Nashville Chamber Of Commerce Announces Emerging Leader Award Finalists

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville have announced the finalists for the 2017 Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs). The NELAs program is designed to recognize Middle Tennessee’s young professionals under the age of 40 for significant accomplishments in their chosen field as well as their commitment and contribution to the community.

The NELAs program also includes the YP Nashville Impact Award, which honors a business leader making a significant impact in terms of community leadership and professional development of Nashville’s YPs and YP organizations. The 2017 Impact Award winner is Mary Ann McCready, president and founding owner of Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy.

More than 800 nominations from the business community were received for the NELAs this year, and a committee comprised of a diverse group of community leaders and experts within each industry selected the finalists based on their answers to essay questions, level of professional achievement, demonstrated leadership and community impact.

The Top 5 Finalist in the Arts, Entertainment and Music Business for 2017 are:

Arts, Entertainment and Music Business

• Tim Gray, Grayscale Entertainment Marketing – CEO
• Kari Barnhart, Regions Bank – Entertainment Relationship Manager
• Steven C. Knapp, knapptimecreative, LLC – Director / President
• Liz Rogers, Anacrusis – Creative Director
• Katie Veglio, Nashville Education and Community Arts Television – Director of Content and Member Relations

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