Board of Directors

• President: Cassandra Harris, Power Center CDC
• Vice-President: Terry Hoff, Oasis of Hope CDC
• Secretary: Charia Jackson, Frayser CDC
• Treasurer: Noah Gray, Binghampton Development Corp.
• James Nelson, The Stone CDC
• Charlie Santo, University of Memphis Division of City and Regional Planning
• Lauren Taylor, Hyde Family Foundations
• Paige Walkup, Caissa Public Strategies

Staff

• John Paul Shaffer, Executive Director, johnpaul@BLDGmemphis.org
• Donna Olds White, Capacity Building Program Manager, donna@BLDGmemphis.org
• Leslie Smith, Advocacy & Engagement Program Manager, leslie@BLDGmemphis.org
• Emily Trenholm, emily@BLDGmemphis.org
• Lisa Everheart, Program Assistant, lisa@BLDGmemphis.org
• Sarah Newstok, Special Projects, sarah@BLDGmemphis.org
• Jim Kovarik, Capacity Building Program Contractor, jim@sogray.com
• Jackson McNeil, Housing & Community Development Fellow