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Board-Ready: Navigating the Path to Non-Profit Board Leadership

Thursday, July 17, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CDT)

* Registration open until 7/15/25 at 6:00 PM (CDT)

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Join AWIN this summer and pick your small group session! Select and register for ONE of the two options on connecting to the community.
This registration page is for Option 2.

Both sessions will take place at the Tennessee Bankers Association, each focused on the theme of connecting to the community. Whether you're looking to deepen your community involvement or step into non-profit board leadership, choose the session that best fits your goals. Registration for each program is first-come, first-served.

Option 2: Board-Ready: Navigating the Path to Non-Profit Board Leadership
About this Session

Join this small group session designed to demystify the journey to board service and equip you with tangible steps to take your seat at the table. This program will feature a candid panel of Nashville leaders with decades of experience leading boards and founding non-profits. After the panel, attendees will break out into small group conversations focused on key areas of board service: Health and Human Services, Education and Professional Organizations, and Arts/Culture. You will walk away with practical next steps, new connections, and the tools to confidently pursue board leadership. 

Panelists will include:

  • Amanda Weeks-Geveden (Moderator), Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor, 1834, a division of Old National Bank 
  • Mekesha Montgomery, Labor & Employment Practice Group Leader, Frost Brown Todd
  • Mendy Mazzo, Senior Vice President, National Business Development, Skanska

Agenda

July 17
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Arrival and Check-in Check-in, light refreshments, and networking with all attendees
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Program: Board-Ready: Navigating the Path to Non-Profit Board Leadership Panel discussion followed by small group conversations focused on key areas of board service: Health and Human Services, Education and Professional Organizations, and Arts/Culture.

During this program, you will hear from a panel of Nashville leaders with decades of experience leading boards and founding non-profits. Learn more about each of their board and non-profit experience below:

Amanda Weeks-Geveden (Moderator), Old National Bank 

  • Advancing Women in Nashville (AWIN) Co-Founder and Board Chair 2019-2024
  • ChildHelp, Inc. Board Member
  • YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee: decade of board service with a term as Board Chair

Mekesha Montgomery, Frost Brown Todd 

  • Advancing Women in Nashville (AWIN) Co-Founder
  • Dismas House Board Member
  • End Recidivism Alliance Founder
  • Habitat for Humanity Board Member
  • Thistle Farms Board Member
  • Women’s Business Collaborative Leadership Circle

Mendy Mazzo, Skanska

  • Advancing Women in Nashville (AWIN) Board Member and Advancing Change Chair
  • Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Board Member
  • Habitat for Humanity Board Member
  • Hands on Nashville Board Member
  • Josie Mazzo Children’s Charities Founder
  • Ronald McDonald House Board Member
Registration Instructions

This event is open to current AWIN members only.

Please log in before registering. If you have not logged in before, follow these steps to create your account.

Once logged in, click the Register Now button above. This button is only visible for logged-in members.

What Members Say

Hear from Sarah Daley of Bridgestone on the impact of AWIN and non-profit board service in her career.