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

Megan Alexander

TV Host, Author & News Correspondent

Jackie Alexander

Philanthropist

Braden Dahl

Marketing & Business Consultant

Tracy Frist

Philanthropist

Hunter Jones

Chair, Next Gen Advisory Board | Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young, LLP

Jeff Ledbetter

Owner | Product Architect, Roundtable Software

Adam Sansiveri

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

William C. Scales, Jr.

Litigation Attorney, GSRM Law

Bo Segers

General Counsel, The Breakaway League, LLC

Mark Sutton

Chairman, International Paper

Ed Silva

Founding Member; Hartzog & Silva, PLLC

Susan Whitaker

Former Tennessee Commissioner of Tourism

Shea Wood

Vice President SBA Product Specialist, First Horizon

STAFF

Bari Beasley

President and Chief Executive Officer

Troy Cunningham

Chief Financial Officer

Grant Martin

Chief Advancement Officer

Leanne Portzel

Chief of Staff

Tyrus Sturgis

Chief Officer of Engagement

Todd McKee

General Counsel

Eric Dilts

Managing Director, The Franklin Theatre

Rachael Finch

Senior Director of Preservation and Education

Morgan Floyd

Director of Event and Tourism Sales

Meg Hershey

Capital Projects Consultant

Noah Gray

Director of Marketing & Communications

Johnathan Goss

Facilities Manager

Heidi Hood

Managing Director of the Downtown Franklin Association

Ian Hunt

Event Service & Festivals Manager

Heather Kantor

Database & Volunteer Manager

Christina Metzgar

Executive Assistant & Office Manager

Mary Catherine Mousourakis

Director of Sponsorships

Julie Roberts

Office Administrator

Jayme Smith

Director of Event Management

Will Clark

Content Marketing Manager

Next Gen Advisory Board

Hunter Jones

Chair

Sydney Ball

Lauren Drury

Samantha Gerken

Caleb Gibson

Tiffany Holland

Michael Malone

David Marshall

Logan Matthews

Claire McInturff

Tom Santaniello

Alyssa Schwartz

Laura Stendel

Jr. Heritage Advisory Board

John Denton

President

Duncan Knopf

Vice President

Evey Knopf

Secretary

Jackson Rowley

Treasurer

Downtown Franklin Association 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