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Program Leadership

Lauren Saliba

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.

2023 Chair

Margaret Livingston

LJ'21

University School of Jackson

2023 Vice Chair

Kris Kelley

LJ'22
JACOA

Leadership Jackson Board of Directors

Officers

President

Vadessa Flack

LJ'17

Manpower

Vice President

Lowell Beller

LJ'15

Central Distributors, Inc.

Treasurer

Aaron Fitzgerald

LJ'19

Christian Brothers Automotive

Secretary

Donna Stines

LJ'21

The West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation

Past President

Joseph Ross

LJ'14

The Bank of Jackson

Board

Sabrina Blue

LJ'18

Helping Hands of Tennessee

Jinny Culpepper

LJ'14

Centennial Bank

Sharlene Bond

LJ'22

Howard Bond State Farm

Mark Cancia

LJ'22

The Salvation Army

Nick Hayes

LJ'19

Hiller Plumbing Heating Cooling and Electric

Dee Jones

LJ'19

Jackson Police Department

Beth Rainey

LJ'21

West Tennessee Healthcare

Cassandra Fuller

LJ'14

Jackson Energy Authority

Andy Hall

LJ'22

Certified Health Coach

Shelby Matthis

LJ'18

Community Activist

Jack Matthis

LJ'03

Alexander Thompson Arnold

Greg Parsons

LJ'08

FirstBank

Caitlin Clark

LJ'16

Friends of Heart

Kris Kelley

LJ'22

JACOA

Margaret Livingston

LJ'21

University School of Jackson

Allison Shipp

LJ'17

Vargas Vocational

Randy Moffett

LJ'15

Allison Wright-Donahoe

LJ'22

West Tennessee Healthcare

Leadership University Board of Directors

Officers

Chair

Heather Witherspoon

LJ'16

Forever Communications​

Vice Chair

Alan Brown

LJ'17

Alan Brown State Farm

Past Chair

Dennis Hornsby

LJ'14

Robert's Jewelers

Board

Craig Barton

LJ'20

Hamilton-Ryker

Ryan Blake

LJ'19

West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex

Alan Brown

LJ'17

State Farm Insurance - Alan Brown

Kenneth Cummings

LJ'20

City of Jackson

Holly Dean

LJ'19

Regions Bank

Chris Doyle

Union University

Robbie Graves

Union University

Deb Heard

LJ'20

Hands Up! Preschool

Justin Howell

LJ'15

Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.

Leslie Jones

LJ'17

Jackson Energy Authority

Kelsi Merriweather

LJ'19

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Tennessee

Erin Mitchell

LJ'18

Leaders Credit Union

Tony Neihoff

LJ'19

RE/MAX Realty Source

Cassandra Owens

LJ'20

Lane College

Allison Rickett

LJ'20

XMC, Inc.

Jason Robertson

LJ'18

FirstBank

Joseph Ross

LJ'14

Bank of Jackson

Becky Smith

LJ'18

BancorpSouth

Lori Smith

LJ'16

West Tennessee Healthcare

Eric Staley

LJ'16

Gerdau

Chip Trammell

LJ'15

FMY Orthodontics, PC

Nikki Watlington

LJ'19

LIFELINE Blood Services

Marcie Williams

LJ'16

Alexander Thompson Arnold