Meet Our Advisory Board
Board Chair
Chief Executive Officer First Horizon Advisors
Rhomes Aur
Manager, Culture, Inclusion & Citizenship FedEx Freight
Erika Conley
Chairman Shelby Group International
Hilliard Crews
Owner K+D Marketing Solutions
Kristy Dorman
Chief Investment Officer Pittco Management LLC
Henry Guy
School Leader Bluff City High School
James Johnson
Memphis
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Human Resources Director International Paper
Amy Shelton Little
Founder and President MCD Partners
Dr. Mary McDonald
President & CEO Greater Memphis Chamber
Beverly Robertson
AT&T Regional Director of External and Legislative Affairs Memphis Greater Area
Charlie “Chuck” Thomas III
Executive Director Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School
Tim Ware
Memphis
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Community Volunteer
Tate Wilson
Meet Our Leadership Circle
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT PAPER THE AMERICAS (RETIRED) INTERNATIONAL PAPER
Michael Amick
Doctoral Candidate Harvard Graduate School of Education
Jessica Ball
Memphis
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SVP, Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer FedEx
D. Shannon Brown
Lead Administrator, College & Careers Shelby County Schools
Dr. Terrance Brown
Moss Chair of Excellence in Urban Education University of Memphis
Dr. Beverly Cross
Community Volunteer
Maria Douglass
President Edwin M. Jones Oil Co.
G. Douglas Edwards
President & Chief Executive Officer Diversified Trust
Samuel N. Graham
Community Volunteer
Laurie Meskin
EVP, Director of Sales and Branches Vining Sparks
Demetri Patikas
Director of Player Support, Memphis Grizzlies Community Advisor, Poplar Foundation
Elliot Perry
Corporate Vice President of Operations & Service Support (Retired) FedEx
Robert J. Quinn
Principal Diversified Trust
Ashley Remmers
President & Chief Executive Officer AutoZone Inc.
William C. Rhodes, III
Chair & Chief Executive Officer Hyde Family Foundation
Barbara Rosser Hyde
SVP, Regional Executive Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Douglas Scarboro
Community Volunteer
Caitlyn Shores
Co-Founder 275 Food Project
Diane Terrell
Owner & Founder Sweet Lala's Bakery
Lauren Young
Memphis Regional Manager EnrichED
Aaron Youngblood
Memphis
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