NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Tari Hughes

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Tari Hughes Tari Hughes, President and CEO at the Center for Nonprofit Management You could say the nonprofit sector had Tari at “hello.” Tari has dedicated her career to the sector, and is now thrilled to serve as the fourth President and CEO of the Center for Nonprofit Management. Tari spent time in the arts world as vice president of development for the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and previously worked at Vanderbilt University in several alumni and development capacities. Before joining CNM’s team, Tari most recently served as President of the Nashville Public Library Foundation for 12 years, where she raised more than $41 million, developed [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dr. Katari Coleman

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Dr. Katari Coleman Katari Coleman is a native of Chicago who resides in Middle Tennessee. She has worked in early childhood in the capacity of adult instruction, child development and assessment, family intervention and program management for over twenty years. She holds a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Erikson Institute and a doctorate in Educational and Cultural Policy from Loyola University-Chicago. Throughout Dr. Coleman’s career she has created program training opportunities for child care professionals, home visitors, and parents, to assist in the understanding of child development, literacy and family dynamics. She has served as a home visitor, trainer, parenting specialist, infant specialist, faculty [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading Women 2018: Emily Layton

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Emily Layton Emily has worked in the nonprofit sector her entire career. She has served as the Development and Community Relations for Waves for the past five years. Waves is a 45-year-old nonprofit serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Williamson County. She is a wife to Forrest and a mother to Jackson and Charlotte. Three years ago, she became a parent in the Waves Early Learning Program when her daughter was born weighing only 1lb 10oz. Through her time as an Early Learning parent, she gained a better understanding of the need for Waves’ services in our community and has used that [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Laurie Kamunen

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Laurie Kamunen Laurie Kamunen is a 26-year employee with the Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department, serving as the Program Administrator since 2008. A native of South Florida, she moved to Williamson County in 1991 to work with the department and feels blessed to call this beautiful and historic community, home. She feels that in the last 26 years, the department has made huge strides to ensure that the excellence of leisure services provided to our community has become an essential component for quality of life here. Accessibility and affordability for public programs and recreation facilities, reaching all corners of the county, have helped to make [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dolores Greenwald

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Dolores Greenwald Dolores Greenwald is the Executive Director of the Williamson County Public Library. She has compiled over 20 years of increasingly responsible positions in the public library profession. A Mobile, Alabama native, she brings extensive education credentials and significant experience to the Williamson County Public Library. She holds a BA in Political Science, MA degree in History, and an MS in Library Science. Greenwald brings her experience to Williamson County from working in Boston, MA and Dallas, TX. While working for Boston Public Library, she was employed at the Roxbury Branch and worked with numerous community organizations there including the Urban League. During her time [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Julie McReynolds

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Julie McReynolds Julie McReynolds is the National Director of Operations for the National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA). In her position, she reports to the Board of Directors and is in charge of overseeing the staff, volunteers, and chapter leaders all over the United States. The mission of NAWMBA is to diversify the workforce and move more women into leadership positions and she does this by creating live and online programming including a National Conference that welcomes a little under 1,000 attendees and corporations that are interested in recruiting NAWMBA members. As a born connector and an astute business professional this position is well suited for [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dr. La’Wanda Jenkins

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Dr LaWanda Jenkins Dr. La’Wanda Jenkins graduated as the 1st African American Valedictorian at West Carroll High School in 1991 in West Tennessee. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and graduated Summa Cum Laude at MTSU in 1995. In 2000 she graduated Magna Cum Laude at Vanderbilt University and received a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). She obtained a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 2016 with Magna Cum Laude honors. She is the wife of William Jenkins and mother of two sons—Kolton Jenkins and Ladarius Vanlier. She is the daughter of Margaret and [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Alicia Dawson

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Alicia Dawson As founder of AD Event Productions, Alicia has an eye for style and a thoughtful awareness for the finishing touches. An Alabama native, Alicia moved to Nashville from Huntsville, Alabama in 2013. After attending college at Athens State University, she pursued a career in sales and marketing for over 10 years. Her natural talent for planning and hosting events became her signature so it was a no-brainer to launch an event planning business. Her party planning career started with her children's birthday parties and have now launched into planning extravagant private parties and events. She takes what’s in a client’s mind and brings it [...]

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WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Cindy Boteler

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Cindy Boteler Cindy Boteler is a Financial Professional with AXA Advisors in Franklin, Tennessee. AXA currently ranks #25 of fortune 500 companies and is located in over 60 countries. AXA is one of the largest life and wealth management companies in the world. Cindy works well with small business owners from investing to providing protection on the business side as well as their personal needs. Her banking background helps her work seamlessly in providing life insurance to small businesses to use as collateral for SBA loans. She works tirelessly to make sure her contacts and clients always feel like a priority. Cindy did not wake up [...]

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