Board of Directors
KATHY ANDERSON
Owner, Anderson Design Studio
ANDREA ARNOLD
Chief Public Affairs Officer,
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation
SARAH BARNET (Treasurer)
Property Manager
RICKY BEARDEN
Commander, MNPD Central Precinct
ANDREA CHAMPION (Secretary)
Owner at The Quarters
RYAN COWELL
Executive VP, Icon Entertainment
BETH DEERING (Vice Chair)
Senior Vice President, Pinnacle Financial Partners
LISSA DRUSS
Riot Hospitality
DAVID EWING
Historian, Nashville History on Tour
GARY GASTON
Chief Executive Officer
Nashville Civic Design Center
HOWARD GENTRY
Criminal Court Clerk, Metro Government
MICHAEL HALL
Production Manager, Opry Entertainment
PETER HEINDENREICH
Hall Strategies & Government Relations
COURTNEY HUDSON
PRA Nashville, Regional Sales Manager
KELLY KAPLAN
District Executive Secretary,
Mayor’s Office of Nightlife
Community Outreach Coordinator
MELISSA KEENE
Marketing & Events Manager , AJ’s Good Time Bar
JACOB KUPIN
District 19 Metro Councilmember
LISA MCDONALD
Owner, Advanced Business Consultants, Inc.
SEAN MARSHALL
Principal & General Counsel - Big Plan Holdings
CHRIS MADDEROM
General Manager
Old Town Trolley Tours of Nashville
ELIZABETH MAYHALL
Consultant, DISTRICT Resident
DON OSBORN
Chief Operating Officer
Evolution Event Solutions
CANDACE PRICE
Founder - Half Full Events
ANN ROBERTS
Retired Executive Director
Metro Historical Commission
JENNIFER ROBINSON
Business Events Specialist
AARON RUMMAGE
Director of Legislation, Policy, and Communication
TN Alcoholic Beverage Commission
RICK RYAN
Accent Media / Nashville Print Management
WOW Hospitality, Inc.
BRENDA SANDERSON
Owner, Broadway Entertainment
The Stage/Legends/Second Fiddle/Nashville Crossroads
BRIAN SCHAFFER
General Manager - Woolworth Theatre
BEN SIMPSON
COO, Nashville Downtown Partnership
LYNSIE SMITH
Sgt. Central Precinct Community Affairs Coordinator
BRIAN TAYLOR
Owner, Broker at Progent Commercial, LLC
MICHELE TRUEBA ( Chair )
Realtor, Berkshire Hathaway/Downtown Confidential
LAYLA VARTANIAN
Owner, Layla’s
RICK WARNER
VP/Branch Manager, US Bank Nashville
BETSY WILLIAMS
Savannah Candies
WILL WRIGHT
Area Vice President, Gallagher