Harpeth Hall’s New Trustees

Harpeth Hall New Trustees

Greg Averbuch Greg Averbuch graduated from the University of Texas with degrees in finance and real estate. He is the President of Summit Management Corporation, which he founded in 1989. Summit with operations in Nashville, Memphis, and Atlanta is a dynamic, growth-oriented real estate management and development company specializing in hotel, office, and residential properties. Greg has been involved with the American Jewish Committee’s Atlanta Region, including as its past president. Greg and his wife Dana are parents of Elizabeth Averbuch ’22, and their son Alexander attends Montgomery Bell Academy.

Michelle Gaskin Brown ’01 Michelle graduated from Harpeth Hall in 2001. She received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Spelman College in 2005 and her J.D. from Indiana University School of Law in 2010. She practiced criminal and family law before spending five years as a legislative attorney for the Tennessee General Assembly. Michelle was Vice President of Metro Policy at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce prior to becoming Manager of Public Policy at Amazon in 2019. While at the Chamber, she played an active role in advocating for Amazon to bring its operations headquarters to Nashville, and she now leads Amazon’s public policy and advocacy in Tennessee. Michelle is also a member of the Harpeth Hall Head’s Young Alumnae Council. Adelaide Grace Davis ’79 Adelaide is a member of the class of 1979 and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1983. Adelaide first served on the Board of Trustees from 1990 to 1993 and was an ex-officio member of the board from 2007 to 2009 when she was the President-Elect and President of the Alumnae Association Board. She rejoined the board from 2012 to 2018 and again in 2020. She is a longtime volunteer for the Annual Fund, having served as a Current Parent Class Chair, the Alumnae Gifts Chair, and the Annual Fund Overall Chair. She was also the 2017 Reunion Chair. She was the 2019 recipient of the Dede Bullard Wallace Award, which honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the school. Adelaide is a member of the Founders Society and is a multi-generational alumna. Her mother is Florence Stumb Davis ’55 and her daughters are Janie Hannon ’11 and Davis Stevens ’17. Her daughter-in-law is Mary Julia Bressman Hannon ’08.

David Fitzgerald David is a graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy and Washington and Lee University. David is a partner with Petra Capital where his primary focus is on private equity and venture capital partnerships in the healthcare, information technology, and business services sectors. David also serves as a member of the Montgomery Bell Academy Alumni Board. David and his wife, Alberta, have served on the Annual Fund Major Gifts Committee and were chairs of the 2019-20 Annual Fund Major Gifts Committee. David and Alberta have two daughters, Lexie Fitzgerald ’22 and Lilly Fitzgerald ’24. David’s mother is Mary Dale Trabue Fitzgerald ’64.

Elizabeth Robbins Hawkins ’82 Elizabeth is a member of Harpeth Hall’s Class of 1982. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor degree in French. Elizabeth served as Executive Secretary and Chair of Development on the board of The Next Door, a Nashville organization that provides substance abuse and mental health services for women to restore hope and a lifetime of recovery from addiction. She was previously an ex-officio member of the board as the President of the Harpeth Hall Parents Association in 2013-2014 and as President of the Alumnae Association in 2005-2006. Elizabeth has chaired The Main Event and served as the Parents Association Vice President Parent Ambassadors. She also served on the 150th Anniversary Steering Committee, the Distinguished Alumna Selection Committee, the Annual Fund Major Gifts Committee, and she has been a Reunion Class Chair. Her daughter Caroline was Lady of the Hall in 2012 and daughter Eliza graduated in 2017. Her son Charlie graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy. Her mother-inlaw is Ward-Belmont alumna Lee Ann Allen Hawkins. Her sister-in-law is Mary Hawkins ’76. HONORARY TRUSTEE John Rivers Ingram A Montgomery Bell Academy alumnus, John is a graduate of Princeton University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English. He received his M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. John was named Chairman of the Ingram Industries Inc. Board of Directors in April 2008, having served as Vice Chairman of the Board since 1999. He is also the former

Tammy Wolcott ’81 Tammy graduated from Harpeth Hall in 1981. She received a degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee. She founded W Squared in 2005 with her sister Shannon Wolcott Farrington ’84 and became a part of the LBMC family of companies in 2017. Tammy Wolcott is the CEO of LBMC W Squared, LLC, which is an outsourced solution for start-up and growing companies providing core infrastructure functions — finance, accounting, information technology, human resources, and payroll. Prior to W Squared, Tammy was Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Treasurer of I-Trax, Inc., formerly CHD Meridian Healthcare. Tammy has served on the Distinguished Alumna Selection Committee and currently serves on the Annual Fund Alumnae Gifts Committee. Tammy is the mother of Lillie Howell ’13, and her nieces are Taylor Farrington ’17, Emma Farrington ’18,

Suzanne Howell ’10 and Katie Howell Fayard ’00.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Content Group. John led the charge to bring Major League Soccer to Nashville. He served as a Harpeth Hall trustee from 2001 to 2007 and from 2008 to 2020, acting as Vice Chair from 2014 to 2020. John is the grandson of Hortense Bigelow Ingram, a founding Harpeth Hall trustee, for whom the Upper School is named. His mother, Martha Rivers Ingram, is a former trustee and an Honorary Trustee, and his sister, Robin Ingram Patton ’84, is also a former trustee from 2006 to 2014. John and his wife, Stephanie Currey Ingram ’82, have daughters Martha Ingram ’15, Alexa Chapman, who attended Harpeth Hall, Christina Chapman ’10 and a son, Lucas Ingram, who attends Ensworth High School. His Harpeth Hall nieces are Reid Patton ’14 and Virginia Ingram ’15.

Highlighting Our Alumnae Mothers with Graduating Seniors

Margaret Bone and Sacha Engel Bone ’93 Eleanor Henderson and Angie Emery Henderson ’91 Naomi Limor Sedek ’92 and Ilanit Sedek

Ashley Erwin Costner ’97 and Isabella Costner

Eads Hooper and

Collins Weaver Hooper ’88 Rebecca and Gaby Viner and Jessica Gutow Viner ’89

Caroline Harwell and

Clark Elam Harwell ’90

Joyce Johnson ’76 and

Margaret Kirchner

Lilly Wilmoth and Marion Holt Wilmoth ’89

Harpeth Hall ConnectHER

Harpeth Hall is committed to keeping our alumnae connected beyond their years on campus. Our Alumnae Relations Office launched the Alumnae Network as an easy and secure way to reconnect and network with classmates and mentors. The Network combines your public information from LinkedIn and Facebook with the information you have shared with Harpeth Hall, thus making it a powerful networking tool that is free only to our alumnae.

ALUMNAE NETWORK Re-connect with classmates and nearby alumnae Expand your personal and professional network by interacting directly with alumnae Participate in the Job/Internship Board Celebrate your or your classmates’ successes by posting on the newsfeed Identify a possible mentor or mentee Create an affinity or industry networking group

• 5000+ Alumnae Profiles • 27% of users are willing to help other alumnae and be mentors • 51% are returning users

3 WAYS TO ACCESS THE ALUMNAE NETWORK 1. Apple App Store Search and download “Graduway Community” and select “Harpeth Hall School” 2. Google Play Store Search and download “Harpeth Hall Alumnae” 3. From your computer Visit harpethhallalumnae.org

WAYS TO LOG-IN: 1. Facebook account 2. LinkedIn account 3. Google account 4. Email address

FOR MORE INFORMATION visit HarpethHall.org/Alumnae/Alumnae-Network Need help or have questions? Email Alumnae Relations Manager Whatley Hamilton ’14 at whatley.hamilton@harpethhall.org.