building community together
Our Team

Executive Team
Staff
Board of Directors
Executive Council
- Rebecca Whitehead, Newport Healthcare, Vice President of Western Region Residential Services, Board Chair and Acting Treasurer
- Laura McFadden, LTM Consulting, HR Consultant Vice Chair
- Jena Simmons, Community Volunteer, Board Secretary
Board Members
Melissa Beasley, Community Volunteer
Hope Buckner, Belmont University, Associate Vice President for Public Relations
Caroline Cook, Worth Properties, Real Estate Agent
Dione DeWitte, Community Volunteer
Betty Dickens, Community Volunteer
Dr. Connie Graves, Tennessee Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Medical Director
Leah Hayes, Blankenship CPA Group, Director of Strategic Advancement
Mary Howard, Tarrytown Expocare Pharmacy, Chief Financial Officer
Rev. Susan Pendleton Jones, Belmont University, First Lady & Senior Fellow for Christ-Centered Visionary
Katherine Peters, Mental Health Cooperative, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Katie Neighbors, Athena Care, Vice President of Operations
Dr. Tara Newton, Cedar Recovery, Mt. Juliet Medical Director
Patricia (Pat) Olenick, HCA, Director of Compliance / Retired
Andrea Overby, Community Volunteer
Kevin Roddey, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Senior Vice President
Dr. Greg Sikes, Retired Cardiovascular Physician, Centennial Heart
Liz Sillay, HCA Healthcare, Attorney
Mark Smith, Lee, Danner & Bass Investment Counsel, Owner and Director
Ashley Starrett, Community Volunteer
Sarah Young, Author, Honorary Board Member
Young Professionals Board
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The 2023 young professionals Board of The Next Door
Alicia Alderz – Attorney, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Emily Buckner – Financial Services Representative, Strategic Financial Partners
Jacinda Butler – Indirect Tax Analyst, EY
Allison Fomby – Director of Public Relations and Publications, Belmont University
Brooke Gray – Chief of Staff, Tennesseans for Student Success
Samantha Gray – Project Manager, Dynamo Software
Kirsti Goodhue – Founder & CEO, The Perfect Hue
Jacob Holt – Audit Senior, EY, LLP
Alexis Jones – Founder, Noted Returns
Leslie Kimball – Satchfield, Clinical Mental Health Therapist, Child & Family Therapy Collective
Paige Kuykendall – Project Engineer, JE Dunn Construction
Moira McCravey – Talent Agent, William Morris Endeavor
Savannah Oddo – Registered Nurse, Sarah Cannon
Ryane Pamphile – Co-Founder, Noted Returns
Bliss Sparks – Sales Coordinator, Curated Events
Mary Denton Stumb – Registered Nurse, FNP Student, Vanderbilt School of Nursing
Maggie Draughon Sutton – Export Sales Coordinator, Harper Collins Christian Publishing
Emily Terry – Vice President, Human Capital, Frazier Healthcare Partners
Presley Townsend – Program Manager, Executive MBA Program, Vanderbilt University
Victoria Valdez – Graduate Counseling Student, Trevecca Nazarene University
Jane Walsh – Field Account Manager, PatientPoint – Healthcare Technology
Savannah Vessell – Insurance Case Manager, Synovus
Diana Wallace – Casting Director, Self-Employed
Gray Wallace – Real Estate Agent, Engel & Volkers Nashville
Jules Wilson – MBA Candidate, Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management