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Leadership is up to the people who take initiative and, fortunately, because of the Chamber and Partnership 2010, there's a wonderful vision for people in Nashville to carry forward.
- Ellen Leifeld
2009-2010 Chamber Board of Directors member
Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
Purpose
To engage community leadership in removing barriers to economic prosperity for all.
Mission
The Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation supports the work of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce by creating awareness and education across the community. Coordinating cooperative efforts with business, government, community leaders, nonprofits and other entities, the Foundation identifies problems and creates workable solutions in the areas of poverty, homelessness and workforce development. The combined efforts of the Foundation and the Board of Directors provide a strategic funding plan for operations and projects that ensures the Foundation as a driving force of influence and change in bolstering Nashville's march toward being one of the 21st century's most thriving, world-class cities.
2009-2010 Board of Directors
Jack O. Bovender, Jr., Chair
Chairman & CEO (retired), HCA, Inc.
Bob Fisher
President, Belmont University
Darrell S. Freeman, Sr., Vice Chair
Chairman, Zycron, Inc.
Keith Herron
Midsouth Region President, Regions Bank
Bert Mathews
President, The Mathews Company
Gordon E. Nichols
Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Ron Samuels, Secretary
Chairman, President & CEO, Avenue Bank
Ralph Schulz
President, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Rusty Siebert
Chairman & CEO, WinChase Development
Louis Upkins
President & CEO, DESIGNHOUSE
Ken Zipperian, Treasurer
VP Finance, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Howard Gentry
CEO, Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
With questions about the Foundation, please contact:
Howard Gentry, CEO
615-743-3195
Holly McIndoe, manager
615-743-3189