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Staff & Board

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

William Scales

Board Chair | Litigation Attorney, GRSM Law

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

Jackie Alexander

Philanthropist

Hunter Jones

Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young, LLP

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

Mark Sutton

Chairman, International Paper

Jeffrey Welk

Real Estate Investor

Dr. Susan West

Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President for Administration at Belmont University

STAFF

Bari Beasley

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cynthia Stielow

Chief Advancement Officer

Tyrus Sturgis

Chief Officer of Engagement

Todd McKee

General Counsel

Eric Dilts

Managing Director, The Franklin Theatre

Will Clark

Content Marketing Manager

Noah Gray

Director of Marketing & Communications

Heidi Hood

Managing Director of the Downtown Franklin Association

Ian Hunt

Event Service & Festivals Manager

Heather Kantor

Director of Data Services and Volunteers

Mary Catherine Mousourakis

Director of Sponsorships

Megan Newton

Events Marketing and Communications Manager

Rebekah Rush

Director of Education

Jayme Smith

Director of Event Management

Nat Taylor

Managing Director, Moore-Morris History and Culture Center

Miriam Wiggins

Director of Special Projects & Event Rentals, Moore-Morris History and Culture Center

Next Gen Advisory Board

Lauren Bradford

Elise Cofer

Lauren Drury

Caleb Gibson

Lauren Hamrick

Tiffany Holland

Logan Matthews

Collier Roberts

Alyssa Schwartz

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