AMEND Together is a primary prevention initiative dedicated to ending violence against women and girls by engaging men and boys to change the culture that supports violence. Together, we seek to challenge the culture that supports violence, cultivate healthy masculinity in men and boys, and change the future for women and girls. AMEND Together partners Read More »

Malcolm Turner began his tenure as Vanderbilt University’s vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director on Feb. 1, 2019. Turner joined Vanderbilt Athletics after an impressive career guiding the NBA G League to unprecedented growth.   Turner will share his vision for VU athletics and a bit about his journey including stops Read More »

The Amazon to Nashville Story: As Amazon announced the search for its HQ2 location, Nashville went to work on a plan to attract one of the largest companies in the country.  Holly Sullivan, a Nashville native, led the search that resulted in the largest jobs announcement in Tennessee history. Join us to hear why Amazon Read More »

Children not reading on grade level by 3rd grade are 4 times more likely to drop out of high school. This discussion will address key topics to understand childhood literacy in Nashville. Find out what our city is doing to address this crisis and how we can be involved. Literacy is a key area that Read More »

Please join us Monday, June 3, for a panel titled “Ending the Childhood Literacy Crisis”

Ms. Kempf will present her priorities for the Planning Department including goals for addressing growth, city design, and neighborhood engagement. Lucy Alden Kempf was named Executive Director of the Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Planning Department in June 2018 after twoyears as manager of the Department’s Land Development division. She leads a staff of 50 in guiding Read More »

In this talk, Dr. Shawn Joseph, Former Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools, will share this thoughts on the current state of urban education in America and what is needed from cities to move an urban school district forward for all children. During his 20 year career, Dr. Shawn Joseph has served as a teacher, Read More »

Bob Corker is a successful businessman, former United States Senator, and was previously named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine. Corker represented Tennesseans in the Senate from 2007-2018, where he served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was an active member of the Senate Banking Committee Read More »

The Rotary Club of Nashville, the third largest Rotary Club in the world, has named Olivia Leow its next Executive Director. Leow, who has served as Vice President of Member Value at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce for the past eight years, will succeed Suzanne Buchanan. Buchanan is retiring effective June 30 after serving Read More »

We will reconvene Monday, May 6, with Senator Bob Corker.