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
Colleen Leiss
Amanda Weeks-Geveden
Mekesha Montgomery
Senior Manager
PwC
AWIN Treasurer
Mekesha Montgomery
Amanda Weeks-Geveden
Mekesha Montgomery
Member, Manufacturing Team
Industry Chair
Frost, Brown, Todd
AWIN Corporate Secretary
Amanda Weeks-Geveden
Amanda Weeks-Geveden
Amanda Weeks-Geveden
Senior Vice President, Managing Director
U.S. Bank
AWIN Board Chair
Board of Directors
Michele Bendekovic
Michele Bendekovic
Michele Bendekovic
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Advancing Leaders Chair
Nikki Gibson
Michele Bendekovic
Michele Bendekovic
North American Consultant,
Culture, Diversity and Inclusion
Dell Technologies
Advancing AWIN Co-Chair
Laine Hiera
Michele Bendekovic
Kelly K. Hodges
Director of Data Engineering
Bridgestone Americas
Kelly K. Hodges
Veronica Mallett
Kelly K. Hodges
Chief Development and Engagement Officer
Gresham Smith
Nyeisha Jones
Veronica Mallett
Veronica Mallett
Senior Director, Human Resources
Asurion
Veronica Mallett
Veronica Mallett
Veronica Mallett
Executive Director, Center for Women's Research
President and CEO, MMC Ventures
Meharry Medical College
Mendy Mazzo
Eleanor McDonald
Eleanor McDonald
Corporate SVP
National Bus. Development
Skanska
AWIN Advancing Change Co-Chair
Eleanor McDonald
Eleanor McDonald
Eleanor McDonald
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Ingram Industries
Paula Roberts
Eleanor McDonald
Paula Roberts
Assistant Professor of Management
Jack C. Massey College of Business
Belmont University
Julie Sebree
Letitia Webster
Paula Roberts
Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain
Envision Healthcare
Leigh Walls
Letitia Webster
Letitia Webster
Assistant General Counsel, Partner Contracts
CoreCivie
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
Pat Shea
Stephanie Coleman
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