Participants in the upcoming two YLC fall classes were invited to attend the Lipscomb University Service Fair on 9/4/19 to meet more than 30 nonprofit organizations in person, including Martha O’Bryan Center, Preston Taylor Ministries, The Heimerdinger Foundation, Land Trust for Tennessee, Senior Ride Nashville, GraceWorks Ministries, Shower the People, Book’em, Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition and more, to help them research potential internship placements. Thanks to Christin Shatzer with Lipscomb’s SALT (Serving and Learning Together) for letting us know about this great event! Class 73 and YLC/Williamson Chamber Class 2019 kick off their training next Thursday with an opening luncheon and first session with Derek Young discussing “Being the Ultimate Board Member” followed by 10 more weekly sessions to learn crucial skills needed for today’s board members. We can’t wait to start working with our 84 fall class participants on their internship placements!
Congratulations to Judge Lynda Jones (Class 36) for being elected to preside over the Davidson County General Sessions Court effective today (Sept. 1). Not only was she elected to General Sessions Court Division IX in 2014, she found time in her busy schedule to be a mentor in the YLC Mentor Program in 2017 and 2018, which matched recent YLC graduates with alumni to discuss professional and career issues and community service and board opportunities. She was the Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence award winner for Public Policy in 2015 and a Leadership Middle Tennessee graduate in 2018. We’re proud of you, Lynda!
Congratulations to Deborah Taylor Tate, a graduate of the first YLC Class in 1985 and Director of the Tennessee Supreme Court/Administrative Office of the Courts, for receiving the Janice M. Holder Award by the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, a nonprofit that pairs low-income and elderly people with legal services. Named in honor of the first female chief justice of the state Supreme Court, the award honors Tate’s work to ensure the legal system is open and available to all and highlights her hands-on involvement in combating the opioid crisis by developing court-related resources for legal issues that arise from opioid abuse. Widely published by local, national, international media, she is a former Federal Communications Commissioner and recipient of the YWCA Academy for Women of Achievement (AWA), among her many other awards.
Seventy YLC alumni and fall class participants, along with nonprofit executive directors and staff, attended the 2019 YLC Impact Luncheon presented by PNC Bank on August 28 to learn about “Collective Impact: A Collaborative Approach to Creating Change” at United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. Thanks to Samantha Wigand of Center for Nonprofit Management, Corinne Bergeron of The Frist Foundation, and Rebecca Carter of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville for sharing how nonprofits, corporate and government agencies can work together towards a common goal and how they support those projects that utilize a collective impact approach to major community challenges. And thanks to PNC Bank for sponsoring the event, Brian Hassett of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville for sharing his inspiring story and hosting our event, and YLC events chair Ann Taylor Holley, CFA (Class 64) for putting together this great event. See the photos and read the summary at the link below, including this photo of Michael Malesick (Class 73), left, Chelsea Peterson and Dan Joniak (Class 70), all with PNC Bank.
Michael Malesick (Class 73), left, Chelsea Peterson and Dan Joniak (Class 70), all with PNC Bank
In just two weeks, Class 73 and YLC/Williamson Chamber Class 2019 will have their joint opening luncheon and first training session. This is a milestone season for YLC with our two largest classes ever—49 participants in Class 73 and 35 in Williamson Chamber! Here’s a look back 11 years ago to the group photo of Class 51 when the participants met for their opening luncheon at First Tennessee Bank on West End Avenue on October 1, 2008. We can’t wait to share the group photos of our two new fall classes next month!
