Business-Led, Member-Driven

Our Board of Directors are made up of some of the region’s elite business men and women, representing companies of many sizes and industries. These leaders are the driving force behind the Chamber’s strategic efforts to create economic growth for all in Memphis.

Leadership

Richard Smith
Chairman of the Board
Regional President US
and Executive Vice President Global Support
FedEx Express

Doug Browne
Vice Chairman
President
Peabody Hotels & Resorts

Willie Gregory
Vice Chairman
Director, Global Community Impact
Nike

Jason Yarbro
Secretary/General Counsel
Attorney
Butler Snow LLP

David Waddell
Vice Chair of Finance/Treasurer
President & CEO
Waddell & Associates

Spence Wilson, Jr.
Principal
Kemmons Wilson Companies

Tom Newbern
EVP, Store Operations,
Commercial, and Loss Prevention
Customer Satisfaction
AutoZone

Carolyn Hardy
Immediate Past Chair
President and CEO
Chism Hardy Investments, LLC

Board Members

Greg Barnes
Managing Partner
KPMG LLP

Lodie Biggs
Shareholder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Jozelle Booker
President & CEO
Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum

Scott Brockman
President & CEO
Memphis/Shelby County Airport Authority

Trey Carter
President
Olympic Career Training Institute

Andy Cates
President & CEO
Brokerage Services, Colliers International

Dr. Reginald Coopwood
President & CEO
Regional One Health

Debbie Dice
Plant Manager
DuPont Solae Nutrition and Health Plant

Gregory M. Duckett
Senior VP & Chief Legal
Officer – Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

Terri Freeman
President
National Civil Rights Museum

Emily Greer
CAO
ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Audrey Gregory
CEO
Saint Francis Hospital

Tracy Hall
President
Southwest Tennessee Community College

Candace Heitzman
National Director, Corporate Partnerships & Cause Marketing
Boys & Girls Club of America

Charles Hill
Attorney
Glankler Brown, PLLC

Jason Hood
Chief Legal Officer
DH Management Group, LLC

Bruce Hopkins
President, West Tennessee Region
First Tennessee Bank

Odell Horton, Jr.
Attorney
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

Laurita Jackson
Managing Partner
1Source Office and Facility Supply

Kevin Kane
President
Memphis Tourism

Daphne Large
President & CEO
Data Facts, Inc.

Jason Little
President & CEO
Baptist Memorial Health Care

Neely Mallory III
President
Mallory Alexander International Logistics

David C. May
Area President, West Tennessee
Regions Bank

Douglas Scarboro
SVP/Regional Executive
Memphis Branch – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Leigh Shockey
CEO
Drexel Chemical

Jack Soden
President & CEO
Elvis Presley Enterprises

Brian Stephens
CEO
Caissa Public Strategy

Lee Still
Senior Vice President, Business Banking Team Leader
SunTrust Bank

Blair Taylor
President
Memphis Tomorrow

Chuck Thomas III
Regional Director, External Affairs
AT&T

Gwendolyn Tucker
President, National Association of Women Business Owners & Coo, Rix International

Dr. Michael Ugwueke
President & CEO
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Laura Whitsitt
Senior Vice President, Research & Development – Orthopaedics
Smith & Nephew

Duncan Williams
President
Duncan-Williams, Inc.

Roby WIlliams
President
Black Business Association

David Wolf
President & General Manager
Southland Park Gaming & Racing

Kevin Woods
Memphis Market President
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

J.T. Young
President
Memphis Light, Gas and Water