Staff & Board
BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

David Garrett
Board Chair | Partner Cheatham, Palermo and Garrett Law

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

Tyler Borders
Chief Innovation Officer, Carnegie Darlet

Stephanie Farmer
Secretary | Vice President of Commercial Banking, ServisFirst Bank

Chris Knopf
Treasurer | Chief Financial Officer, Stansell Electric

Emily Magid
Philanthropist

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

Jennifer Parker
Chair, The Franklin Theatre | CEO, Parker Haven Interiors

Dr. Allen Sills
Neurosurgeon, Vanderbilt Medical Center; Chief Medical Officer, NFL

Ellen Smith
Philanthropist, H Laird Smith Foundation
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sydney Ball
Chair, Next Gen Advisory Board | Vice President of Business Development, NFP Executive Benefits

Jackie Alexander
Philanthropist

Braden Dahl
Marketing & Business Consultant

Tracy Frist
Philanthropist

Inetta Gaines
Brentwood Historic Commission; Battle of Franklin Trust

Jeff Ledbetter
Owner | Product Architect, Roundtable Software

William C. Scales, Jr.
Litigation Attorney, GSRM Law

Ed Silva
Founding Member; Hartzog & Silva, PLLC

Susan Whitaker
Former Tennessee Commissioner of Tourism

Shea Wood Turner
Vice President SBA Product Specialist, First Horizon
STAFF
Photos by Kevin Wimpy Portraits

Todd McKee
General Counsel
Next Gen Advisory Board

Sydney Ball
Chair

Laura Stendel
Co-Chair

Lauren Drury

Samantha Gerken

Chase Harper

Hunter Jones

Michael Malone

David Marshall

Claire McInturff

Zac Olinger

Alyssa Schwartz
Jr. Heritage Foundation Advisory Board

John Denton
President

Duncan Knopf
Vice President

Evey Knopf
Secretary

Jackson Rowley
Treasurer
DFA Advisory Board

JOHN BOND
Advisory Board Chair, Co-Owner of Twine Graphics

ASHLEY CLARK
Owner, Kilwins Franklin

BRYAN DOLESHEL
Chief Community Development Officer of Williamson, Inc.

KIMBERLY ELDER
Director of Sales, The Harpeth Hotel

KIM LEISINGER
Director of Administration, St. Phillip Catholic Church

RYAN MCKINNEY
Managing Partner, McKinney Green Insurance Co.

BRIAN MOYER
Founder, Moyer & Co.

JODY TODD
Marketing/Communication Director, Franklin First United Methodist Church

LAUREN WARD
Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Williamson County Convention & Visitors Bureau

BEN WHEELER
Private Banker, First Horizon
The Franklin Theatre Advisory Board
Previous Executive Directors

Debbie Shelton
1974 - 1976

Edwin LeJeune
1976-1978

Rudy Jordan
1978-1986

Mary Pearce
1986-2017