mission The Civic Design Center’s mission is to advocate for civic design visions and actionable change in communities to improve quality of life for all.
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LETTER FROM the CEO
The Civic Design Center opened its doors in June 2001, following years of civic action against a poorly designed highway plan in Downtown Nashville. At the time, urban design and planning was not focused on communitybased processes. We have come a long way since then, and people are much more aware that they do have a voice when it comes to how their neighborhoods look and feel. It was one of the most challenging years for our nation, but it has been a critical moment for community-led change. We began our fiscal year seeing people all over the country take civic action against the dark shadow of systemic racism that is woven within the very fabric of our communities. COVID-19 upended the operations of business and home life in ways we never could have imagined. At the end of 2020, the Christmas Day bombing gave us another shock into action – opening a pathway for civic design to take center stage.
Our Nashville community is remarkable. Our ability to come together in the wake of tragedies is a defining feature of what makes our city great. This year’s tragedies galvanized action among people to rebuild resilient environments and reshape more equitable policies. Our Annual Luncheon theme, “Community-Led Change” could not have come at a better time. We focused our efforts on not just listening to community members but raising their voices. The virtual platform allowed us to welcome back former Annual Luncheon keynote speakers from all over North America to have meaningful discussions with concerned community members in our unified virtual space. This would never have been possible at an in-person Annual Luncheon event. In addition to that unique intimate experience, our team made a considerable effort to commit our organization to socially conscious practice and amplify diverse voices through this platform – 60% of our Annual Luncheon conversation panelists were People of Color – and that reflection of our community will not end with this fiscal year. This year has been one for incubation: we have been collecting ideas for Downtown, Donelson, Madison, East Nashville and beyond. Youth interns have
been collecting data around wellness in Nashville. We have also been working on fully updating the 10 Principles of The Plan of Nashville behind the scenes to better reflect our current priorities. Next year, we will have so much to share, and we can’t wait to keep doing it alongside you. Thank you all for standing beside us throughout this difficult year. We have seen and experienced the incredible support of this community and are all stronger for it. Sincerely,
Gary Gaston, CEO
Goals for the Following year:
As we look ahead to the next 20 years, we have committed to implementing the principles of socially conscious design throughout our work. We are committed to... • Taking an active role in listening to, learning from, and amplifying voices of those who have not been heard; • Advocating for diversity and inclusiveness in all aspects of design, development, place and policymaking; • Coalition building that supports those doing this critical advocacy work.
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From our Annual Luncheon: Community-Led Change to our 20 Questions social media campaign, we welcomed back several past Annual Luncheon keynote speakers to share their perspectives under topics of expertise, like community development, tactical urbanism, youth engagement, sociallyconscious design, and more!
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Watch the 20 Questions IGTV Interviews at www.instagram.com/civicdesigncenter
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EVENT Overview 0. Skyline Social with John Bela 07.23.2020
1. Women Leading Civic Change 08.19.2020
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6. Virtual Annual Luncheon: Community-Led Change with Sekou Cooke and Kristen Jeffers 11.13.2020
2. Advocacy. Community. Jane Jacobs. 09.02.2020 3. PARK(ing) Day 09.18.2020
7. Holiday Cheers 12.16.2020
4. Golden Cone Awards 10.01.2020
8. 2nd Avenue Bomb Destroyed Nashville Historic Corridor 12.25.2020
5. The Power of Pets 10.21.2020
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9. Planning for the Year Ahead with TDOT, GNRC, and Metro Planning 01.27.2021
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10. Recognizing History: Africatown Design Competition with Renee Kemp-Rotan 02.25.2021
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11. Amplifying Black Perspectives 03.10.2021 12. Engineering a “Container” Campus 04.13.2021 13. Spring Fundraiser Featuring Former Secretary Anthony Foxx 05.06.20201 14. Let’s Color Nashville 05.07-05.08.2021 15. Donelson Plaza Palooza 05.22.21
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16. Grassroots Art Park + Intersection Intervention 06.05.2021 18. Church Street Park Summer Revival 06.10.2021
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Smith Gee Studio + Crain Construction took social distancing seriously in Germantown, CIVIC DESIGN CENTER making their PARK(ing) Day installation span ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021 900 square feet!
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Event Highlights At the Donelson Plaza Palooza we surveyed community members while kids engaged with our Soundbox installation. We hoped to discover what people want to see in this future public space!
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Nearly 3 years after the Design Center CENTER CIVIC DESIGN released its DreamANNUAL Big blogs for Church REPORT Street Park, we finally saw activation and 2020-2021 community participation come to life at our Urban Design Forum!
Programs BETTER CITIES FOR PETS™ Design Your Neighborhood
Tactical URBanism Orgnizers
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Urban Design Studio
WITH PETS IN Civic Design Center has been a proud partner with Mars Petcare in the BETTER CITIES FOR PETS™ program since its inception in 2016. In FY21 our work involved new learnings related to Pets in a Pandemic: Better Cities for Pets™ 2020 Report. With the marked increase in pet ownership and new findings supporting the power of pets to positively impact human physical and mental health, our efforts in making pets more considered and welcomed – in both public and private places and spaces –will be even more critical in our post-pandemic world. In Nashville, we helped to address the need for free pet waste bag dispensers in our downtown core in partnership with Metro Nashville and Nashville Downtown Partnership. In Nashville and beyond, we began focused study to help anticipate and address planning, design and programming needs in key spaces related to civic life, travel and workplaces. Our aim is to benefit pets, pet owners and nonpet owners alike.
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Implemented waste bag stations
Discussed pets in a pandemic
ign Your Neighborhood
We devote a lot of time to our Design Your Neighborhood youth education program, and this year especially, there was a lot to do. Not only was the STEAM curriculum completely rewritten so it could be distributed and taught virtually, but we also launched virtual versions of educational games: Connectopolis and the Game of Rent. In partnership with WeGo Transit, students expressed their neighborhood identity on bus benches around Nashville. Many students focused on issues of equity in their art.
neighborhood identity bus art curriculum on schoology
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Short for “Tactical Urbanism Organizers”, TURBO has been working on neighborhood-based solutions since 2014. Social media boosted community engagement around the visioning for the Porter Crossing #4 Inbound bus stop; it helped recruit 6 dozen Eastwood neighbors to respond to a survey about the project. The bus stop and ground mural were installed in November 2020 in partnership with WeGo Transit and Greater Nashville Realtors. mural for Bus Additionally, after delays from the pandemic, a mural bulb out at intersection intervention was painted at Humphrey porter crossing and Martin in Wedgewood Houston.
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2021 Studio reviews at Gresham smith The Civic Design Center maintains a strong partnership with the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Architecture and Design. Despite the pandemic, the Summer Studio took on a Nashville site that has been in conversation for awhile— Bankers Alley between 3rd and 4th Ave Downtown. Michael Jenks’ renderings are pictured to the right and below.
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Community Design Categories
education & Advocacy
reclaiming public space
Shaping healthy communities
Mobility & Land-USE
restoring 2 n d A v e On December 25, 2020, homes were not shaking from the joys of the holiday season, but from a bomb that was detonated in an RV in Downtown Nashville on 2nd Avenue N between Commerce and Church Streets. The purpose of this explosion was targeted at the AT&T Building, but the casualties were much greater—we lost an entire block of historic buildings just down the street from the Civic Design Center’s office. Downtown residents and businesses were left in the unbearable position of recovering from trauma and considering what comes next for the future of our historic corridor.
Even though our office did not have structural damage, the silica dust from the shattered windows rendered many possessions unusable. While many began returning to their offices following the release of vaccinations for the Covid-19 virus, our staff stayed at home hosting online community engagement sessions with 2nd Avenue stakeholders.
We have hosted a myriad of online listening and visioning sessions in February and March of 2021 to gauge reactions, opportunities, and aspirations from local community members. The topic that was most discussed was Walkability + Pedestrian Safety with specific requests for consistent activity, pedestrian connections, and increased lighting. The other most discussed topic was Neighborhood Design + Development with a particular interest in maintaining historic charm and the tree canopy. For a full report on the 2nd Avenue Listening and Visioning sessions, visit our blog.
In April 2021, the ULI Advisory Services Panel presented their recommendations. In May 2021, the street still remained in shambles but the hope was restored by a 2-day mural event called Let’s Color Nashville; local artists painted wooden boards covering broken windows. This may be a long term effort, but Metro Nashville government has been majorly supportive to recover from this as quickly as possible. We hope that this concerted effort will not only rebuild what was lost, but honor both 1st and 2nd Avenues as uniquely local oases in a Downtown mostly centered around tourism.
community-led change In order to transform ideas into reality, the Design Center aims to keep the Nashville community informed and willing to advocate for themselves. This culminates into regular events, like Urban Design Forum.
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While we still could not host Forums in-person, we spread awareness through digital events, blogs and various social media platforms.
Education & Advocacy
One critical piece of advocacy that has been unfolding all over the country is all about expanding outdoor dining and the use of parklets. PARK(ing) Day is all about parklet and public space advocacy so this has been a key part of our work. New legislation evolved in major cities and small towns alike, including Nashville, to support local businesses during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. This started happening due to data showing that the virus was less likely to transmit while outdoors, so people could come back together so long as there was an open air solution. This has drawn major support to get creative with our use of public space, like streetside parking.
Following the keynote presentations, we broke up our guests into 10 conversation groups led by experts and past keynote speakers on various topics. We encouraged the attendees to determine 3 actionable takeaways that could help lead change under the topic. This evolved into blog posts and a social media campaign that presented precedents for each takeaway. If you are interested in reading about each topic, check out the web page about it!
We believe that this is just the beginning of parklet and outdoor dining legislation. If you are curious about why and how businesses should implement a parklet, read our blog. The pandemic also led us to be more creative about the program for our Annual Virtual Luncheon in 2020. The theme was “Community-Led Change”, and we featured 2 keynote speakers who spoke about their unique perspectives on design and urbanism, but also about how “identity”, in general, shapes those subjects. The keynotes were Sekou Cooke, author of Hip-Hop Architecture, and Kristen Jeffers, otherwise known as the Black Urbanist on her blog.
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community design in gallatin, tn The Design Center works with partners to promote safer, accessible, and more convenient connections between communities. The work on Plan Gallatin visioning was a partnership with Greater Nashville Regional Council.
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Mobility + Land-Use
How can we increase the need for more community amenities in a centralized area? How can we keep the “small town feeling” of Gallatin? These are critical questions that community members often have trouble visualizing the answers to when the community itself doesn’t have many examples. Responding to the comments put forth in the Plan Gallatin process, we addressed 7 possible design solutions in areas around Gallatin, TN centered around mobility and land-use. Those 7 solutions are as follows: • Multi-family residential design and mixed housing design • Green treatments and landscaping • Gateway treatments or improvement • Appropriate new development in historic context • Downtown streetscape improvement, walkability, and connectivity • Rural Scenic Byway development • River Access Focusing on appropriate new development within Gallatin’s historic context, we aimed to emphasize that Gallatin residents can dream big, but still maintain that “small town feeling” that is a part of the identity. With the development of the new Courthouse downtown, there is anticipation and hope that other new developments will pop up. Designing a walkable and centralized district that has mixed-use development in the downtown area can protect small-town
neighborhood characteristics. We suggest focusing development in more livable areas on Missing Middle Housing, which is defined as a range of multi-unit housing types compatible in scale with single-family homes that help meet the growing demand for walkable urban living. Increased housing demand can cause displacement of long time or lower income residents. In growing communities, it is critical for local economies to maintain a range of income to sustain a diversity of jobs in a thriving area. The Missing Middle developments that intentionally incorporate affordable housing can address gentrification and displacement issues. It is also vital that this housing is accessible to transit and grocery stores, etc. This is just 1 of the 7 design solutions proposed following the Plan Gallatin response. If you are interested in learning more about the ideas, read about it on our blog!
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Church Street Park Reprise
Reclaiming Public Space centers around raising the quality and expanding the diversity of public spaces. Residents and local leaders should have tools to inspire and guide them to shape spaces for all.
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Church Street Park has been a big focus in order to provide an equitable Downtown gathering area.
Reclaiming Public Space
Beginning in May 2021, we started a Public Life Study of the adjacent area surrounding Church Street Park. We counted pedestrians and cyclists, accounted for age and gender expression as well as the activities that any person was participating in. For example, we would note a 30s-something woman riding a bike in a particular area. In addition to data collected in this way, we hosted our very first in-person Urban Design Forum since the beginning of the pandemic following the reopening of Church Street Park. At the Church Street Park Summer Revival, we heard remarks from Council Member Freddie O’Connell, Monique Odom of Metro Nashville Parks, and Ann Butterworth of Historic Capitol Corridor Foundation describing the process and excitement around revitalizing this amazing Downtown resource. We collected surveys from event attendees and other regular park
goers, but we didn’t stop there—we continued to collect surveys at dozens of park activities from yoga and hula hooping to musical performances and history tours. Our purpose was to gain insights into what park goers were interested in seeing in and around the park. In August 2021, it was announced that Church Street Park’s temporary activation will be extended for a full year with support from Historic Capitol Corridor Foundation in order to continue to evaluate the interest around Church Street Park programming opportunities.
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Nashville Youth collect wellness data Inspired by Shaping the Healthy Community: The Nashville Plan, our major research publication completed in 2016, the Design Center uses key built environment influencers upon public health to guide us.
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Shaping Healthy Communities
In Summer 2020, we launched a new long research framework that inclusively supports term high school internship the leadership and program, called the Nashville knowledge of youth I am reshaping design by embedding Youth Design Team, as most impacted the youth perspective. Although Lock a next step for students by disparities Two Park is very clean and attractive following the Design Your to develop to residents, it should have things Neighborhood middle solutions for such as basketball courts and more school curriculum. social, cultural, lighting to increase the recreational and political wellness of youth around Nashville. transformation. -Lema, 16 14 high schoolers were selected for the virtual internship, each from a different high school across Nashville Davidson County. The interns listened to community experts speak and received design training around urban design and the built environment factors presented in our book, Shaping the Healthy Community: The Nashville Plan. Then they evaluated how conditions of the built environment affect youth wellness by answering the question, “What do young people need to be healthy and well?” These high schoolers were trained to interview peers and middle schoolers about specific factors that contribute or detract from their wellness and then ultimately map the data.
This has been a partnership with Vanderbilt Peabody College and funded specifically by a National Institute of Justice grant. This internship was majorly focused on youth participatory action research, which is a community-based social justice
For more information about the Nashville Youth Design Team and their incredibly youth-driven work, check out the blog!
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INCOME
Other
Grants (Unrestricted)
$169,658
Special Events (Net)
$180,610
Contributions (Restricted)
$181,925
Contributions (Unrestricted)
$442,714
Memberships PPP Loan Forgiveness
$48,157 $38,128
In-Kind
$68,130
ASSETS
Net Assets—Beginning of Year
$1,249,545
4%
Change in Net Assets
$273,973
EXPENSES with allocated personnel Program Services
$594,017
General Operations
$323,865 $1,707 $975,572
Grants (Restricted)
14%
Special Events (Net)
Membership
Income
35%
$394,431 $668,404
TOTAL EXPENSES
9%
15%
15%
Contributions (Unrestricted)
Net Assets—End of Year
Fundraising
6%
PPP Loan Forgiveness
$120,223
Other TOTAL INCOME
3%
In-kind
Contributions (Restricted)
Fundraising
1%
General Operations
35%
Expenses
Program Services
64%
ANNUAL SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSORS
PROGRAM SPONSORS
KEYSTONE SPONSORS
Cornerstone SPONSORS Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC Crain Construction, Inc. Cumberland River Compact Cyril Stewart LLC Design 615 DISTRICT Nashville Hines Historic Germantown Neighborhood Inc I. C. Thomasson Associates, Inc. Metro Parks Department Metro Planning Department
Metro Public Works Metro Water Services Nashville Chamber of Commerce Nashville Post Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP NOMA Nashville Powell Architects Studio 615 Urban Land Institute (ULI Nashville) Walk Bike Nashville WeGo Public Transit
Voussoir SPONSORS American Constructors, Inc. Anderson Design Studio AT&T Barge Cauthen & Associates Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Bell & Associates Construction CA South Development Catalyst Design Group Certified Construction Services Chazen, A LaBella Company Craig Philip & Marian Ott DPR Construction EOA Architects GHP Environmental + Architecture Greater Nashville Realtors, Inc. (GNR) Hardaway Construction HCA Healthcare/TriStar Health Highwoods Properties Hoar Construction KCI Technologies, Inc. Lee Company Manuel Zeitlin Architects, LLC MarketStreet Equities Co. NES Power Newbern Consulting Services, LLC
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Pillars Development Pinnacle Financial Partners Ragan Smith Ross Bryan Associates, Inc. Smith Gee Studio Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Studio 8 Design :: Matt Taylor, Architect TMPartners, PLLC Volkert, Inc. Wold | HFR Design
Grants & Other Support The Brown Family Foundation Communications and General Organization Grant
Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County Government Programs, Events, and General Funds Grant
CORE Fund Neighborhood-based Grant
Miken Development Program Grant
Dell Technology Grant
National Institute of Justice and Vanderbilt University Design your Neighborhood Grant
Frist Foundation Short Term COVID Relief Tech Grant & Office Build-out funds
Scott C. Chambers Fund Neighborhood-based Grant
Greater Nashville Regional Council Transportation Projects Grant
United Way Tennessee Community CARES Program
HCA Foundation Neighborhood-based Grant
U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program
Ingram Industries Program Grant
Wells Fargo Foundation Program Grant
Lyft Project-based Grant
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Presidents’ Council Asia Allen Tara Armistead Kelly Bonadies Melinda Buntin John Buntin Berdelle Campbell Scott Chambers +++ Matthew Cushing Rebecca Delaney Mark & Sherry Deutschmann Meg Epstein + Gary Gaston Hunter Gee + Hemalatha Gokhale + Nick Green Clay Haynes Michael Kenner +++ Eric Kopstain Jody Lentz Ron Lustig Jefferson Ockerman Marion Ott Larry Papel Mandy Pellegrin Craig Philip David Powell +++
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MEMBERS Christopher Rowe Susannah Scott-Barnes Kim Shinn Cyril Stewart + Anna Stout Alan Thompson Seab Tuck Steve Turner Judy Turner Manuel Zeitlin +
Advocates Kris Ahrend Clay Bailey David Bailey Linda Beall Menié Bell Teresa Blackburn Tifinie Capehart Jennifer Carlat Laurel Creech Chris M. Davis TK Davis Marleen Davis Susan Edwards Catherine Epstein Will Gamble Kara Gee Scott Gibson Melody Gibson Stephen Grant Tanisha Hall Erin Herb Trip Hereford Rita Hoke
LJ Hoke David Johnston Marcus Kerske Paul Kingsbury Jacob Langner Curtis Lesh Ben Metz Melanie Moran Judson Newbern Clay Petrey Kayla Rodd Philip Shepard Michelle Steele Jam Stewart Irwin Venick Philip Welker Ronald Yearwood Jim Yockey Jolie Ayn Yockey
Members Madison Adams David Allard Burkley Allen Ali Alsaleh Molly Alspaugh Christian Archer Katherine Armstrong Judy Bayer Fabian Bedne Megan Bennett Terry Jo Bichell Adam Blair
Kevin Bolger Edgar Bolivar David Bordenkircher Sean Braisted Kathryn Branch Linda Breggin Timothy Brewer Shanese Brown Eric Brown Charles Callihan Parker Camp Elizabeth Cashion Heather Cass Benjamin Chandler Craig Clark Jonah Clarson Bird Kimberly Clay Miranda Clements Phil Cobucci John Chase Cole Brittany Curry Kallie Curtis Dennis Daniels Zaki Daouk Marge Davis Eric Dilts Brittany Doseck Jim Douglas Rebecca Elder Brent Elrod Landon Ferrett Veronica Foster Loretta Foster
Tipton Fowlkes Lynette Fulmer Mark G G Barry Jeffrey Gaston Matt Genova Benjamin Gentry Sarah Gibson Donna Glassford Megan Glenn Cara Greene Karen Grubbs Erin Hafkenschiel Fuller Hanan Jackie Hansom Amy Hardin Kristin Harney Penny Harrington Emery Hartz Jim Hawk Alan Hayes Anne Henderson David Hendrickson Eric Hoke Vivian Hoke Richard Hoos Ashley Howell Brent Hunter Josef Kaul Claire Kim Steven Klintworth Christine Kreyling Anna Kristin Yarbrough Charmaine Krupka Michelle Lacewell Sara Lee Burd Tessa Lemos Justin Lowe Eric Malo Josh Martin Joseph Mayes Carlin Mayes
Michele Mazzu Randall Mazzu Stephanie McCullough Ann McGauran Frank Miller Michael Milliner David Minnigan Kate Monaghan Erin Murphy Kelsey Oesmann Cornelia Overton Micah Padgett Ophelia Paine David Paine Shandi Paro Christian Paro Martina Parrish Michael Payne Alex Pemberton Douglas Perkins Van Pond Phillip Powers Ian Preston David Proffitt Bill Purcell Rebecca Ratz Susie Ries Ann Roberts Leigh Rogers Marc Rowland Richard Ruach Neil Ruffell Daniel Ryan Kathleen S Barry Wilson Sawyer
Sam Schneider Margaret Scott Jonathan Sexton Jules Shainberg Fathiyah Shepard-Suso Julie Sistrunk Brad Slayden Jacqualyn Smith Mike Smith Daniel Spann Susan Steffenhagen Joe Storey Brian Straessle Matt Taylor Mike Thompson Ryan Turbeville Nancy VanReece Mary Vavra John Vick Kaitlin Ward Kate Webster Kasey West John Whalen Abby Wheeler Robert White Mustapha Williams Lynn Williams Megan Williamson Morgan Wills TJ Wilt Kathryn Withers Brian Wright Taylor Young Mike Young Robin Zeigler
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Gary Gaston
Chief Executive Officer
Veronica Foster
Communications + Advocacy Manager
Taylor Young
Research Associate
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Melody Gibson
Education Director
Joseph Mayes
Project Manager
Kayla Anderson
Research Fellow PHD Candidate
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Eric Hoke
Design Director
Jules Shainberg
Finance Manager
Remi Lynch
Design Fellow
Jolie Ayn Yockey
Strategic Partnerships Director
Taylan Tekeli
Research + Design Assistant
Katy Morgan
Research Fellow PHD Candidate
STAFF
Andrew Beaird
Valarie Franklin
PRESIDENT Core Development Services
Board Member Moody Nolan / NOMAnash
Tifinie Capehart
Hemalatha (Latha) Gokhale
Vice PRESIDENT Land Use Consultant / Urban Studies Adjunct, TSU
Jennifer Carlat
Secretary Metropolitan Policy, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Irwin Venick
Treasurer Dobbins Venick, Kuhn & Byassee, PLLC
Cyril Stewart
Immediate Past PRESIDENT Cyril Stewart, LLC
Vanderbilt University
Judson Newbern
Board Member Newburn Consulting Services
Dee Patel
Board Member Radiology Alliance
Board Member The Hermitage Hotel
Tanisha Hall
Eric Schultenover
Board Member Fairpointe Planning, LLC
Board Member Counsel On Call, Good People Brewing Company
Edward Henley III Board Member Pillars Development
Philip Shepard Board Member HOAR Construction
Michael Kenner Board Member MiKen Development
Martha Silva
Neil Krugman
Asia Dixon Allen
Board Member Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis
Laurel Creech
Board Member ESa Architects
Board Member Gresham Smith Board Member Civic Leader
Chris Davis
Board Member Hastings Architecture
Meg Epstein
Board Member California South Development
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Board Member Senior Director Of Economic Integration
Michelle Steele
Ben Metz
Board Member Lipscomb University
Lee O Molette II
Board Member Mars Petcare
Jam Stewart
Board Member Frank Stanton Developers, LLC
Melanie Moran Board Member
TK Davis
Ex-Officio University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design
Rebecca Delaney
Board Intern SOM, Young Leaders Council
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