MidSouth Regional Roundtables - January 2026

Event Details

Location: The Great Hall & Conference Center

1900 S Germantown Rd, Germantown, TN

Transportation Roundtable

Time: 8:30am – 10:00am

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Workforce Development Roundtable

Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm

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Regional Anchors Lunch

Speaker: Terry Blue, Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Housing Roundtable

Time: 1:30pm – 3:00 pm

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Utility Infrastructure Roundtable

Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm

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Event Attendees:

Ken Adams Olive Branch

Mairi Albertson City of Memphis

Zachary Amos Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis

Venard Asongayi City of Olive Branch, MS

Kyle Atkins MLGW

Charles Baker Southwest Tennessee Community College

Valencia Baymon Routes & Jobs

Sherry Bennard City of Munford

Emmanuel Bosompem Boadi The University of Memphis

Antwane Bohanon U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn

Sandy Bromley Shelby County Division of Community Services

Rogean Cadieux-Smith LRK Inc.

Erin Campbell City of Bartlett

Steve Childress City of Munford

Dwayne Cole City of Munford

Meredy Dahlgren LRK

Fred DeMagistris MLGW

Vivian Ekstrom Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency

Gwyn Fisher Greater Memphis Chamber

Lessie Fisher City of Covington

Craig Fitzhugh City of Ripley

Jason Fleming City of Covington

Jonathan Flynt LRK Inc.

Maureen Fraser Town of Collierville

Mary Freeman Baptist Memorial Health Care

Bill Ganus Dragonfly Studio // November 6 Investments

Angie Garvey Pinnacle Financial Partners

Josh Gettys Slingshot

Donnie Gladney Routes And Jobs

Molly Glass Covington Parks and Recreation

Sarah Goralewski City of Germantown

Emily Harrell City of Lakeland

Jan Hensley City of Covington

Brent Hooks Cornerstone Engineering

Megan Hoover LRK

Sarah Houston Protect Our Aquifer

Sondra Howell Greater Memphis Chamber

Charia Jackson CRA Memphis

Patrick Jaynes USDA Rural Development

Eugene Johnson Tennessee Valley Authority

Jennifer Johnson Allen City of Germantown

Vijay Kalaga Bank of America

Melissa Kandel OrthoSouth

Rebecca Kaufman AgLaunch

Andrew Kiepe City of Memphis

Kate Lareau Moore Tech

John Lawrence MLGW

Katy Leopard Asset Funders Network

Nidia Logan-Robinson Shelby County Government

Jessica Lotz Innovate Memphis

Paul Luker City of Lakeland

Leigh Mansberg Junior Achievement

Shawn Massey TSCG

Carolyn McCormick United Way of the Mid-South

Jordan McKenzie Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency

Jackson McNeil Innovate Memphis

Averell Mondie CRA Memphis

Jared Myers City of Bartlett

Ronnie Neil City of Sommerville

Cliff Norville Shelby County Government

Marshall Ogier Seeding Success

Ashley Owens TDOT

Mike Palazzolo City of Germantown

Dan Pallme TDOT

David Parsons City of Bartlett

Megan Pope City of Munford

Nicholas Pulido City of Lakeland

Brett Ragsdale Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development

Rosemary Rosemary Greater Memphis Chamber

Cameron Ross city of germantown

Amy Schaftlein United Housing

Amy Shead Southwest Tennessee Community College

Abby Sheridan Memphis Housing Lab

Anna Snickenberger The Collective Blueprint

Logan Stafford Office of Rep. Kustoff

Rachel Starks Seeding Success

Blake Swaggart TNECD

Esther Sykes-Wood Shelby County Land Bank

Rhea Taylor Fayette County, Tennessee Government

Aron Thompson Urban League of Middle TN

Emmily Tiampati TDOT

Staci Tillman City of Germantown

Kris Tims City of Moscow

Karen Treas Moore Tech

Donna Turner Covington Police Department

Emma Turri Memphis & Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)

Scott Walkup Shelby County Government Department of Housing

Jonathan White U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty

Marc Woerner Town of Atoka

Jasmine Worles Ciy of Memphis

Michelle Ye DT design studio

Dorcas Young Griffin Shelby County Government

Emily Zimmer City of Germantown