Meet the Chamber Team

Ted Townsend
President & CEO

Courtney Blanchard
Chief of Staff

Terri Bosby
Project Manager
Stakeholder Relations

Leland Burress
Senior Membership Account Executive

Nancy Coffee
Senior Vice President
Chairman’s Circle

Amber Covington
Director of Workforce Development

Amy Daniels
Chief Communications Officer

Ted Ferris
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Gwyn Fisher
Chief Economic Development Officer

Donn Fisher, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Academy of Innovation for Memphis (AIM)

Lydia Holmes
Director of Public Policy & Advocacy

Sondra Howell
Vice President
Talent Innovation

Jeanette Jones
Existing Business Consultant

Kendra Kea
Staff Accountant & Grant Administrator

Abby Latture
Economic Development Specialist

Tunga Lee
Director of Events

Lisa Lovell-Ayres
Director of Chairman’s Circle Engagement

Susan Hadley Maynor
Vice President
Economic Development

Patricia McKinney
Project Manager
Member Programing

Natalie Mitchell
Receptionist

Jessica Mosley
Director of Community Development

Tecora Murray
Executive Director
Center for Economic Competitiveness

Troy Parkes
Director of Business Development

Blake Payne
Membership Account Executive

Ryan Poe
Director of Communications

Rob Recker
President of Chamber Benefits, Inc.

MacKenzie Stonis
Economic Research Analyst
Center for Economic Competitiveness

Erik Stevenson
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Amity Schuyler
Chief Innovation Officer & SVP of Workforce Development

DeQuanda Smith
Sales Manager

Shelby Spurgeon
Director of Business Development

Chris Stewart
Director of Finance

Bobby White
Chief Government Relations Officer

Donnell Word
Director of Economic Development

Diamond Young
Director of Market Strategy

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Partners

Kim Bond
Economic Development Lead
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Sherita Goodman
Economic Development Representative
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Cynthia Hailey
Economic Development Representative
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Terica Lamb
Economic Development Manager
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