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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Dr. Tina L. Smith

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Dr Tina L Smith Dr. Tina L. Smith, a native of Alabama currently serves as the interim Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and interim Chief Diversity Officer at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Smith has served in a variety of roles since joining the university in 2002. Prior to transitioning to the Chancellor’s Office in 2016, Smith was the associate dean of students for inclusion initiatives and cultural competence and liaison and director of the Posse Program from 2013 to 2016. From 2007 to 2013, she served as assistant dean and senior director of student health and wellness. She served in numerous student affairs roles [...]

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Live On “What’s The 411 With Sharon Kay” JAZZY 88 celebrating Nashville’s Leading 100 African Americans. Enjoy.

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By |January 24th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Jazz, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Williamson 100, Williamson Leading|Comments Off on Live On “What’s The 411 With Sharon Kay” JAZZY 88 celebrating Nashville’s Leading 100 African Americans. Enjoy.
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Pastor John. R. Faison, Sr.

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Pastor John Faison Sr John R. Faison, Sr. is the Senior Pastor of Watson Grove Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, affectionately known as “The Grove,” where they endeavor to be “A GROWING church for GROWING people whom Christ will use in GROWING His Kingdom.” A native of Boykins, Virginia, Pastor Faison earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia and a Master of Arts in Practical Theology from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio. Under Pastor Faison’s leadership, God is using The [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Deon Gaines

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Deon Gaines Deon Gaines is the CEO of Arroyo Consulting, an information technology development firm headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. Arroyo helps its clients navigate the complexities of IT development projects and ultimately helps them drive revenue, enhance operations and obtain their business objectives through cutting edge technology solutions. As CEO of Arroyo, he is responsible for managing IT contracts for some of the largest technology firms throughout the Southeast. A native of Nashville, Deon has deep roots in the community and a strong passion for education. He is currently the vice chair of Communities in Schools of Tennessee, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping young [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Councilwoman Brenda Harris Haywood

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Brenda Haywood Brenda Harris Haywood is a Nashville Native. She is an Associate Minister at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tennessee and currently serves as the Councilwoman of District 3 in Nashville, Tennessee. She has led an esteemed life as a Career Educator and Community Servant. Councilwoman Haywood, earned her B.A. degree from Tennessee State University, M.A. from Vanderbilt University and a +45 in Administration and Supervision from Trevecca Nazarene College. As a retired Teacher and Administrator she has helped countless young people realize they too have a chance at success, regardless of their socioeconomic background or ability level. As a Wellness Nutritional [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Kendra Snipes

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Kendra Snipes Kendra Snipes, Native of Memphis, Tennessee is an Experienced, Dedicated Professional in customer service Operations, with more than 20 years of experience in transforming people and processes through creating and fostering a value aligned culture and “Service above Self” Philosophy. Kendra has been successful in creating High Performance strategies and achieving exceptional results in wireless, government, insurance and telecommunications service settings. Kendra has consistently achieved record-high customer satisfaction rankings, and improved the bottom line and turnaround of underperforming operations. Kendra currently serves as the Director of Operations for Ibex Global where she partners, develops and implements strategies for performance improvement with key clients. [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Tera Hambrick

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Tera Hamrick Tera T. Hambrick currently serves as Director of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel for Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc. (“MWCHC”). In this role, she instituted in-house legal services when she joined the company during the summer of 2010. She provides counsel on a variety of operational, transactional, real property, privacy and security, fraud and abuse compliance, and employment matters. In addition to managing the legal affairs for the company, she ensures organizational compliance with federal and state laws and regulations and serves as the Accreditation Coordinator for the organization’s long-standing accreditation under the Ambulatory Care Program by The Joint Commission. Prior to [...]

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Ptolemy Tompkins, Author Of Proof of God: The Shocking True Answer to the World’s Most Important Question Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Ptolemy Tompkins-Proof Of God A Seeker, a Scientist, and the Stunning Answer to the World’s Oldest Question Ptolemy Tompkins, collaborator on the New York Times bestselling Proof of Heaven and Proof of Angels, is at his lowest point, personally and professionally, when he meets with an astrophysicist with a message for the world: God is real, and science proves it. Proof of God is the unlikely story of how this serious scientist and this broken writer, in a series of conversations stretching over several months, come to understand that the universe—from the smallest sub-atomic particles that make up everything in existence to the farthest reaches of the universe—bears evidence of a [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Councilwoman Karen Johnson District 29

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Karen Johnson Metro Councilwoman Karen Y. Johnson represents the 29th District in the Metro Council. Her first council race in 2011 she won with 52% of the vote in a field of 5 candidates. Her reelection race in 2015 she won with 82% of the vote. Serving in her second term, she was elected in 2015 President Pro Tempore of the Metro Council. She has served on most Council committees and has served as Chair and Vice Chair. Driven from an early age to serve her neighbors and her community, Councilwoman Johnson’s record of community service is unsurpassed. Prior to her election to the Council, [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Coach Roc Batten

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading African Americans Coach Roc Batten Roc Batten is the Head Football Coach, Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Camps at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN. Originally from Detroit, MI, Roc attended Bishop Gallagher HS and was a four-year letterman in football, basketball, track & field and a one-year letterman in baseball. Roc went on to earn a full football scholarship to Vanderbilt University where he earned his BS in Human and Organizational Development and M.Ed. in Educational Leadership. As a member of the football program he was a 2-year starter and was a member of the Academic All-SEC Team his Sophomore and Junior season. During [...]

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