Urban League of Middle Tennessee
Board Chair
| Board Chair | Ms. Valinda Burks |
|---|---|
| Company Affiliation | State Farm |
| Term | November 2021 to September 2025 |
Board Co-Chair
| Board Co-Chair | Mr. Shawn Hurley |
|---|---|
| Company Affiliation | Enterprise |
| Term | July 2019 to June 2025 |
Board of Directors
Board Members| Name | Affiliation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Manuch Akbari | Tennessee State University | Voting |
| Mr. Herbert Brown | Turner Construction | Voting |
| Valinda Burks | State Farm Insurance - Agent/Owner | Voting |
| Ms. Jazmyn Daigle | ARCO | Voting |
| Julian Flournoy | Fifth Third Bank | Voting |
| Mrs. Valarie Franklin-Perez | Moody Nolan Architects | Voting |
| Senator Brenda Gilmore | State of Tennessee Senator | Voting |
| Mrs. Ann Hatcher | Barge Foundation | Voting |
| Mr. Shawn Hurley | Enterprise Holdings | Voting |
| Dr. Shanna Jackson | Nashville State Community College | Voting |
| Derek Jones | Amazon | Voting |
| Mr. Tom Jones | Messer Construction | Voting |
| Mrs. Pamela Magee | Acceptance Insurance | Voting |
| Mr. Justin Maierhofer | TVA | Voting |
| Ms. Keisha Mashore | UPS | Voting |
| Ms. Misha Maynard | Cathedral of Praise | Voting |
| Pastor James McCarroll | First Baptist Church -- Murfreesboro | Voting |
| Deborah Oleshansky | Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville | Voting |
| Karolyn Perry | Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis | Voting |
| Mr. Vamsi Polaverapu | Jackson National | Voting |
| Mrs. Kimberly Sasser-Hayden | Comcast | Voting |
| Mrs. Meshan Smith | Henderson Financial Services | Voting |
| Mrs Davita Taylor | Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority | Voting |
| Mrs. Chandra Vasser | Nissan | Voting |
| Ms. Shantavia Webb | Kroger | Voting |
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 | 60% |
| Does the Board include Client Representation? | No |
| Number of Full Board Meetings Annually | 2 |
Standing Committees
| Board Development / Board Orientation |
| Board Governance |
| Communications / Promotion / Publicity / Public Relations |
| Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts |
| Finance |
| Membership |
| Program / Program Planning |
Risk Management Provisions
| Automobile Insurance |
| Commercial General Liability |
| Directors and Officers Policy |
| Employment Practices Liability |
| Workers Compensation and Employers' Liability |
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| ULMT continues to strengthen our board capacity for governance and fundraising. We have made considerable gains in this area. Over the past three years ULMT has had significant success in building goodwill and is now turning goodwill into capital. We are currently engaged in initiatives to address the impact of COVID-19, small business development and food insecurity to strengthen our organizational capacity to serve more counties in our service area in workforce, economic development and education. In January of 2021 we have new board member schedule to come on board to enhanced our board representation and our capacity to support this work. |
