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
Amanda Weeks-Geveden
Amanda Weeks-Geveden
Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor
1834 (a division of Old National Bank)
AWIN Board President
Mekesha Montgomery
Amanda Weeks-Geveden
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
Michele Bendekovic
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
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Ann Jackson
Director, Talent Management
Brookdale Senior Living
Kelly King
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Ann Jackson
Nashville Office Managing Partner
PwC
Mendy Mazzo
Melanie Miller
Melanie Miller
Corporate SVP, National Bus Development
Skanska
AWIN Advancing Change Co-Chair
Melanie Miller
Melanie Miller
Melanie Miller
EVP, Human Resources
Ingram Industries
Tonya Spry
Melanie Miller
Holly Talbert
Director of Human Resources
Gresham Smith
Holly Talbert
Melanie Miller
Holly Talbert
Assistant Vice President, Brand Strategy and Development
HCA Healthcare
Leigh Walls
Letitia Webster
Letitia Webster
Assistant General Counsel, Partner Contracts
CoreCivic
Letitia Webster
Letitia Webster
Letitia Webster
SVP, eCommerce, Omni Channel & Master Data Mgt
Tractor Supply Company
AWIN Advancing Community Chair
Advisory Board
Stephanie Coleman
Stephanie Coleman
Stephanie Coleman
Chief Growth Officer
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Jamie Dunham
Stephanie Coleman
Stephanie Coleman
Chief Brand Strategist, Brand Wise
Founder, RED LETTER DAY
Ana L. Escobar
Stephanie Coleman
Ana L. Escobar
General Sessions Judge, Division III
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Colleen Leiss
Stephanie Coleman
Ana L. Escobar
Controller, Family Office
Addition
Pat Shea
Cynthia Whitfield-Story
Dr. Susan West
Partner
Shea Advisory Services, LLC
Dr. Susan West
Cynthia Whitfield-Story
Dr. Susan West
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Belmont University
Cynthia Whitfield-Story
Cynthia Whitfield-Story
Cynthia Whitfield-Story
Chief Executive Officer
Inspire 1, LLC