Board Chair

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Board Chair	Ms. Veretta Woods
Company Affiliation	HCA Healthcare
Term	July 2023 to June 2024
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Board of Directors

Board Members

Name	Affiliation	Status
Ms. Maria Asad	Community Volunteer	Voting
Mr. Drew Doughty	Triumph Orthopedics	Voting
Mr. Matt Hege	Nissan	Voting
Mr. Kelly Johnson	Volunteer State Bank	Voting
Mrs. Yesenia Lankford	Jackson National Life	Voting
Mr. Nate Miller	Piedmont Natural Gas	Voting
Mr. Drew Singleton	Regions Bank	Voting
Ms. Veretta Woods	HCA Healthcare	Voting

Advisory Board Members

Name	Affiliation	Status
Rev. J.K.L. Alexander	Community Volunteer/Retired	NonVoting
Ms. Alexandra Amelang	Infiniti Americas	NonVoting
Ms. Jodie Bailey	St. John United Methodist Church	NonVoting
Mr. Bill Beard	Retired	NonVoting
Mr. Jim Belcher	Donelson Rotary	NonVoting
Mr. Al Betts	Bestway Janitorial Services	NonVoting
Mr. Charles Bledsoe	SunTrust Bank	NonVoting
Mr. Tommy Bradley	Community Volunteer	NonVoting
Mr. V. Breland	The Breland Group	NonVoting
Mr. Jamie Brigham	Comdata	NonVoting
Mr. Wallace Cartwright		NonVoting
Mr. Michael Castellarin	Moody, Whitfield & Castellarin	NonVoting
Mr. Thomas Ellis	Motor Freight and Friends	NonVoting
Mr. Frank Forbes	American Legion	NonVoting
Mr. Grant Glassford	Exchange Club	NonVoting
Mr. Patrick Green	Vanderbilt University	NonVoting
Rev. Johnny Grimes	New Metropolitan Baptist Church	NonVoting
Mr. William Hawkins	Community Volunteer	NonVoting
Ms. Stephanie Heckman	Attorney-At-Law	NonVoting
Mr. Jim Irwin	Retired	NonVoting
Deputy Chief Brian Johnson	Metro Nashville Police Department	NonVoting
Ms. Dell Johnson	Marketing & Communications Professional	NonVoting
Ms. Valerie King	Mt. Zion Church	NonVoting
Mr. Boyd Kinzer	Mt. Zion Baptist Church	NonVoting
Mrs. Melissa Koppel	Citi Community Capital	NonVoting
Mr. Brian Lee	Regions Bank	NonVoting
Mr. Dwayne Lindsey	Park Avenue Baptist Church	NonVoting
Rev. Sandy McClain	Mt. Cavalry Baptist Church	NonVoting
Mr. Thomas McEwen Sr.	McGraphics, Inc.	NonVoting
Mr. Randolph Moore Jr.	Centurion Exteriors	NonVoting
Mr. William Morgan	John Bouchard and Company	NonVoting
Pastor Gary Murray	St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church	NonVoting
Mr. James Murray	Temple Church	NonVoting
Mr. Blake Newton		NonVoting
Ms. Jennie Nunnery	Community Volunteer	NonVoting
Mr. George Robinson	Retired	NonVoting
Mr. John Rogers	Community Volunteer	NonVoting
Ms. J. Porter Share	St. John United Methodist Church	NonVoting
Ms. Kay Simmons	Accountant/CPA	NonVoting
Mr. Henry Smith	First Baptist South Inglewood	NonVoting
Ms. Cynthia Stoker		NonVoting
Ms. Pamela Thomas	Piedmont Natural Gas	NonVoting
Ms. Laura Tidwell	Nashville Electric Service	NonVoting
Mr. Bobby Waechter	Raymond James	NonVoting
John Walker	Metro Development and Housing	NonVoting
Mr. Bob Wellerding	Sunrise	NonVoting
Mr. John Whitfield	Attorney	NonVoting
Mr. John Winnett	Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle TN	NonVoting

Governance

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Board Term Lengths	3.00 years
Board Term Limits	2
Board Meeting Attendance %	80%
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?	No
Number of Full Board Meetings Annually	12

Standing Committees

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Board Governance

Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts

Executive

Finance

Nominating

Strategic Planning / Strategic Direction

Risk Management Provisions

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Accident and Injury Coverage

Commercial General Insurance

Commercial General Liability

Directors and Officers Policy

Workers Compensation and Employers' Liability

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments

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NeedLink Nashville's Board of Directors continues to evolve to one that provides governance, oversight, and fundraising support. The board continues to add new members who provide energy and new perspectives on how our organization can better assist those in need. Clear expectations have improved board fundraising, personal giving, attendance, and volunteering. These are all areas that we continue to develop high expectations for our members.