Global Education Center
Board Chair
| Board Chair | Jervon Dailey |
|---|---|
| Company Affiliation | Second Harvest Food Bank |
| Term | July 2021 to June 2026 |
Board of Directors
Board Members| Name | Affiliation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Manju Bala | Community Volunteer | Voting |
| Monica Cooley | Kala Nivedanam | Voting |
| Ms Jervon Dailey | Second Harvest Food Bank | Voting |
| Dr. Steven Damo | Fisk University | Voting |
| Ms. Ellen Gilbert | Global Education Center | Exofficio |
| Dr. Michael Irvin | Grupo Balanca Capoeira | Voting |
| Maria Jackson | Village Real Estate | Voting |
| Melissa Jimenez | Community Volunteer | Voting |
| Dr. Earl Lattimore | Fisk University | Voting |
| Teree McCormick | Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society | Voting |
| Dr. Gayathri Narasimham | Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning | Voting |
| Dr. Naoko Ozaki | Rice University | Voting |
| Dhru Upender | Community Volunteer | Voting |
| Ms. Mayra Yu-Morales | Director, Casa de La Cultura Latino Americana | Voting |
Advisory Board Members
| Name | Affiliation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Irvin Cannon | Community Artist | Exofficio |
| Sterling Faust | Cochran Law Firm | Exofficio |
| Chimen Mayi | Community Volunteer | Exofficio |
| Shaolu McLaren | Little Eagle Chinese Dance Academy | Exofficio |
| Thandiwe Shiphrah | Literary and Visual Artist | Exofficio |
| Shabaz Ujima | Teaching and Performing Artist | Exofficio |
Governance
| Board Term Lengths | 3.00 years |
|---|---|
| Board Term Limits | 2 |
| Board Meeting Attendance % | 85% |
| Does the organization have written Board Selection Criteria? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a written Conflict of Interest Policy? | Yes |
| Percentage Making Monetary Contributions | 100% |
| Percentage of Board Members making In-Kind Contributions | 100% |
| Does the Board include Client Representation? | Yes |
| Number of Full Board Meetings Annually | 6 |
Standing Committees
| Audit, Compliance and Controls |
| Communications / Promotion / Publicity / Public Relations |
| Development / Fund Raising |
| Executive |
| Strategic Planning |
Risk Management Provisions
| Accident and Injury Coverage |
| Commercial General Insurance |
| Commercial General Liability and D and O and Umbrella or Excess and Automobile and Professional |
| Computer Equipment and Software |
| Directors and Officers Policy |
| Disability Insurance |
| Employee Benefits Liability |
| General Property Coverage |
| General Property Coverage and Professional Liability |
| Special Event Liability |
| Workers Compensation and Employers' Liability |
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| Our greatest challenge at the Global Education Center involves a lack of general operating funds, primarily for the costs of maintaining and repairing our facility. Both of our buildings are well over 120 years old (one of them on the Historic Register) and are in constant need of repair and maintenance. Because we primarily serve children, youth and families of lower economic means, we cannot rely on earned income to cover the expenses of our quaint old buildings. We would love to find folks who could steer us toward funding sources that could help us preserve our beautiful but quirky buildings that have been a comforting home and safe haven for hundreds of families over the last twenty-five years. We have also become a partner in the nonprofit collaboration at Casa Azafran Community Center, enabling us to open a satellite studio in the southeast part of Nashville closer to where many of our immigrant and refugee families dwell; however, we lack the funding to cover the high rental cost of becoming a productive part of this one-stop service center. We would of course welcome corporate sponsorship to help make this possible. |
