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.
• Roshun Austin, The Works, Inc.
• James Nelson, The Stone CDC
• Charlie Santo, University of Memphis Division of City and Regional Planning
• Nefertiti Orrin, Community LIFT
• Kim Jones, Neighborhood Housing Opportunities
• Dr. Katherine Lambert-Pennington, University of Memphis: School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy
• 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
• Deveney Perry, SPARCC Project Manager, deveney@BLDGmemphis.org
• Lisa Everheart, Program Assistant, lisa@BLDGmemphis.org
• Karen Thornton, AmeriCorps VISTA, karen@BLDGmemphis.org
• Natasha Strong, SPARCC / NCR Community Engagement Coordinator, natasha@bldgmemphis.org