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Organization Details

Board Chair


Board Chair Hasina Mohyuddin
Company Affiliation Vanderbilt University Peabody College
Term July 2023 to June 2024
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Board Co-Chair


Board Co-Chair Robyn Williams
Company Affiliation Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Term July 2023 to June 2024
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Board of Directors

Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Chuck Abbott Gray Line Tennessee Voting
Brittany Adams-Davis Dollar General Corporation Voting
Kfir Alexandroni Eliott Davis Voting
Adrienne Battle Metro Nashville Public Schools Exofficio
Liberty Berman Louisiana-Pacific Corp Voting
Herbert Brown Turner Construction Voting
Ali Buchanan Young Leaders Council Exofficio
Christiane Buggs Metro Nashville Public Schools Board Member Exofficio
Elizabeth Garza Bumpas Vanderbilt University Voting
Britney Cline Regions Bank Voting
Leslie Cowell Lipscomb University Voting
Kenneth Crapse Fifth Third Bank Voting
Kason Davis Caterpillar Financial Services Voting
Josh DePriest Rogers Group, Inc. Voting
Kirsten Dodson Lipscomb University Voting
John Doerge Deloitte Voting
Flynne Dowdy Waller Law Voting
Shani Dowell Possip, Inc. Voting
Jose Ferreira JLL Voting
Todd Figler AllianceBernstein Voting
Robert Fisher Results for America Voting
Ryan Flanagan Young Leaders Council Exofficio
Joan Fleming-Ridley Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co. Voting
Jessie Garcia Knowles Tennessee Latin American Chamber of Commerce Voting
Ms. Jacky Gomez Asurion Voting
Jeff Gregg Lantern Lane Farm Counseling Voting
Emily Gruening Ryman Hospitality Properties Voting
Lila Hall Yazoo Brewing Company Voting
Mike Harris Universal Music Group Voting
Rachel Hawksworth HCA Healthcare Voting
Jacqueline Hayes Crayons & Marketers Voting
Chris Henson Metro Nashville Public Schools Exofficio
Herman Hicks First Tennessee Bank Voting
Brandon Hill Nashville Soccer Club Voting
Olivia Hill Reliant Bank Voting
Colleen Hoy ENA by Zayo Voting
Kaitlyn Jones R.C. Mathews Contractor Voting
Meredith Jones Long Creative Artists Agency Voting
Whitney Kalb FCA Venture Partners Voting
Nicole Keefe Burr and Forman LLP Voting
Amani Kelly Guerrier Development Voting
Devin Lintzenich Bass, Berry & Sims Voting
Johari Matthews Tennessee Titans Voting
Connor McCormick Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management - Board Fellow Exofficio
Blake McDaniel Creative Artists Agency Voting
Norman Merrifield 808Education, LLC Voting
Hasina Mohyuddin Vanderbilt University, Peabody College Voting
Perry Moulds Belmont University Voting
P. Danielle Nellis Klein Solomon Mills, PLLC Voting
Elliott Noble-Holt Medicopy Voting
Tanishka Parker Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management - Board Fellow Exofficio
Will Parrott Young Leaders Council Exofficio
Brandyn Payne HCTec Voting
Wesley Payne Pinnacle Financial Partners Voting
Kendrick Robinson Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Voting
Nicole Robinson-Hamilton Ingram Industries Inc. Voting
Yanet Rodriguez JJJ Service Voting
Sue Spickard PENCIL Founder Voting
Rachael Terrell Country Music Television Voting
Jessica Turcasso Young Leaders Council Exofficio
Jennifer Wade Davidson County Juvenile Court Voting
Juan Williams Tennessee Department of Human Resources Voting
Robyn Williams Nissan North America Voting

Other Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Lamar Allen Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation NonVoting
Cyrus Bahrassa Ashavan NonVoting
David Banks Amazon NonVoting
Tarryn Bell BRIDGE to Success, Meharry NonVoting
Anupam Bhakta Broadcast Music Corporation NonVoting
Shabir Bhegani Bhegani Execution NonVoting
Sophie Binenfeld Fuchs Research Group NonVoting
Melissa Cornejo-Nell United Way NonVoting
Shohreh Daraei Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce NonVoting
Benjamin Davis Elliott Davis NonVoting
Diarra Fall Nashville Software School NonVoting
La'Kishia Harris FUSE Fellow, Mayor's Office NonVoting
Brandon Haskins BranEdD Consulting NonVoting
Ray Holloman F5 Networks NonVoting
Sara Horton HCA NonVoting
Martha Ingram Ingram Industries NonVoting
Sabrina Johnson Martha O'Bryan Center NonVoting
Emma Jordan Stantec NonVoting
Falon Keith CMA NonVoting
Edward McFeders Gray Line NonVoting
Kelly Mitchell EY NonVoting
Allen Morena Vanderbilt University Medical Center NonVoting
Zach Opheim Compass Nashville NonVoting
Meili Powell The Education Trust - Tennessee NonVoting
Tyler Pruitt LP Building Solutions NonVoting
Jacolby Robinson Fifth Third Bank NonVoting
John Royster CAT NonVoting
Michelle Tribue Asurion NonVoting
Ashley Vega Vega Designs NonVoting
Hannah Wishart Blackstone NonVoting


Governance


Board Term Lengths 3.00 years
Board Term Limits 2
Board Meeting Attendance % 72%
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 4

Standing Committees


CEO Transition Committee
Development, Marketing & PR
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Executive
Facility - Strategic Growth
MNPS Engagement and Support
Nominating

Risk Management Provisions


Commercial General Liability and D and O and Umbrella or Excess and Automobile and Professional
Directors and Officers Policy
Life Insurance
Medical Health Insurance
Workers Compensation and Employers' Liability

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments


PENCIL is thankful for a skilled and diverse Board of Directors, comprised of Nashville's top leaders in business, government, and education. Our staff benefit from access to its expertise, counsel, and oversight in all areas of nonprofit management and governance, including finance, development, communications, human resources, law, technology, and educational best practices. Our Board is complemented by PENCIL's greatest asset, our staff. They are talented, dedicated professionals with many years of collective experience, drawn to our organization by a shared vision for improving quality of life in our community through high-quality education.