Our Board

Sanjana Ballal-Link

Sanjana Ballal-Link currently serves as MNPS’s Executive Director of Counseling and Advising. 
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Joel Bezaire

Joel is a founding member of The Educators’ Cooperative.
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Melissa Campbell

Melissa Campbell has worked in professional sports, arts and entertainment since 1983.
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Turner Delano

Turner Delano is a Managing Director with Koya Partners, Diversified Search Group, a global executive search firm where she is dedicated to nonprofit executive recruitment.
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Weller Emmons

Weller Emmons most recently served as Chief of Staff for Capital One’s Commercial Credit Risk organization, supporting an 180-person team responsible for identifying and assessing emerging lending risks.
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Lemuel J. Holifield

Lemuel J. Holifield is the Manager of Resident Development at the Nashville Teacher Residency.
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Greg O'Loughlin

Greg was the Executive Director for the last 8 years and taught in the classroom for more than 13 years.
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marc anthony peek

marc anthony peek is a dynamic and multi-faceted individual whose qualities can only be described as eclectic, creative, and compassionate.
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Becky Peterson

Becky is now teaching both at Peabody College and the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Kat Powers

Kat is currently the Director of Strategy for RePublic schools and sitting on the Board of Directors for Home Of Potential & Excellence (H.O.P.E.).
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Thomas Schlegel

Thomas Shlegel is an engineer and entrepreneur with a deep love for problem solving. He currently works as the VP of Engineering at Built Technologies.
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Josh Segall

Josh Segall is co-founder and CEO of Space Inch, a software development company based in Nashville and Zagreb. 
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Tomas Yan

Tomas Yan is a STEM educator and community leader, currently serving as Associate Director of Economic Prosperity at Conexión Américas in Nashville, TN.
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Previous Board Members

Ryan Balch

Program Director for Masters of Public Policy, Vanderbilt University

Christine Buggs

CEO Pencil Foundation, Former Chair of MNPS School Board

Bo Daniel Parr

Physical Therapist

Jenna Davis

ELD Instructional Coach, MNPS

Conor Duggan

Executive Director at JP Morgan Private Bank

Jon Eisen

VP of Lending at Pathway Lending

Kate Ezell

Principal, Ezell Consulting

Dan Furbish

Founder and Director, The Oasis Bike Workshop

Ricki Gibbs

Head of Schools - Elementary, LEAD Public Schools

Ashford Hughes

Executive Officer for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, MNPS

Emily Masters

Development Director, LaunchTN, Board Member MNPS

Chakita Patterson

Executive Director, United Street Tours

JJ Rosen

CEO, Atiba

David Rutledge

Assistant Business Manager, Southeast Laborers' District Council

Adam Tanaka

Owner, Life and Limb Printing