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Our People

The Martha O’Bryan Center is supported by innovative, ambitious, and kind change-makers working to strengthen community and empower individuals in poverty to transform their lives.

Our Executive Leadership

Marsha Edwards

President and CEO

Kent Miller

Chief Operating Officer

Sherica Clark Nelms

Chief Programs Officer

Derria Ford

Chief Development Officer

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Adrienne Useted

Chief Financial Officer

Chris Reynolds

Interim VP of Schools

Our Board of Directors

Name
Affiliation/Association/Company
Liz Denning, Co-Chair
Owner at Gamma Blast Studios
Leighton Liles, Co-Chair
Financial Advisor at The Liles Group at Baird Private Wealth Management
Sam Needham, Treasurer
Partner at Constellation Wealth Advisors
John Adgent
Attorney at Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC
Mohit Agrawal
Consultant at Boston Consulting Group
Samori Cummings
Chief Medical Officer at Southern Pediatrics
Shervin Eftekhari
President at Zander Insurance Company
Jamie Eskind
Community Volunteer
Andy Faught
Managing Partner at Continuum Planning Partners
Toni Fitzgerald
Senior Account Executive at WSMV Channel 4
Harrison Frist
CEO at naviHealth
Jim Gingrich
Managing Partner at Elk Mountain Partners
Marilyn Greer
Community Member
Greg Hagood
Managing Partner at Nephila Advisors, LLC
Beth Harwell
Former State House Representative and Community Volunteer
Kemarcus Haynes
Youth Volunteer
Corinne Kidd
Community Volunteer
Robbie King
Managing Director and President at Highmark Holdings & Enfield Management
Beth Mason
Chief Customer Officer at Wayspring
Mike McGuffin
Principal at CHM, LLC
Sabrina Miller
Senior Vice President at Pinnacle Financial Partners
Thompson Paine
Product Management and Operations at Anthropic
Jake Powell
Financial Planner and Partner at SageSpring Wealth Partners
Clay Richards
Operating Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Molly Ruberg
Partner at Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC
Grant Rutledge
CEO at Metabolic Health Partners
Tim Sinks
Founder at Capital Financial Group, LLC

Our Partners

We are deeply grateful for the commitment and collaboration of the outstanding partners and organizations that share our dedication to transforming lives through education, employment, and family support services. They are essential to our work in providing comprehensive services and opportunities, and their ongoing support helps us to empower individuals and families in our community and to break the cycle of poverty via economic mobility.