Campaign Steering Committee
The Campaign 150 Steering Committee is dedicated to advancing initiatives that strengthen communities and expand access to essential services. A key focus of this campaign is supporting Meharry Medical College initiatives, which play a critical role in addressing healthcare disparities and improving outcomes for underserved populations.
Through this partnership, the committee champions programs that enhance medical education, increase healthcare access, and drive innovative solutions to improve public health. By fostering collaboration and securing resources, the Campaign 150 Steering Committee is committed to ensuring Meharry Medical College continues its legacy of excellence in medical training, research, and community impact.
Campaign 150 Leadership
James E.K. Hildreth, PH.D., M.D.
Juan A. McGruder, Ph.D.
Colin Finn
CAMPAIGN 150 Committee Co-Chairs
Tom Curtis
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Tom Curtis is a partner, senior advisor and head of Brown Advisory’s Nashville office. In this role, Tom works with clients by providing advice to families, family offices and institutions. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a managing director with the Private Wealth division of Truist Financial. Previously, Curtis served on the Board of Directors of Diversified Trust, where he also founded the Nashville office, was a managing principal for 20 years and started the firm’s institutional advisory group. Prior, he served as treasurer and senior financial officer of Therapeutics Antibodies where he was responsible for their initial listing on the London Stock Exchange
Carol Williams
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Carol H. Williams has been at the helm of the company she founded since 1986. She has led and motivated more than 5,000 employees over a 30-year career and has exceeded $30 million in revenue during high-performance and growth periods. She leads a highly diverse and skilled staff that has produced award-winning advertising and marketing campaigns for many Fortune 500 companies, including General Motors (Cadillac), General Mills, Kraft, Gilead Sciences, HP, Nationwide Insurance, Procter & Gamble, the U.S. Army, The Walt Disney Company, Marriott and many others.
Honorary Campaign Chairs
John E. Maupin Jr., DDS ’72
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Dr. John E. Maupin Jr. became the ninth president of Nashville’s Meharry Medical College in 1994. He was the first alumnus and second dentist to lead the historically Black academic health sciences center.
Frank S. Royal Sr., MD ’68
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Dr. Frank S. Royal Sr. is a former chairman and president of the National Medical Association. He practiced medicine in Richmond, Virginia and also served as chief of staff at Richmond Community Hospital. Additionally, he served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Meharry Medical College for 30 years.
Henry A. Moses, Ph.D
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Dr. Henry A. Moses, beloved professor emeritus of biochemistry and executive director of the Meharry National Alumni Association, Inc., has touched the lives of a myriad of students, alumni, faculty, staff and employees throughout his distinguished 60-year career at Meharry Medical College. He has fulfilled the role of teacher, counselor, financier, confidante and father figure to countless individuals.
Campaign Steering Committee
Mark A. Baugh
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Mark A. Baugh, Baker Donelson’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, concentrates his practice on litigation and representation of employers on employment related issues. In addition, Baugh represents a full range of higher education institutions, including private and public nonprofits as well as health care affiliated institutions.
LaDonna Boyd, Ed.D.
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Dr. LaDonna Boyd is the fifth-generation president and CEO of the R.H. Boyd Family of Companies in Nashville, Tennessee. She has a passion for creating economic opportunities for underserved communities, providing educational resources for women and girls, and helping with environmental efforts.
Kevin Bryant
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Kevin Bryant is the managing director and U.S. public entity practice leader at Marsh. He is responsible for the operational, colleague, client and market excellence for the Marsh US public entity practice. Bryant ensures that state and local government and not-for-profit clients across the U.S. receive public sector expertise, insights and transactional services. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the insurance brokerage industry, with particular expertise in assisting clients—including nonprofits and public entities—with property, casualty and employee benefit strategies with an emphasis on cost containment.
Renee Drake
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Renee Drake is the executive vice president and Middle Tennessee commercial banking manager for First Horizon. She is a proven commercial banking executive with experience in managing top performing teams in business banking, commercial and corporate banking and private wealth management. Drake specializes in commercial lending and risk management, consultative sales, coaching and pipeline management, talent management and development, new client acquisition and relationship management.
Rick Ewing
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Rick Ewing is a customer success director at Oracle Corporation, where he has worked for over 20 years. As an experienced leader in the enterprise technology field, he has conceptualized and executed multi-million dollar ERP, CRM and cloud solution implementations for Fortune 100 customers across the health care, pharmaceutical, financial services and insurance sectors.
Corey L. Hartman, MD ’02
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Corey L. Hartman, M.D., is the founder and medical director of Skin Wellness Dermatology in Birmingham, Alabama. He is assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Alabama School of Medicine.
Erika Hartman, DDS ’00
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Dr. Erika Hartman, D.D.S., is an orthodontics specialist practicing in Birmingham, Alabama. She has been recognized as one of America’s top dentists by the Consumer Research Council of America. She is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists.
Andrew Taylor
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Andrew Taylor is a financial advisor with over 20 years experience in banking, wealth management, financial planning and insurance. Before joining Jefferson Bridge, he was a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serving UHNW individuals and families, businesses, and institutions focusing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies suitable to meet clients’ objectives.
Andrew started his career in banking with PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, PA. He also served in the wealth management divisions of Compass Bank (now a part of PNC) and Regions Bank. He is an Honorary Chair for the Fellowship Open nonprofit and a former member of the finance committee for the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, both based in Milwaukee, WI. He is also a housing committee member for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and a newly elected Board of Trustees member for the NAACP Foundation. Andrew now lives in St. Louis, MO with his wife and son. He is a graduate of Yale University.
Ex-Officio Members
Nelson Adams III, MD
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Dr. Nelson Adams III, M.D. is a board-certified OB-GYN specialist in North Miami Beach, Florida with 46 years of experience. He is a 1978 graduate of Meharry College and currently serves at chair of the Meharry Medical College Board of Trustees.
James E. (Jim) Williams
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James E. (Jim) Williams founded Williams Communications in 1994 by buying his first FM radio station. He also served as president of Cheyenne Property Development, a real estate development company specializing in the building and sales of luxury mountain homes. Williams retired as executive vice president after a 30-year career at Turner Broadcasting System. He began his career at TBS as a sales representative working with the Atlanta Braves in 1979. In 1987 he became the first African American vice president to head a business unit for TBS. With the Braves as part of his portfolio, he joined TBS’s executive committee in 1994 when he elevated Turner and the Braves’ diversity consciousness by launching Turner’s first major inclusion initiative.