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The F8M Board of Directors (Board) manages all business and affairs of the organization. Currently, the Board has a minimum of nine (9) members and a maximum of sixteen (16) members. The Board includes designees from the following bodies: the Mayor’s Office from the City of Memphis and Shelby County (may appoint up to two members each); Seeding Success; Shelby County Commission; and Memphis Shelby County Schools. The Board is organized into Committees, which currently include the Finance Committee, Nominating & Governance Committee, and Development & Sustainability Committee. The Board also organizes Working Groups for needed projects or initiatives. Past Working Groups of the Board include the HR Working Group, Communications Working Group, and F8M/Seeding Success Identity. The Board is administered by the Executive Committee which includes chairs of the current committees and Board officers.

 

Our Board

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
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    Tomeka Hart Wigginton

    First 8 Memphis Board Chair Founder and Principal, The HarWigg Group

  • A smiling woman with short brown hair, wearing a black blazer, red top, and silver jewelry, standing indoors with a framed artwork and a wall in the background.

    Pamela Clary

    Retired, ComCap Partners

  • Portrait of a middle-aged man with a bald head, smiling, wearing a blue dress shirt and a dark patterned blazer, against a plain gray background.

    John Daniel

    Retired, First Horizon Bank

  • A man wearing a gray plaid suit and striped tie sitting at a desk in an office, smiling at the camera with a book in front of him.

    Brian Harris

    Director of Office of Youth Services, City of Memphis

  • Close-up of an African American man wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a striped dress shirt.

    Lin Johnson III

    Chief of Strategic Growth & Finance, TNTP

  • Close-up portrait of a woman with short brown hair, smiling, outdoors with blurred greenery background.

    Leigh Mansberg

    President
    Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Midsouth

  • A man in a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie standing with him hand on a chair, smiling, with an American flag and a state flag in the background.

    Reginald Milton

    Deputy Administrator, Shelby County Office of Education and Youth Services

  • A smiling woman with shoulder-length curly hair, wearing a black blouse with white polka dots, a necklace with a cross, and earrings, standing against a purple background.

    Alicia Norman

    Executive Director, NEXT Memphis

  • A man with curly hair in a blue suit, white shirt, and patterned tie, standing outdoors with blurred greenery and orange structures in the background.

    Roderick Richmond

    Superintendent, Memphis-Shelby County Schools

  • A portrait of an African American woman with dark hair, glasses, pearl earrings, and a pearl necklace, smiling, with flags in the background.

    Patrice J. Robinson

    Councilwoman
    Memphis City Council

  • Yvonne Smith Madlock

    Yvonne Smith Madlock

    Retired Director
    Shelby County Health Department

  • Portrait of a woman with short curly hair, smiling, wearing pearl earrings and a navy blue top, standing in front of two American flags.

    Yolanda Cooper-Sutton

    Councilwoman, Memphis City Council

  • Portrait of a smiling man in a suit with a red tie, standing in front of a large metallic bridge structure.

    Michael Whaley

    Commissioner, Shelby County Commission

Board Meetings

Meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees are held . Pre-registration is required for all open public meetings.

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Financial Reports

As part of our commitment to accountability and transparency, we invite you to review our audited financial statements.

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FY2021 Audit Report +

FY2022 Audit Report +

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