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A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of Leadership Nashville.
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WHEREAS Leadership Nashville is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by Brent Poulton, Nelson Andrews, the Junior League of Nashville’s Honey Alexander, Jean Farris and others with a mission to broaden and diversify the leaders making decisions about Nashville’s future; and
WHEREAS Nelson C. Andrews partnered with Brent Poulton to establish a curriculum still followed today that benefits decisionmakers from across the community; and
WHEREAS, Leadership Nashville participants are exposed to a broad range of community topics across seven program days bookended by two overnight retreats, emphasizing diverse viewpoints and the exchange of ideas to provide participants with a three-dimensional view of Nashville; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, Leadership Nashville alumni were instrumental in creating Nashville’s Agenda, seeking input from the citizens of Nashville and Davidson County regarding their goals for the city. These goals were then adopted by Mayor Phil Bredesen; and
WHEREAS, the Agenda was renewed in 2023, as alumni of Leadership Nashville were again instrumental in assembling Imagine Nashville, which was shaped by the input of citizens of Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, fifty years after its founding, Leadership Nashville has a living alumni network of more than 1,600 leaders, many of whom continue to drive decision-making in Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, today, Leadership Nashville is one of the oldest and most respected independent, executive leadership programs in the nation; and
WHEREAS it is fitting and proper that Leadership Nashville be recognized on its 50th anniversary for its work to expand and diversify the perspectives of the decisionmakers of Nashville and Davidson County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. The Metropolitan Council hereby goes on record t...
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