2007-2008 Board of Directors
Advocates for Public Education
Our board of directors is a broad-based group of civic, business and community leaders.
Orrin H. Ingram is President and CEO of Ingram Industries Inc., a Nashville based privately held company with four operating divisions: Ingram Book Group, Ingram Barge Company, Ingram Digital Group and Lighting Source. Orrin is also Chairman of Ingram Barge Company.
Orrin received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1982 and immediately began his career in the family business. He has held numerous positions over the years and became President and CEO of Ingram Industries in 1999.
He serves as Chairman of the Board of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Chairman of the Board of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and serves on the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. He is a board member of the US Chamber of Commerce, the executive board of United Way of Metro Nashville, Ingram Micro, Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and numerous advisory boards.
Orrin Ingram, 2007-2008 Chair
Nelson Andrews Mary Barfield
Brookside Properties Community Volunteer
Chairman of the Board
James S. Beard Leilani Boulware
Caterpillar Financial Community Volunteer
Retired
Cathy Brown Steve Buchanan
Community Volunteer Gaylord Entertainmeent
Sr. Vice President Media and Entertainment
Gregory L. Burns Michael Carter
O'Charley's Inc. Athena Health Club & Day Spa
Chairman and CEO Owner
Tom Cigarran Ron Corbin
American Healthways Allstate Insurance Compnay
Chairman Field VP
Mike Curb Jana Davis
Curb Records HCA
Chairman VP, Corporate Communications
Margaret Dolan Michael A. Edwards
Ingram Industries First Tennessee
Manager, Community Relations President
Annette Eskind Skip Ewing
Community Volunteer Write! Music
Mark Ezell Farzin Ferdowsi
Purity Dairies, Inc. Management Resources Company
President President and CEO
John Ferguson Robert C. Fisher
Corrections Corporations of America Belmont University
CEO President
Kira Florita Darrell S. Freeman
Leadership Music Zycron, Inc.
Executive Director President
Jennifer Frist Howard Gentry
Community Volunteer Metro Nashville Government
Jose Gonzalez Kimberly Jackson
Conexion Americas Community Volunteer
Executive Director
Melvin N. Johnson Lee E. Limbird
Tennessee State University Meharry Medical College
President Vice President for Research
Robert S. Lipman R. Randolph Lowry
Lipman Brothers Lipscomb University
President President
Stuart C. McWhorter Michael Schoenfeld
Clayton Associates Vanderbilt University
President Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs
Thomas J. Sherrard Michael Shmerling
Sherrard & Roe PLC Chairman
Partner XMi
Harvey Sperling Jimmy Spradley
Consultant Standard Candy Company
President
Byron R. Trauger Phillip Trella
Trauger & Tuke Bryan Pendleton Swats & McAllister
Partner
Retired
Jerry B. Williams Donald R. Williamson
Leadership Nashville Compass Executives, LLC
Executive Director
Alan Yuspeh Shirley Zeitlin
HCA Healthcare Company Shirley Zeitlin & Company Realtors
Ex Officio
Dr. Pedro Garcia
Director of Schools
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Marsha Warden
Chairman, Board of Education
Woody McMillin
Public Information Officer
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Erika Sumner
Nashville Chamber of Commerce