Tennessee World Affairs Council
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Belmont University 1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
Organization Details

Board Chair


Board Chair Hon. Karl Dean
Company Affiliation Retired
Term July 2022 to June 2024
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Board of Directors

Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Ms Samar Ali Community Volunteer Voting
Elena Byrd Voting
Hon. Karl Dean Community Volunteer Voting
William Diebenow Community Volunteer Voting
Timothy Douglas Community Volunteer Voting
Frank Garrison Community Volunteer Voting
Dr. Liane Hentschke Executive Director Exofficio
Amanda Knarr Community Volunteer Voting
Mr. Michael McCooey Voting
Donald McKenzie Community Volunteer Voting
Sabrina Miller Community Volunteer Voting
Dr. Gretchen Neisler Community Volunteer Voting
Ms Lori Odom Community Volunteer Voting
Bronte Prins Community Volunteer Voting
Allan Ramsaur Retired Voting
LCDR Patrick Ryan USN (Ret) Retired Naval Officer International Affairs Voting
Mr John Scannapieco Community Volunteer Voting
Mr. James Shepherd Community Volunteer Voting
Kamal Tahiliana Community Volunteer Voting
Dr. Marieta Velikova Community Volunteer Voting
Mr. Breck Walker Community Volunteer Voting
Annastasia Williams Community Volunteer Voting
Celeste Wilson Community Volunteer Voting

Advisory Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Madeline Adams Community Volunteer NonVoting
Dr. Deborah Barnard PhD Community Volunteer NonVoting
Charles Bowers Retired NonVoting
Yuri Cunza Community Volunteer NonVoting
Mr. Jeremy Goldkorn Community Volunteer NonVoting
Dr. Susan Haynes Community Volunteer NonVoting
Anthony Heard Community Volunteer NonVoting
AMB John Kornblum Community Volunteer NonVoting
Jack McCall NonVoting
LtGen Lawrence Nicholoson Community Volunteer NonVoting
Dr. Jeffrey Overby Community Volunteer NonVoting
Ms. Colleen Ryan Community Volunteer NonVoting
Casey Santos Community Volunteer NonVoting
Dr. Thomas Schwartz Community Volunteer NonVoting
Dr. Charles Womack Community Volunteer NonVoting


Governance


Board Term Lengths 3.00 years
Board Term Limits 2
Board Meeting Attendance % 80%
Does the organization have written Board Selection Criteria? Under Development
Does the organization have a written Conflict of Interest Policy? Yes
Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 75%
Percentage of Board Members making In-Kind Contributions 25%
Does the Board include Client Representation? Info Not Provided
Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 4

Standing Committees


Board Governance
Communications / Promotion / Publicity / Public Relations
Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts
Executive
Finance
Nominating
Program

Risk Management Provisions


Commercial General Liability
Directors and Officers Policy