NASHVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS CORPORATION - Key Persons


Alex Abels

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Applied Research

Alexis Clark

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Talent Development

Amanda Hanson

Job Titles:
  • Reception & Office Coordinator

Andy Marshall

Job Titles:
  • Founder and CEO, a. Marshall Hospitality

Ashley Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Investor Engagement

Bailey Davis

Job Titles:
  • Development Coordinator

Barry Vandevier

Job Titles:
  • Retired Chief Operating Officer, Asurion

Ben Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Policy Officer

Bishoy Mikhail

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Research

Brad Southern

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and CEO, LP Building Solutions

Burke Nihill

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO, Tennessee Titans

C. Wright Pinson

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair

Caitlyn Klauser

Job Titles:
  • Research Analyst

Carlie Vowell

Job Titles:
  • Director of Economic Development

Carol Yochem

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Chris Holmes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President and CEO, FirstBank

Christine Karbowiak

Job Titles:
  • Retired Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, Vice Chair of the Board, Bridge
Christine Karbowiak, retired Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, Vice Chair of the Board, Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; and retired Executive Vice President, Executive Officer and Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Bridgestone Corporation

Clay Hart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Executive Vice President and Senior Lending Officer Pinnacle

Damon Hininger

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President and CEO, CoreCivic

Dane Mortensen

Job Titles:
  • Director of State Policy

Daniel Diermeier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chancellor, Vanderbilt University

Daryl Curry

Job Titles:
  • Director of Education & Workforce Partnerships

Dave Walton

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Caterpillar Inc. and President & CEO, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation

David Briggs

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Tennessee Regional President, Fifth Third Bank, N.a

David Dill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, LifePoint Health

Denise Starr

Job Titles:
  • Director of Member Relations

Elise Ruttenbur

Job Titles:
  • Growth Coordinator

Emily Boylan

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Administration

Emily Woods

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Accounting

Hal Lawton

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO, Tractor Supply Company

Hannah Holmes Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Member Value

Jeff Drummonds

Job Titles:
  • Board Governance Committee Chair

Jeff Hite

Job Titles:
  • Chief Economic Development Officer

Jennifer Mills McFerron

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Education & Talent Development

Jillian Clark

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Event Logistics

Jim Regnier

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner, FORVIS

John Eakin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO, Eakin Partners, LLC

John Gromos

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Vice President and General Manager, Turner Construction Company

John R. Ingram

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman of the Board, Ingram Industries Inc. Chairman, Ingram Content Group LLC

Joshua Burch

Job Titles:
  • U.S. Army Special Forces Retired Military Liaison & Veteran 's Talent Director

Joshua Mundy

Job Titles:
  • CEO, Pivot Technology School

Juliana Corral

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Community Initiatives

Kadi Jones

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Economic Development

Ken Levitan

Job Titles:
  • Founder and Co - President, Vector Management

Kolin B. Holladay - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel

Kris Ahrend

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO, the Mechanical Licensing Collective

Laura Herrell

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager of New Skills Ready

Lee Blank

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Middle Tennessee Market Executive, Regions Bank

Lindsay Porter

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Enterprise Alliances and Chief of Staff, Bridgestone Americas

Liz Affleck

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance & Accounting

Lori Odom

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Economic Development

Lucinda M. Baier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President and CEO, Brookdale Senior Living

Malick Gaye

Job Titles:
  • Director of Public Relations & Social Media

Meg Reinsch

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Executive & Policy

Melia Leedy

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Member & Investor Relations

Missy Acosta

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Vice President of Brand Strategy, Delta Dental

Nate Hutcheson

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Creative Services

Nicole Miller

Job Titles:
  • Digital Content Strategist

Odie Caduff

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Member Development

Paige Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Investor Engagement

Ralph Schulz - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Randy Goodman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Nashville

Rhonda M. Formby

Job Titles:
  • Director of Sponsorship Development

Rita McDonald

Job Titles:
  • Chief Growth Officer

Robert Higgins - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Rod Essig

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Founding Partner of Nashville Office, Creative Artists Agency ( CAA )

Rodney Chester

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO, Gresham Smith

Sally Williams

Job Titles:
  • President of Nashville Music and Business Strategy, Live Nation Entertainment

Sandra Timberlake


Sara Zakhary

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Marketing & Communications

Shanna L. Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President, Nashville State Community College

Shelly Hazle

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Regional Policy

Stephanie Coleman

Job Titles:
  • Chief Talent Development Officer

Tamara Handley

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Member Engagement

Teresa Broyles-Aplin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President and CEO, Nashville Electric Service

Terry Hardesty

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Audit Committee Chair

Tim Adams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Regional Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Ascension

Tim Hingtgen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO, Community Health Systems

Veronica Marable Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Member Value

Victor Sanchez

Job Titles:
  • Director of Talent Pipelines

Victoria Payne

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Metro Policy

Victoria Quigley Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Director of Small Business & Growth Initiatives

Vital Signs

Job Titles:
  • Education Initiatives Education Report IT Certificate

Wanda Lyle

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past Chair

William B. Rutherford

Job Titles:
  • EVP & Chief Financial Officer, HCA Healthcare