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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Dr. James Bailey

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Dr James K Bailey Dr. James K. Bailey, III is the phenomenal Pastor of Sweet Savior church and an outstanding Executive Administrator at Whites Creek High School within the Metropolitan Nashville Public School District. Most importantly he is a dedicated family man. On June 5, 1993, he wedded Shemika Hambrick-Bailey, who works diligently in service along with her husband. Out of this union they have two beautiful daughters Ja'Mika and Ja'Mecia Bailey who are both college graduates. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from American Baptist College with a major in Bible and Theology and a minor in Church Vocations. He has also earned [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Joyce Espy Searcy

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Joyce Espy Searcy Joyce Espy Searcy is a native of Yazoo City, MS and currently serves as Director of Community Relations at Belmont University. At Belmont, Joyce leads the effort to consistently improve the effectiveness of Belmont’s engagement with neighborhoods, community groups, non-profit organizations and governmental authorities and to increase the level of awareness regarding Belmont’s identity and mission. A graduate of Fisk and Vanderbilt Universities, she has over 46 years of experience in the non-profit and educational arenas. She also attended Harvard Business School’s “Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management” on full scholarship and completed Vanderbilt’s Owen School’s “Finance and Accounting for Executives”. Joyce is [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Danielle Whitworth Barnes

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Danielle Whitworth Barnes Danielle Whitworth Barnes serves as a member of the Governor’s Cabinet as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services. The Department provides services to over two million Tennesseans each year through programs such as Families First, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Child Support, Child Care Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, Disability Determination Services, Adult Protective Services, Child and Adult Food Program and Social Services Block Grant. Operating a budget of over $2.6 billion and providing leadership to almost 5,000 employees, Ms. Barnes continues to drive for strong results for individuals, families and communities through meaningful work outcomes and community partnerships. Prior to joining [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Gale Mayes

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Gale Mayes Gale Mayes is an enlightened singer and songwriter who is successfully melding the genres of gospel, soul, blues, and jazz to create an identifiable style of her own. The singer has spent the last couple years branding herself as a center stage artist after a 25-year stint in the muted shadow as a background singer. In a short time, she has been successful in securing a home at one of Nashville’s most respected live music venues, 3rd and Lindsley, where she often performs her show, “A Classic Evening of Music,” to a full house of music lovers. Gale also landed the spot as [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Dr. Fallon Wilson

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Dr Fallon Wilson Dr. Fallon Wilson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Black in Tech Nashville which seeks to curate  and connect a diverse black tech ecosystem. She is the former Assistant Vice President of  Institutional Advancement as well as the former Director of STEAMS (​Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Social Justice) at American Baptist College. As the Director  of STEAMS, in April 2016, Dr. Wilson inaugurated Nashville first Senior Day where the Chief  Education Officer of Google, Jaime Casap, spoke to 300 MNPS high school graduating seniors  about social justice, technology, and solving world problems.Then in April 2017, Dr. Wilson hosted the second [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Patrick H. Johnson

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Patrick H Johnson Patrick H. Johnson is a healthcare executive with over 20 years of business development experience. In his current role as Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement for Meharry Medical College, Patrick is focused on advancing the President’s strategic vision by strengthening transformative relationships with large organizations, major corporation foundations and government entities. In addition to leading his staff of approximately 22 employees, Patrick is also responsible for initiatives supporting clinical programs, training experiences and community engagement opportunities through affiliations with a range of nonprofit, private and government healthcare organizations. Patrick is notably adept at guiding the leadership across the college’s three main [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Lonnell Matthews

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Lonnell Matthews Lonnell Matthews, Jr. is the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods & Community Engagement (ONCE) for Mayor Megan Barry. Matthews is a proud alumnus of Tennessee State University where he studied Accounting & Business Law. Before joining Mayor Barry's office, Lonnell served as an employee of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee for 15 years, from 2000-2015, most recently in the role of District Executive Director of Youth Outreach. Matthews led Y-CAP, Black Achievers, Latino Achievers, NAZA Z and Fun Company programs during his time at the YMCA. In 2007, at age 27, Lonnell Matthews, Jr. became the youngest African-American elected to Nashville’s [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Com: 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Derwin Jackson

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading African Americans Derwin Jackson Derwin Jackson has been the President/CEO of the Franklin Housing Authority since 2008. As President/CEO, Jackson has added valuable programs for residents, such as the Residents Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) program and the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program, as well as a scholarship program for FHA youth. On the housing side, he directed the development of a Master Housing Plan to redevelop or rehabilitate FHA’s almost 300 units of public housing. The first phase was completed with the opening of the $8.5 million Reddick Senior Residences in 2013, a 48-unit elderly residence. The second phase was completed with the opening of the $14.3 [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Robert Blair

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading African Americans Robert Blair Robert Blair was born in Nashville,Tn and raised in Franklin,Tn. Educated in the Franklin Special School District, graduated from Franklin High Attended Tn. State University, before transferring to Nashville State Technical School to study Television and Video Production. He produced with The Williamson Herald a “Special Edition to Black Business Edition followed by the first Black Mixer with Williamson Chamber and is now Producing A Salute to “ Black Churches in Williamson County.” Robert worked in Television and Video Production for over fifteen years. With Steve Gilreath TV, he worked on the Gospel Music Dove Awards, Stellar Awards and CCM-TV(Contemporary Christian Music Television) [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Martesha L. Johnson

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Martesha Johnson Public Defender Martesha L. Johnson is an assistant public defender in the Metro Nashville Public Defender’s Office. She has a heart for serving people and was determined to be a public defender since interning with the Nashville Public Defender’s office in 2007. She has devoted her entire career to public defense work, interning with the Knoxville Public Defender Community Law Office and volunteering at the Nashville office after graduation in 2008. Martesha was officially hired in 2009 and has served in many leadership roles during her tenure in the office. She currently serves as the training director and member of the special litigation [...]

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