Q&A with Erika Burnett

Erika Burnett has a tremendous track record in community leadership in the private and public sector. Most recently she served as the VP of Community Development at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and the Executive Director of The Village.

Learn More About The Village

The Village was the brainchild of Ron Johnson and Dawn Stone. Johnson and Stone recognized the gap in capacity building that plagued minority-led nonprofits and made it hard for them to compete in the nonprofit field for grants and funding.

Q&A with Bob Mendes

Bob Mendes served Nashville as an at-large member of Metro Council from 2015-2023, followed by a two-year stint as the Chief Development Officer in the Mayor’s Office.