Jul 9, 2019 | All Alumni, Nonprofit News
YLC is so proud of Harry Allen (Class 62), who rang the Rotary bell for the first time yesterday after being installed as the 2019-20 president of the Rotary Club of Nashville, the third largest Rotary Club worldwide and the largest civic club in Tennessee with 600 members from the business, civic and government sectors. Harry is chief relationship officer of Studio Bank, and was quoted about his new leadership role: “For 105 years, Rotarians have been leading and serving Nashville. Our city is changing in dynamic ways and the stakes are higher than ever for our leaders to engage this diverse and growing community.” We know you’ll do an awesome job, Harry! 
Jul 8, 2019 | All Alumni, Nonprofit News
This month’s Williamson, Inc. Young Professionals Luncheon is Thursday, July 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Williamson County Association of Realtors office, 1646 Westgate Circle, Ste. 104 in Brentwood and features a panel of seasoned professionals giving you guidance on how to own the room the right way. Panelists Allena Bell, Master School Board Member of Franklin Special School District; Rep. Sam Whitson, TN House District 65; and YLC alumnus Matt Largen (Class 45), President & CEO of Williamson, Inc., will be sharing advice they wish they had been given earlier in their careers. After this luncheon, whether you are walking into a board meeting, staff meeting, or networking event, you will be equipped with new tools to own the room the right way. Register here. The cost for members is $20; $30 for non-members.
Jul 7, 2019 | All Alumni
Nashville Business Journal recently featured its 2019 Best of the Bar awards to recognize the top legal minds in Middle Tennessee, based on nominations from the public which were then voted on by one another to determine who is the best of the best. Of the 70 winners, we’re excited to announce that 12 are YLC alumni. Congratulations to Kay Caudle(Class 42), STR; Chase Cole (Class 1), Waller; Jonathan Cole (Class 27), Baker Donelson; Sam Funk (Class 33), Sims|Funk PLC; Jay Hardcastle(Class 11), Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP; Mark Ison (Class 53), Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison; Kim Looney (Class 23), Waller; Erin Palmer Polly (Class 45), Butler Snow LLP; Matt Potempa (Class 56), Martin Heller Potempa & Sheppard, PLLC; Tracy Powell (Class 17), Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison; Donna Roberts (Class 43), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store; and Stephen Zralek (Class 32), Bone McAllester Norton PLLC. If you have a digital subscription to NBJ, you can read more about all the winners, from the lessons they learned as young lawyers to the legal advice friends and family most often ask for and what law they would create for Nashville if given the opportunity.
Jul 6, 2019 | All Alumni, Nonprofit News
Thanks to Brentwood Home Page and its sister publications in Franklin, Nolensville and Spring Hill, for helping us get the word out about YLC’s seventh annual partnership with Williamson, Inc. to train young professionals between the ages of 25-40, who live, work or do business in Williamson County, in 11 weekly sessions, beginning September 12. Each session, meeting on consecutive Thursdays through November 21, will meet from 8:00-10:30 a.m. at Williamson Inc.’s office in Cool Springs, and will cover board member responsibilities, strategic planning, nonprofit financials, legal responsibilities, conflict resolution, fundraising, and effective meetings, all of which are crucial skills needed for today’s nonprofit leadership roles. The graduates of the program will then serve a one-year internship on a local nonprofit board to put their newfound skills into action. The application deadline has been extended to July 20. Apply online at https://lnkd.in/eyswh_8 The participation fee is $550. Be a part of the premier organization for training nonprofit board leaders with more than 2,600 graduates in middle Tennessee making a difference since 1985. https://lnkd.in/eDJmWCx
Jul 6, 2019 | All Alumni, Nonprofit News
Although liver disease is among the ten major causes of death in the United States, there was no national voluntary health agency devoted exclusively to combating liver diseases until 1976, when the American Liver Foundation was formed. The Mid-South Division was founded in the late 1990’s in Memphis and eventually moved to Nashville to serve the entire state, in addition to Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana to promote education, advocacy, support services and research for prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease. Read more about the organization here. The Mid-South Division is looking for a board member with marketing skills. If interested, contact executive director Teresa Davidson at tdavidson@liverfoundation.org or (615) 970-1690. 
