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Staff & Board

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

William Scales

Board Chair | Litigation Attorney, GRSM Law

Mark Sutton

Board Vice Chair | Retired Chairman & CEO, International Paper

John Bond

Chair, Downtown Franklin Association | Co-Owner, Twine Graphics

Tyler Borders

Chief Innovation Officer, Carnegie Darlet

Brent Bowman

Partner; Holland & Knight

David Jackson

MBA, CFP, Managing Partner, Southern Springs Capital Group

Paul Jankowski

Chair, The Franklin Theatre | Founder/CEO; New Heartland Group

Emily Magid

Philanthropist

Sondra Morris

Chair, Franklin Grove Estate & Gardens | Owner, RNM Management and Properties, LLC

Dr. Allen Sills

Neurosurgeon, Vanderbilt Medical Center; Chief Medical Officer, NFL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Megan Alexander

TV Host, Author & News Correspondent

Caleb Gibson

Tax Manager at Deloitte | Next Gen Advisory Board Chair

Hunter Jones

Founder and CEO, The Drafthouse Group

Larry Keele

Advisory Partner, Oaktree Capital Management

Lee Locke Kennedy

Owner of Leiper’s Fork Distillery

Jennifer Parker

Owner of Parker Haven Interiors

Adam Sansiveri

Senior Managing Director & Head of the Nashville Private Client Group, AllianceBernstein

Perry Schonfeld

Principal and COO – LBA Realty | LBA Logistics

Bo Segers

General Counsel, The Breakaway League, LLC

Ed Silva

Founding Member; Hartzog & Silva, PLLC

Jeffrey Welk

Real Estate Investor

STAFF

Bari Beasley

President and Chief Executive Officer

Tyrus Sturgis

Chief Officer of Engagement

Todd McKee

General Counsel

Eric Dilts

Managing Director, The Franklin Theatre

Tanner Adams

Director of Corporate Sponsorships

Will Clark

Associate Director of Brand & Content Marketing

Mike Cruz

DFA & Marketing Manager

Dennis Gardner

Director of Finance & Administration

Heidi Hood

Managing Director of the Downtown Franklin Association & Institutional Marketing

Ian Hunt

Director of Facilities & Event Support

Kara Painter

Audience Growth & Program Marketing Manager

Rebekah Rush

Director of Education and Volunteer Management

Mark Short

Associate Director of Development & Data Strategy

Jayme Smith

Senior Director of Operations & Events

Nat Taylor

Managing Director, Moore-Morris History and Culture Center

Nadian Zak

HR Consultant

Next Gen Advisory Board

Caleb Gibson

Next Gen Advisory Board Chair

Dean Blanks

Lauren Bradford

Alex Buscher

Elise Cofer

Lauren Drury

Lauren Hamrick

Greg Hazelwood

Tiffany Holland

Cole Horner

Logan Matthews

Collier Roberts

Alyssa Schwartz

Taylor Ware

Downtown Franklin Association Advisory Board

Moore-Morris History and Culture Center Advisory Board

The Franklin Theatre Advisory Board

Previous Executive Directors

Debbie Shelton

1974 - 1976

Edwin LeJeune

1976-1978

Rudy Jordan

1978-1986

Mary Pearce

1986-2017