Senior Management

Matthew Bourlakas
President and CEO

Ralph Forsythe
Chief Financial Officer

Leisa Wamsley
Vice President of Donated Goods

Mike Eisenbraun
Sr. Director of Operations

Matt Gloster
Sr. Director of Career Solutions

Karl Houston
Sr. Director of Marketing & Community Relations

Ed O’Kelley
Sr. Director of Information Technology

Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Chairperson
Julie Wilson
Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Healthcare Realty Trust

Vice Chairperson
Dave Fentress
Vice President, Internal Audit
Dollar General Corporation

Secretary
Chad M. Grout
Principal Broker
Urban Grout Commercial Real Estate

Treasurer
Bryan L. Bean
Senior Vice President
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Legal Counsel
Christopher S. Dunn
Waller Lansden
Dortch & Davis, LLP Attorneys

Past Chair
Fred McLaughlin
Senior Vice President, Investments
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.

Human Capital Chair
John C Tishler
PartnerWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

Matthew Bourlakas
President and CEO
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee

Ralph Forsythe
Chief Financial Officer
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee

DIRECTORS

Bryan L. Bean
First Vice President
SunTrust Bank

Leisa Byars
Owner
The Goddard School in Hendersonville

Christopher S. Dunn
Partner
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

Clay Jackson
VP, Supply Chain Planning Tractor Supply Company

Patti James
President
PB&J Consulting

Michael Madden
President & CEO
Kirkland’s Inc.

Mr. Fred McLaughlin
Senior Vice President, Investments
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.

John W. Stone, III
Partner
White & Reasor, PLC

Arrita Summers
Director
Tennessee College of Applied Technology

John C. Tishler 
Partner
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

John Van Mol
Chairman & CEO
DVL Seigenthaler

TRUSTEES

Robert Duthie
CEO/Founder
Duthie Associates, dba Duthie Learning

Kathryn I. Thompson, Partner,
Partner, CEO
Thompson Research Group

Jeff Young
Vice President
Tennessee Bank & Trust