Our Board

Help make a difference in the lives of children and families in Memphis!

The F8M Board of Directors (Board) manages all business and affairs of the organization. Currently, the Board has a minimum of nine (9) members and a maximum of sixteen (16) members. The Board includes designees from the following bodies: the Mayor’s Office from the City of Memphis and Shelby County (may appoint up to two members each); Seeding Success; Shelby County Commission; and Memphis Shelby County Schools. The Board is organized into Committees, which currently include the Finance Committee, Nominating & Governance Committee, and Development & Sustainability Committee. The Board also organizes Working Groups for needed projects or initiatives. Past Working Groups of the Board include the HR Working Group, Communications Working Group, and F8M/Seeding Success Identity. The Board is administered by the Executive Committee which includes chairs of the current committees and Board officers.

Our Board

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

Tomeka Hart Wigginton

First 8 Memphis Board Chair Founder and Principal, The HarWigg Group
Pamela Clary

Retired, ComCap Partners
John Daniel

Retired, First Horizon Bank
Brian Harris

Director of Office of Youth Services, City of Memphis
Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean

Retired Educator
Lin Johnson III

Chief of Strategic Growth & Finance, TNTP
Leigh Mansberg

President
Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Midsouth
Reginald Milton

Deputy Administrator, Shelby County Office of Education and Youth Services
Alicia Norman

Executive Director, NEXT Memphis
Roderick Richmond

Interim Superintendent, Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Patrice J. Robinson

Councilwoman
Memphis City Council
Yvonne Smith Madlock

Retired Director
Shelby County Health Department
Jana Swearengen-Washington

Councilwoman, Memphis City Council
Michael Whaley

Commissioner, Shelby County Commission