Program Leadership
Lauren Saliba
Vice President of Education and Leadership Development
Lauren, a native Jacksonian, is 2003 graduate of University School of Jackson, a 2007 graduate of The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a 2010 graduate of Jackson State Community College.
Lauren has been involved in the Leadership Jackson program for almost two decades, as she graduated from the Jackson Chamber’s Leadership University program in high school. She is also a member of the 2017 Leadership Jackson class, was co-chair of Leadership Jackson 2018, and has served on the Leadership Jackson Alumni Association Board since 2019. Lauren is married to Greg Saliba (Leadership Jackson – Class of 2014) and they have two children, Ava Jane and John.
2026 Chair
Mari Hakim
LJ'24
Toyota Boshoku, Jackson
2026 Vice Chair
Lindsey Crowder
LJ'25
Aspell Recovery
Leadership Jackson Board of Directors
Officers
President
Shelby Matthis
LJ'18
9Round
Vice President
Blake Taylor
LJ'23
Commercial Bank & Trust Company
Secretary
Katie Mott
LJ'24
West Tennessee Bank
Treasurer
Kevin Kirksey
LJ'23
SunStar Insurance
Past President
Donna Stines
LJ'21
Hope and Healing Foundation
Board
Leigh Anne Bentley
LJ'08
Leaders Credit Union
Whitney Billingsley
LJ'25
City of Jackson Parks & Recreation
Alex Bowens
LJ'23
Sonoco
Darian Brown
LJ'24
Love & Truth Church
Mark Cancia
LJ'22
The University of Memphis
Johnathon Chung
LJ'22
Guiding Star Insurance
Kevin Cozine
LJ'24
Martin Supply
Brandon David
LJ'24
Jackson Regional Airport
Allison Donahoe
LJ'22
State of Tennessee
Don McCorry
LJ'23
Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce
Amy Mallette
LJ'25
Paris Creative Agency
Jack Matthis
Emeritis, LJ'03
ATA
LaTrina Moman
LJ'25
Lifeline Blood Services
Greg Parsons
LJ'08
Centennial Bank
Matthew Presson
LJ'25
Madison County
IMAGE
COMING
SOON
Aubrey Richardson
LJ'18
Jackson Police Department
Leadership University Board of Directors
Officers
Chair
Ryan Blake
LJ'19
West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex
Vice Chair
Amanda Kimery
LJ'22
Jackson Energy Authority
Board
- Morganne Austin-Dotson, (LJ’22) University of Memphis - Lambuth
- Maegan Bayless, (LJ’23) Stanley Black & Decker
- Ryan Blake, (LJ’19) West TN Healthcare Sportsplex
- Alan Brown,(LJ’17) State Farm
- Thomas Brown, (LJ’21) RIFA
- Christi David, (LJ’21) City of Jackson
- Holly Dean, (LJ’19) Regions Bank
- Christi David - LJ’21 - City of Jackson
- Brian Ferrell, (LJ’22) Commercial Bank and Trust
- Brandon Gray, (LJ’24) Allen Samuels
- Dan Griffin, Union University
- Alexis Halbrook, (LJ’22) First Horizon
- Dennis Hornsby, (LJ’14) Hoyt Hayes Construction
- Justin Howell, (LJ’15) VOYA
- Amanda Kimery, (LJ’22) Jackson Energy Authority
- Scott Lawson, (LJ’21) Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Allison Rickett, (LJ’20) Christ Community Health Services
- Will Shull, Jackson State Community College
- Derick Tisdale, (LJ’22) Jackson Police Department
