins, President & Principal Broker, Universal Commercial
    • Adam Cruthirds, Student, Rhodes College
    • Fred Davis, Founder, Fred L. Davis Insurance Agency
    • Meka Egwuekwe, Co-Founder & Executive Director, CodeCrew
    • Marlon Foster, Founder & Executive Director, KnowledgeQuest
    • Art Gilliam, CEO, WLOK-AM 1340
    • Rabbi Micah Greenstein, Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel
    • Carolyn Hardy, President & CEO, Chism Hardy Investments LLC
    • Whitney Hardy, Founder & Executive Director, YoungArtsPatrons
    • Michael Hooks Jr., Owner & CEO, AllWorld Project Management
    • Pitt Hyde III, Founder, Hyde Family Foundation
    • Stan Hyland, Professor, University of Memphis
    • Fred Jones Jr., Founder, Southern Heritage Classic
    • Victoria Jones, Founder, The CLTV
    • Mary McDaniel, Retired President/Owner, FedEx, MHM Consultants, LLC
    • Charles McVean, Chairman & CEO, McVean Trading & Investments
    • Scott Morris, Founder & CEO, Church Health
    • Dr. Keith Norman, Pastor, First Baptist Church – Broad
    • Deanie Parker, Retired President & CEO, Soulsville Foundation
    • David Porter, CEO, Made in Memphis Entertainment
    • Stephen Reynolds, Retired President Emeritus, Baptist Memorial Healthcare
    • Beverly Robertson, President & CEO, Greater Memphis Chamber
    • Kenneth Robinson, President/CEO, United Way of the Mid-South
    • Gayle Rose, Founder & CEO, EVS Corporation
    • Gary Shorb, Executive Director, The Urban Child Institute
    • Fred Smith, Founder, Chairman & CEO, FedEx
    • Susan Stephenson, Co-Founder & President, Independent Bank
    • Henry Turley, Founder & CEO, Henry Turley Company
    • Anita Vaughn, Retired CEO/Administrator, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women
    • Jose Velazquez, Owner, The James Lee House
    • Yancy Villa – Calvo, Independent Artist
    • Sonia Walker, Associate Pastor, First Congregational Church
    • Spence L. Wilson, Chairman, Kemmons Wilson Companies
    • Lauren Wilson Young, Founder & Owner, Sweet Lala’s Bakery 

     

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    Leadership Memphis honors its 2020 Change Makers during the March 6, 2020 Leadership Luncheon.

     

    About Leadership Memphis:

    Leadership Memphis is a non-profit, community leadership development organization. Its mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community. Originally founded in 1979 as The Memphis Institute of Public Responsibility, Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,900 leaders from its programs. For more information, please visit LeadershipMemphis.org.

     

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  • Leadership Memphis Announces 2022 Executive Program Members

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 22, 2021 – 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 2022. The diverse group of 52 executives is comprised of experienced leaders across multiple community spectrums, including business, nonprofit, government, education, healthcare, faith, neighborhoods, and professionals.

    “We are thrilled to welcome the 2022 Executive Program and are excited to see how this class continues Leadership Memphis’ longstanding history of impacting Memphis in a positive way,” said Reggie Crenshaw, President and CEO of Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis.

    Over nine months, Leadership Memphis Executive Program participants are immersed in an intensive experience aimed at building on existing personal and professional leadership skills to develop relationships and networks that drive and accelerate positive change. The program leads participants through monthly learning sessions, increases exposure to high-profile and effective leaders and organizations, and offers expanded engagement with the challenges facing Memphis today and opportunities for the Memphis of tomorrow. Class days will be a hybrid schedule featuring virtual lessons and in-person programming at locations across the city for the first time since 2019.

    “We believe the best way to get leaders involved in the community is to take them to the organizations or neighborhoods that need their help the most and let the class experience that for themselves,” added Crenshaw.

    Leadership Memphis’ goal is to connect its leaders with information about the developments and challenges facing the city and inspiring the class to work together and move Memphis forward. Class members will also participate in a 40-hour community service schedule over the program that will divide the class into groups that will work on public service projects in Memphis neighborhoods.

    Since 1979, Leadership Memphis has continually developed new ways to engage and create more effective community leaders. Its alumni represent a group of local leaders dedicated to understanding the strengths and challenges facing the Mid-South, exploring the importance of collaboration, and demonstrating the collective impact citizens can have on the community.

    Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,900 leaders through its programs over the last 42 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://www.inovativewebsolutions.agency/leadership/.

    2022 Executive Program Class:

    • Rob Hughes, Porter-Leath, Vice President of Development
    • Williams Brack, Regions Bank, VP, Community Development Manager
    • Kenneth Burnett, CyPro Group, CEO
    • Corbin Carpenter, Carpenter Law, PLLC, Owner & Managing Member
    • Davin Dejuan Clemons, Shelby County Division of Corrections, Deputy Administrator of the Office of Professional Standards
    • Arlenia Cole, City of Memphis, Media Affairs Manager
    • James Coleman, Driven Racing Oil. LLC, General Counsel
    • Christopher Coleman, Teach for America Memphis, Executive Director
    • Abbey Cowens, MOST – Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust, Executive Director
    • Tarrus Crew, Monogram Foods, Director of Talent Development
    • Brandee Davis, Workforce Mid-South, Inc., Director of WIOA Programs
    • Lori Evans, Regional One Health Manager, Customer & Community Engagement
    • Laura Fortenberry, Manager, Global Citizenship, FedEx
    • Keena Friday-Gilbert, Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee, Director of DEI & Belonging
    • Michael Fulton, Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority, Director of Government Affairs and Business Diversity Development
    • Blake Geabhart, Trustmark National Bank, Vice President
    • Tiffany Graham, ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Vice President, Gift Planning
    • Richard Harris, Pinnacle Bank, Sr. Vice President, Financial Advisory
    • Jessica Dawn Harrison, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Senior Director
    • Kelly Henderson, KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools, School Leader (Principal)
    • Daniel Henley, Agape Child & Family Services, Chief Officer of Spiritual Health
    • Alex Hensley, Shelby County Government, Special Assistant of Policy/Intergov Affairs
    • Shawna Herring, Cummins, Project Manager
    • Davina Holmes, ALSAC St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Director, Enterprise Events
    • Brent Hooks, AllWorld Project Management, Chief Administrative Officer
    • April Joy Hubbard, Pink With A Purpose Non-Profit Corp, Founder – Chief Executive Officer
    • Rob Hughes, Porter-Leath, Vice President of Development
    • Brian Ingram, Shelby County Schools, Director of Talent Acquisition, Induction & Development
    • Rae Isbell, Trane Technologies, Account Manager – Service
    • Prescilla Johnson, Christ Community Health Services, Medical Practice Administrator
    • Lillian Johnson, MLGW, Supervisor, Communications & Public Relations
    • Patrick Johnston, Turner, Project Executive
    • Lisa Manning, Cross-Cultural Leadership Consulting Group, LLC, Principal
    • Daphne McDonald, Speaking Life Healthcare, CEO/Director of Therapy Services
    • Brian Mellone, First Horizon, Executive Vice President and Director for Corporate Development and Strategy
    • Dana Migliaccio, International Paper, Associate General Counsel, Global Cellulose Fibers
    • Lynn Page, ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, VP of Program Strategy & Development
    • Brad Parsons, Baptist Memorial Health Care, CEO NEA
    • Demar Lamont Roberts, First Choice Sales & Marketing Group Inc., Vice President & Chief Growth Officer
    • Brett Roler, Downtown Memphis Commission, Vice President of Planning and Development
    • Ileanette Rosado-Wilson, Shelby County Schools , Family and Community Engagement
    • Blake Sims, GEICO Memphis, Owner
    • Ebonye Stewart, Sedgwick, Director of Colleague Resources
    • Bridgett Stiggler, Shelby County Government, Assistant County Attorney
    • Kandace Thomas, First 8 Memphis, Executive Director
    • Nicole Thomas, Nicallyss Creative Group, Founder
    • Shirley Thompson, One Voice Speak Foundation Inc., Executive Director
    • Mary Wu Tullis, Baker Donelson, Shareholder
    • Nicole Washington, Regional One Health, Senior Vice President for Human Resources
    • Matt Williams, Moondance Grill, General Manager
    • Michael Winter, Fleming Architects, Vice President, Principal
    • Dallas Alan Wolfe, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Lieutenant & the Chief, Public Information Officer

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    Members of the 2022 Executive Class celebrated their Opening Retreat at the National Civil Rights Museum before meeting their classmates and learning about Leadership Memphis’ program.

    Leadership Memphis can be found online at:

    https://www.LeadershipMemphis.org

    https://www.facebook.com/LeadershipMemphis/

    https://twitter.com/LeadershipMphs

    https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-memphis/

    About Leadership Memphis:

    Leadership Memphis is a non-profit, community leadership development organization. Its mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community. Originally founded in 1979 as The Memphis Institute of Public Responsibility, Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,900 leaders from its programs. For more information, please visit LeadershipMemphis.org.

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  • Leadership Memphis Announces New Executive Team

    Leadership organization welcomes new CFO, Director of Development & Engagement, Director of Programs, and Event Coordinator

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 14, 2021 – Leadership Memphis, whose mission is to engage local leaders to impact Memphis in a positive way, announced today a new executive team to help lead the organization and continue its 42-year history of being a valuable resource and network for leaders in Memphis while preparing them to continue building upon the city’s rich leadership legacy. The new executives recently welcomed to Leadership Memphis include Donna Macri, Chief Financial Officer; Mario Hogue, Director of Development and Engagement; Kenya Johnson, Director of Programs; and DeNeia Whitted, Events Coordinator.

    “We are proud to welcome Donna Macri, Mario Hogue, Kenya Johnson, and DeNeia Whitted to the Leadership Memphis team,” said Reggie Crenshaw, President and CEO of Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis. “Each of them brings a wealth of experience, innovative ideas, and a diversity of perspectives to their new roles that we know will benefit our organization and our community. We are excited to see how they contribute to the well-established history of Leadership Memphis leading the charge to make our city better.”

    As Chief Financial Officer, Donna Macri will be responsible for oversight of the finance for Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis. Macri brings 16 years of experience as a CFO in the private sector to her new role. An operationally focused executive, Macri believes in improving performance through profit-driven analysis, practices, and business strategy. Macri has served in a diverse group of business verticals to include consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, distribution, and third-party logistics industries.

    Mario Hogue will serve as Director of Development and Engagement where he will be responsible for the organization’s fundraising efforts as well as Leadership Memphis alumni engagement. Over the last seven years, Hogue has led communications efforts for the third largest health system and the largest public school district in Arizona before most recently serving as Public Information Officer of the largest municipal school district in Shelby County. Throughout his career, Hogue is responsible for generating over four million dollars through federal, state, and local grants and a capital improvement campaign that utilized donor planning, engagement events, and digital call-to-action marketing tactics.

    As Director of Programs, Kenya Johnson will be responsible for the advancement of the Leadership Memphis mission through best-in-class programs, including the Executive and FastTrack classes. Johnson has over 15 years of business experience navigating complex employee and business matters while implementing cross-functional projects, creating strategies for process improvement, and solving challenging compliance issues. Johnson has extensive experience developing learning modules and planning and conducting training for organizations in industries ranging from legal and education to manufacturing and logistics. Skilled at facilitating team-building events, Johnson enjoys bringing diverse groups and ideas together. She demonstrates her passion for education and community involvement through her active volunteerism with Literacy Mid-South, Youth Villages, Shelby County Schools, The Works, Inc., Habitat for Humanity, and other community-based projects.

    In her new role as Event Coordinator, DeNeia Whitted will work closely with Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis on planning and executing their alumni engagement events and volunteer days of service. Whitted founded her own event planning company, Events by Day, in 2004 and has produced many unique events from weddings, fashion shows, pageants, high-end celebrity social events, and galas and other nonprofit charity functions. Priding herself on succeeding in her professional life and in her personal life striving to be a good role model for her two daughters, Whitted is also the creator, executive producer, and co-host of her passion project the “Our HBCU Experience” Talk Show which allows her to shine a light on HBCU alumni that are thriving in business, art, and community.

    PHOTOS:

    Donna Macri, Chief Financial Officer, Leadership Memphis

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    Mario Hogue, Director of Development and Engagement, Leadership Memphis

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    Kenya Johnson, Director of Programs, Leadership Memphis

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    De’Neia Whitted, Event Coordinator, Leadership Memphis

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    About Leadership Memphis:

    Leadership Memphis is a non-profit, community leadership development organization. Its mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community. Originally founded in 1979 as The Memphis Institute of Public Responsibility, Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,900 leaders from its programs. For more information, please visit LeadershipMemphis.org.

    About Volunteer Memphis:

    Volunteer Memphis builds capacity for effective volunteering and connecting people with opportunities to serve throughout Memphis and Shelby County. The organization helps individuals, families, corporate teams, and community groups strengthen Memphis and the Mid-South through service at more than 300 nonprofit organizations and schools. Our volunteers are at work every day of the year, tutoring and mentoring children, helping individuals and families make pathways out of poverty, improving our Memphis and Shelby County environment, and more. Volunteer Memphis is an affiliate of the Hands-On Network, an association of 250 volunteer service organizations across 16 countries and an action Initiative of Leadership Memphis. For more information, please visit VolunteerMemphis.org.

  • Leadership Memphis Introduces 2022 Board Members

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 21, 2021 – Leadership Memphis announced a new board chair and changes to nearly half of its executive board as it welcomed its 2022 Board of Directors. The diverse group includes executives from some of Memphis’ largest corporations, local government, faith organizations, and nonprofits that represent dozens of communities across the Mid-South.

    “We are proud to welcome so many new faces to our board and we look forward to building on our organization’s more than 40-year history of engaging Memphis leaders and impacting our city in a positive way,” said Reggie Crenshaw, Leadership Memphis President and CEO.

    Shirley Ford, an alumnus of Leadership Memphis’ 2019 Executive Class, steps into her role as Board Chair after serving on the Leadership Memphis board for the last two years. Ford is currently the Chief Financial Officer for the City of Memphis and has more than 30 years of financial, accounting, and managerial experience.

    “I’ve seen firsthand the incredible work our alumni do to improve their communities and help our city,” said Ford, “I am excited to serve in my role as Board Chair, promote our alumni’s impact, and continue to help identify and educate the next generation of Memphis’ leaders.”

    As an organization that promotes the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Leadership Memphis prides itself on having a majority-minority board for the eighth straight year, as well as a female-majority board for the third time in the past six years.

    Leadership Memphis welcomes its 2022 Executive Program class next month and is currently recruiting for the Spring FastTrack Program. You can see a full list of board members below and can read more about Leadership Memphis and its programs at their website leadershipmemphis.org.

    2022 Leadership Memphis Executive Board Members:

    Board Chair –Shirley Ford, CFO, City of Memphis

    Vice Chair – Vernon Stafford Jr., EVP/ Chief Audit Executive, First Horizon National Corporation

    Immediate Past Chair – Reginald Porter, Jr., SVP, Corporate Social Responsibility, Chief Diversity Officer, ALSAC/ St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    Secretary – Kandace Stewart, Director, Business Operations & External Affairs, Memphis Grizzlies

    Treasurer – Rene Bustamante, Staff Vice President & Assistant Treasurer, FedEx

    Program Chair – Gwyn Fisher, Regional Director, Department of Economic & Community Development, State of Tennessee

    Alumni Chair – Joanna Crangle, Market President/ Publisher, Memphis Business Journal

    Volunteer Memphis Chair – Albert Mosley, SVP, Chief Mission Integration Officer, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare

    At Large – Belinda Anderson, Community Volunteer

    At Large – Ginger Pilgrim, Principal, Price Waterhouse Cooper

    At Large – Percie Strong-Jenkins, SVP, Senior Treasury Officer, Bank of America

    At Large – Ted Townsend, Chief Economic Development and Government Relations Officer, University of Memphis

     2022 Board Members:

    Valerie Morris Bearup, President & CEO, Morris Marketing Group

    Nikia Bell, VP of Operations, COO, Regional One Health

    Shunji Brown-Woods, Director of Professional Affairs, Smith & Nephew

    Jim Crone, Government and Corporate Relations, Trane

    Blake Elliott, Senior Vice President, Regions Bank

    Julie Ellis, Senior Counsel, Butler Snow

    Edmund Ford Jr., Commissioner District 9, Shelby County Commission

    Tabitha Glenn, Chief Executive Officer, Peer Power Foundation

    Paul Haught, Vice President for Academics, Christian Brothers University

    Marlinee Iverson, County Attorney, Shelby County Government

    Carol Johnson, President, Spaces Group, LLC

    James Kirkwood, Executive Director, Memphis Christian Pastor’s Network

    Terry Lynch, President, The Southland Capital Corporation

    Justin Merrick, Executive Director, Center for Transforming Communities

    Jean Morton, SVP, Manager, Institutional & Government, SunTrust Bank

    Patrice Robinson, Council Member, District 3, Chair, Memphis City Council

    Linda Sawyer, CAO/CFO, Memphis Tourism

    Sylvester Tate, Owner, Tate Computer Systems

    Karren Todd, Empowerment Coach, Life Coach

    Chuck Utterback, Assistant Vice President, Network Management, CIGNA

    Kimmie McNeil Vaulx, System Director of Corporate Communications, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

    Dan Weddle, President and CEO, ProTech Services Group, Inc.

    Marvin White, Manager, Desktop Planning & Innovation R&D, FedEx TechConnect

    Laurie Whitney, Integrated Products Sr. Project Manager, Sedgwick

     PHOTOS:

    Shirley Ford

    Shirley Ford, 2022 Board Chair of Leadership Memphis

     About Leadership Memphis:

    Leadership Memphis is a non-profit, community leadership development organization. Its mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community. Originally founded in 1979 as The Memphis Institute of Public Responsibility, Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 3,900 leaders from its programs. For more information, please visit LeadershipMemphis.org.

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  • Volunteer Memphis Awards 2022

    NOMINATE FOR THE 2022 VOLUNTEER MEMPHIS AWARDS

    Volunteer Memphis wants you to nominate exceptional volunteers, service groups, nonprofits, businesses, and healthcare workers for the 2022 Volunteer Memphis Awards! The Volunteer Memphis Awards are a “thank you” to the 30,000 volunteers who give so tirelessly of themselves each year, as well as an opportunity to put a spotlight on many of the most passionate, dedicated, and caring individuals in the greater Memphis community.

    The 5th annual Volunteer Memphis Awards will be held at the Memphis Botanic Gardens on June 23, 2022. Stay tuned to this page for more details!

     

  • MLK Days of Service 2022

    The MLK Days of Service, taking place January 14-17, 2022, empowers 2,000+ individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of a beloved community through 100+ service projects.

    Multiple projects will include resources and engagement opportunities focused on education, empowerment, financial literacy, environmental stewardship, and mentorship.

    The goals of this service event are:

    • To engage Memphians in an educational workshop that will enlist Leadership Memphis Alums and the greater Memphis community to empower Mid-Southerners.
    • To engage Memphians in service that will see the impact and build the capacity of Mid-south nonprofits. These non-profits support the community and focus on solutions that address education, empowerment, economic development, and poverty.

  • Family Volunteer Day 2022

    Volunteer Memphis will support a one-day, citywide, educational event for caregivers on Monday, November 13, 2022. “Professional and Family” Caregivers will be provided with a self-care resource kit as well as participate in a virtual education panel discussion.

     

  • Make a Difference Week 2021

    Mark your calendar! Make a Difference Week 2021 will be taking place October 18-22, 2021. In partnership with local banks and other community and corporate partners, Volunteer Memphis would like to facilitate virtual financial literacy sessions for youth and young adults. The goal of this service initiative as it relates to our targeted age group: 

      • Increase access to financial professionals. 
      • Increase basic fiscal responsibility among our targeted age groups.

    More details coming soon!