Nashville had an early history of city–county consolidation and regional collaboration as well as a strong Black middle class rooted in regional educa- tional and health institutions. The metro has a comprehensive private sector leadership with demonstrated interest in issues of social equity and there are efforts to develop cross-constituency civic leadership. Nashville is also a state capital, giving it a base of public sector employment that can help with equitable growth.
Thank you to everyone in Nashville who generously shared their time, ideas and insights with us:
Phil Armor, Deputy Executive Director and Director of Regional Planning Greater Nashville Regional Council
Lewis O. Beck, Jr., President
Nashville and Middle Tennessee Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
Bill Canak, Professor Sociology and Anthropology,
Middle Tennessee State University
Won Choi, Executive Director
Ray Sellis, Former Director
Tying Nashville Together
Chris Cotton, Research Coordinator
Garret Harper, Director of Research
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Eisenbrandt, Chair
Paul Haynes, Executive Director
Nashville Career Advancement Center, Local Workforce Investment Board
Lindsay Jerry Lee, President
Tennessee AFL-CIO
Bridget Jones, Executive Director
Cumberland Region Tomorrow
Megan Macaraeg, Director
Middle Tennessee Jobs with Justice
Janet Miller, Chief Economic Development and Marketing Officer
Chamber of Commerce’s P2010
Paul Ney, Director
Charlie Williams, Deputy Director
Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development
Phil Orr, Sr., Vice President, Community Investments
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
Ralph Schulz, President and CEO
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Karen Stevenson, Dean
Business, Applied Arts & Technologies, Nashville State Community College
Lani Wilkeson Rossman, Vice President
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Jerry Williams, Executive Director
Leadership Nashville
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