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2008 NELAs Industry Finalists

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the 20/20 Leadership Alliance are proud to announce the finalists for the 2008 Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs). The NELAs have proven the Nashville-area young professional demographic to be one of strong leadership, community impact and success. It was extremely difficult to choose three finalists in each industry category, because each candidate displayed success in their careers and many contributions to the community. Please join us in congratulating the finalists:

Architecture, Engineering & Construction
Holly M. Calhoun, General Motors Corporation
Mercedes Jones, Legacy Project Resources, LLC
Sara M. Snodgrass, The CFP Group, LLC

Arts, Entertainment, & Music Business
Lindsey Clark, Deaton Flanigen Productions
Lucia Folk, Country Music Television - CMT
Tina Tuggle, Tennessee Titans

Business
Ben Hanback, The Hanback Group
Rachael Qualls, Angel Capital Group
Saurabh Sinha, eMids Technologies, Inc.

Community Services & Nonprofit
Nancy Denning-Martin, Hospital Hospitality House of Nashville
Jenny Magill, CASA of Davidson County
Anderson Williams, Oasis Center

Education
Shannon Elders, Currey Ingram Academy
Karen Johnson, State of Tennessee
LaTishia Jordan, Micheaux's Learning Center

Financial Services
Harry Allen, SunTrust Bank, Nashville
Aaron Dorn, Avenue Bank
Brock Kidd, Pinnacle Asset Management

Government
Christina Coleman, Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
Darin Gordon, Bureau of TennCare
Steve Heim, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority

Hospitality & Tourism
Jason Davies, Gaylord Entertainment
Connie Wynette Kinnard, Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Casey Taker, Game Day Sports

Legal Services
Jonathan Cole, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Tonya Mitchem Grindon, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Sharmila Murthy, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Medical & Health Care Services
Andrew Coulton, Southwind Health Partners, LLC
Dan Hogan, Doctor's Associates Home Health
Michel McDonald, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

PR, Advertising & Marketing
Jeffrey Buntin, Jr., The Buntin Group
Anthony Davis, iDesign Inc.
Melanie Moran, Vanderbilt University

Real Estate Services
Keri Kidd Cannon, Fridrich & Clark Realty, LLC
Charmaine Hunt, Blue Sky Realty
Micah Lacher, Holrob Investments

Technology
Michael Hollis, eMids Technologies, Inc.
Sal Novin, Linnaeus Inc.
Cristina Welheolter, Dell, Inc.


2008 Sage Award Winner

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the 20/20 Leadership Alliance present an award annually to honor one of Nashville's top leaders who has made a significant impact on the young professional demographic of Nashville. This individual is a community leader who shows a great deal of respect to YPs and has made a significant impact on the professional development of Nashville's young professionals and young professional organizations.

2008 Sage Award Winner: Diane Hayes, executive director of the Young Leaders Council


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