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THE SOCIETY OF FELLOWS ARE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, IN A UNIQUE WAY, SUCH AS: LEADING INNOVATION IN BUSINESS, DRIVING SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS, MAKING POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS, RAISING THE BAR FOR TECH, MEDIA, MUSIC, EDUCATION AND MORE. FELLOWS INVITEES ARE DIFFERENCE MAKERS WHO REPRESENT VARIOUS FIELDS OF WORK AND CREATIVE TALENTS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

THE SOCIETY OF FELLOWS GATHERINGS CENTER AROUND TED-LIKE TOPICS AND IDEAS TO GENERATE THOUGHT- PROVOKING CONVERSATION WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR DEEPER CONNECTION AMONGST FELLOWS MEMBERS.

THE SOCIETY OF FELLOWS IS AN INVITATION-ONLY PROGRAM OF TEDXNASHVILLE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE, REACH OUT TO ONE OF OUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

the 2021 society of fellows

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AARON GRUNKE
Marketing Manager, Integrity Laboratories
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ABIGAIL SPAULDING
Financial Planner, Continuum Planning Partners
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ALYSON DIXSON
Marketing Manager, Google
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ANDREA BLACKMAN
Division Director, Nashville Public Library
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ANGELA WIGGINS
Founder & Leadership Coach, Earnest Journey
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AUSTIN FABEL
Director of Business Development, Fresh Hospitality
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BLAKE SIMPSON
SVP Corporate Communications, Under Armour
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BRANDY GIBSON
Director of Sales & Marketing, meet+greet
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BRANDON GIBSON
Actor / Producer, Owner, Above the Line Acting Studio
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BRIAN EVANS
Chief Human Resources Officer, Tractor Supply Company
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BRITTNEY OLIVER
Founder, Lemons 2 Lemonade
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BRITTANY COLE
Founder, Career Thrivers
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CHANNING MORELAND
Co-CEO / Head of Strategic Partnerships, EVA
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CHRIS MOISE
Licensee, TEDxNashville
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CHRISTINA WANG
Brand Manager, MARS, Inc.
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CHRISTY PRUITT-HAYNES
Founder, Our Truths / President Christy Pruitt Haynes Consulting
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COLIN PIGGOTT
Account Manager Team Lead, Twitter
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COLLEEN HOY
Sr. Manager Product Management, Education Networks of America
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DANIELLE MCGEE
Founder, Black Business Boom
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DEBORAH VARALLO
Owner / President, Varallo Public Relations​
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DEBORAH WATTS
Founder & CEO, Hayde & Company
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DOMONIQUE TOWNSEND
Founder, Chief Business Performance Strategist
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ELIZABETH CROOK
CEO, Orchard Advisors
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EMILY ENGEL
District Sales Manager,
​Applied Medical
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EMILY JANNEY
Founder, Emily Janney LLC
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ERIC HOLT
Co-Founder, LoveNoise / Assistant Professor of Music Business, Belmont University
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EVELYN GALLETTI
Senior Manager of Strategy & Analytics, Deloitte
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FALON SCOTT
Founder & CEO, Evolution Event Solutions / Operations Chair, TEDxNashville
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GARY EVERTON
Partner, EOA Architects
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GLENN ALLISON
VP Enterprise Architecture, Governance & Innovation, Tractor Supply Company
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HARRY ALLEN
Co-Founder & EVP, Studio Bank
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JAIME BRUCE
Instructor, Middle
​Tennessee State University
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JEFF HORNE
Director of Marketing, OPT Telescopes
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JENNIFER HOUSE
Owner/ Partner, Cumberland Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
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JENNIFER SHEETS
Co-owner / Creative Director / Chief Marketer, Frothy Monkey
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JEREMY JOHNSON
SVP Treasury & Loan Operations, Franklin Synergy
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JEREMY RUBIN
Vice President, Warner Bros Records
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JEREMY SNOW
President, J Snow Construction / Speaker Chair, TEDxNashville
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JESSICA HARTHCOCK
CEO, Utilize Health
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JON SHEARER
Executive Coach, Cadence Co. / President, TEDxNashville
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JULIA BRUCK
Director of Communications,
​TN Secretary of State
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JUSTIN CROSSLIN
Co-Managing Principal, Crosslin
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JUSTIN LEVENSON
Label Resources, Team Lead, Big Machine Label Group
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KALEIGH IMBRIALE
Executive Director, TEDxNashville
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KANISHKA BADDANDA
Entrepreneur
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KAREN THOMPSON
AVP Regional Community Engagement, HCA Healthcare
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KATHRYN TUCK
Event Specialist, Evolution Event Solutions
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KEDRAN WHITTEN
Co-Founder, Brand825
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KELLY GOLDSMITH
Associate Professor of Marketing, Owen Graduate School of Management
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KIMBERLY GOESSELE
President/ CEO, Alive Hospice
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KIRBEE MILLER
Owner, KiNiMi Kitchen
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KIRSTEN KENNEY
Lead Anesthesiologist, St. Thomas West Hospital
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KRISTEN HEERING
Turner & Associates Realty / Volunteer Chair, TEDxNashville
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LAUREL ORLEY
Co-Founder and CEO, Daily Crunch Snacks
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LAUREN ETTERS
VP Client Services, Local Search Masters
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LEISA GILL
Director or Client Experience, LBMC
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LISA CHADER
CCO, The Change Agent*cy President/CEO, Chader Consulting
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MARGARET RILEY KING
Agent, William Morris Endeavor
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MARJORIE QUIN
Chief Executive Officer, End Slavery Tennessee
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MARSHALL GOLDSMITH
Author, Speaker, Executive Coach
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MARY WINN PILKINGTON
SVP Investor & Public Relations, Tractor Supply Company
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MATT BODNAR
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Fresh Capital Group
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MATT LAWRENCE
CEO / Creative Director, Push Focus
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MEG GRUNKE
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Survivor Fitness
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MELANIE GAO
Senior Director of Executive Development, HCA Healthcare
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MELISSA GREENE
Co-Founder, Imaginarium
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MICHAEL BRODY-WAITE
Author & Speaker
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MICHAEL BUTLER
CEO, Tennessee Wildlife Federation
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MIKE JOHNSON
SVP, Weirdo Workshop LLC
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NANCY YOUSEFF
Chief Business Development Officer, Soles4Souls
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NATHAN RICHES
Owner, Riches Consulting
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NEKASHA PRATT
Director of Marketing, Tennessee Department of Tourism
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NICOLE COBB
Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University
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PAMELA TAYLOR
Art Administrator
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PERRI DUGARD OWENS
President & CEO, duGard Communications
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PETE DUNLAP
Software Engineer
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RACHEL LAYTON
VP of Marketing + Growth, Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe
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ROB IVY
Chief Financial Officer, Lee Company
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ROBERT ROSARIO
VP Development, Nashville Sports Council
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ROY DANO
Founder & CEO,
​SportBlog.com
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STEPHANIE SNOW
Office Manager, J Snow Construction / TEDxNashville Speakers Committee
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TARA SCARLETT
CEO/President, Scarlett Family Foundation
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TERRY VO
External Affairs, COMCAST 
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THERESA VONGKHAMCHANH
Digital Marketing Manager, Good Dye Young
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TODD MEADOR
Chief Impact Officer, Soul Gorgeous
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TOM HANSEN
VP Sales & Marketing, Tuned In Broadcasting (Lightning 100)
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TOM TRUITT
Partner, Buffkin/Baker / Founder WHO KNEW & MusicRowSearch
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TOM WOODARD
Managing Partner / Founder, Woodard Brothers Distributing
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TONY HEARD
Partner, InfoWorks
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TIMOTHY DRISDELLE
Founder & CTO,
​Lord & Liberty Hotels
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VAN TUCKER
Chief Operating Officer, Launch Tennessee
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VIRGINIA HARLAN
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VP & Global Commercial Lead, ViiV Healthcare
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ZINA JARRAHI CINKER
Director General, AMPT / Managing Partner, C6 Firm / Physicist
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BRIAN WATERS
Director of Interactive Marketing, Lightning 100

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