Executive Director

Eve Hutcherson

AWIN’s first full-time Executive Director is leading our work to measure and increase our mission impact and guiding our strategic plans to grow our organization successfully. In a career serving organizations of all sizes, from local to multi-national, Eve has advanced strategic growth through leadership roles in marketing, business development, corporate communications, and consulting across a variety of industries, including roles with several major players in the Nashville region’s healthcare industry. She also has been an active volunteer leader in regional non-profits, serving organizations in healthcare, community management, and the arts. Eve is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, but has lived in and loved the Nashville area for more than 25 years.

eve@advancingwomeninnashville.com

Executive Board of Directors

Amanda Weeks-Geveden

Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor

1834 (a division of Old National Bank)

AWIN Board President

Mekesha Montgomery

Amanda Weeks-Geveden

Member, Manufacturing Team

Industry Chair

Frost, Brown, Todd

AWIN Board Secretary

Nikki Gibson

Amanda Weeks-Geveden

Paula Roberts

North American Consultant, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

Dell Technologies

Board Chair-Elect, Advancing AWIN Co-Chair

Paula Roberts

Michele Bendekovic

Paula Roberts

Assistant Professor of Management

Jack C. Massey College of Business

Belmont University

AWIN Treasurer

Michele Bendekovic

Director of Diversity and Inclusion

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Advancing Leaders Chair

Board of Directors

Lesley Chatman

Mary Ann Jackson

Lesley Chatman

Vice president, Nashville Regional Manager

PNC

Laine Hiera

Mary Ann Jackson

Lesley Chatman

Director of Data Engineering

Bridgestone Americas

Kelly K. Hodges

Mary Ann Jackson

Chief Development and Engagement Officer

Gresham Smith

Mary Ann Jackson

Director, Talent Management

Brookdale Senior Living

Kelly King

Eleanor McDonald

Mendy Mazzo

Nashville Office Managing Partner

PwC

Mendy Mazzo

Eleanor McDonald

Mendy Mazzo

Corporate SVP, National Bus Development

Skanska

AWIN Advancing Change Co-Chair

Eleanor McDonald

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Ingram Industries

Holly Talbert

Eleanor McDonald

Assistant Vice President, Brand Strategy and Development

HCA Healthcare

Leigh Walls

Letitia Webster

Assistant General Counsel, Partner Contracts

CoreCivic

Letitia Webster

SVP, eCommerce, Omni Channel & Master Data Mgt

Tractor Supply Company

AWIN Advancing Community Chair

Advisory Board

Stephanie Coleman

Chief Growth Officer

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Jamie Dunham

Stephanie Coleman

Chief Brand Strategist, Brand Wise

Founder, RED LETTER DAY

Pat Shea

Stephanie Coleman

Dr. Susan West

Partner

Shea Advisory Services, LLC

Dr. Susan West

Stephanie Coleman

Dr. Susan West

Vice President and Chief of Staff

Belmont University

Cynthia Whitfield-Story

Chief Executive Officer

Inspire 1, LLC

Colleen Leiss

Cynthia Whitfield-Story

Controller, Family Office

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