The Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Names New Board Members
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has appointed eight new board members as the group continues its mission to encourage the inclusion, acceptance and recognition of Middle Tennessee’s GLBT community. The following community leaders will serve terms from 2012 to 2015: Adam Barnes, Steve Bianchi, Caroline Blackwell, Roger Gore, Shelly Steel, Susan Taylor, Maryglenn Warnock, and John Winnett.
Scott Ridgway will continue to serve as chairman for The Brooks Fund advisory board. Pam Sheffer and Stephanie Barger are also returning officers, as vice-chair and secretary, respectively. Other returning board members include: Anthony Barton, Jeremy Davis, Jason Facio, Amos Gott, Todd Grantham, Janie Kleiman, Miguel Otero, Amy Parker, Pat Patrick, Ellen Pryor, Randy Silcox, Nancy VanReece, Cynthia Warner-Brown, and Keith Wright.
“Each new board member for The Brooks Fund brings incredible talent and strong drive,” said Ridgway. “By engaging new leaders, The Brooks Fund will grow its awareness and capacity to support Middle Tennessee nonprofits improving quality of life for the GLBT community and building alliances among the community as a whole.”
For more information, visit www.thebrooksfund.org.
About The Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
The Brooks Fund exists to protect the dignity, safety and health of Middle Tennessee’s GLBT community and to build bridges between all segments of the community. By supporting and encouraging the development of a variety of nonprofit programs to enhance the quality of life for Middle Tennessee’s GLBT community, The Brooks Fund increases philanthropic options and opportunities. Created in 1995, The Brooks Fund is named for H. Franklin Brooks, a Vanderbilt University associate professor in the Department of French and Italian, faculty sponsor for the first lesbian and gay student organization on campus, and an instrumental leader in the dialogue that eventually helped include gays and lesbians in Vanderbilt’s anti-harassment policy in the late 1980s. To date, the Brooks Fund has made grants of more than $182,000 to Middle Tennessee nonprofits serving the GLBT community. For more information, visit www.thebrooksfund.org.
About The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee oversees more than 840 charitable funds, providing customized philanthropic solutions with flexibility for donors, nonprofit organizations and the community. In the past 20 years, The Community Foundation has distributed more than $556 million to community programs and institutions. It is located at 3833 Cleghorn Avenue, #400, Nashville, Tennessee 37215. For more information, call 615-321-4939 or visit www.cfmt.org.