Ray Guzman

Ascend is a $4B financial institution whose mission is to serve. We fulfill our mission by always acting in accordance with our values: respect, excellence, integrity, generosity, service, and dignity.

The Nashville Health Care Council inspires global collaboration to improve health care by serving as a catalyst for leadership and innovation. As a premier membership association since 1995, the Council convenes the industry’s top minds and has provided a foundation for collaboration in health care for more than 20 years. Supported by a board of world-class health care leaders and nearly 300 corporate members, we’re accomplishing this purpose through a range of unique programs and initiatives.

At CNM, nonprofit board members, executives and staff have the opportunity to learn how to enhance their services through our comprehensive calendar of skill-building workshops and our annual Bridge to Excellence conference. We also celebrate and recognize the enormous positive impact made by our nonprofit members through our annual Salute to Excellence awards dinner. #ProudToBeNonprofit

Ordinary Hero Foundation is a nonprofit, 501c3, child advocacy organization. Our goal is to encourage and provide a way for every person to make a difference in the life of a child in need, through adoption, missions, or local outreach. We also strive to bring worldwide, public awareness to the orphan crisis. We aim to be a connector between those looking to make a difference and the child who needs your help, by promoting and providing outreach opportunities, adoption awareness, and… Show more

Ordinary Hero Foundation is a nonprofit, 501c3, child advocacy organization. Our goal is to encourage and provide a way for every person to make a difference in the life of a child in need, through adoption, missions, or local outreach. We also strive to bring worldwide, public awareness to the orphan crisis. We aim to be a connector between those looking to make a difference and the child who needs your help, by promoting and providing outreach opportunities, adoption awareness, and availability. We believe every child needs a HERO, wants a HERO, and is looking for a HERO. We believe that HERO is YOU. Show less

One of two gubernatorial appointments made by Governor Haslam in 2016 to serve as a member of an open data task force, established via HBB2215/SB2427 to study the feasibility of the state government utilizing an open data policy to identify new opportunities to improve service, optimize processes, or generate revenue for the state.

Based in Nashville, the Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee (YLFT) operates the Youth Life Learning Centers, which provides after-school educational support in academics, character development and service learning for children who live in inner-city neighborhoods. Our mission is to nurture the child, strengthen the family and restore the community by aiding and supporting the educational, spiritual, moral and social development of at-risk youth. We focus on parent involvement, individual… Show more

Based in Nashville, the Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee (YLFT) operates the Youth Life Learning Centers, which provides after-school educational support in academics, character development and service learning for children who live in inner-city neighborhoods. Our mission is to nurture the child, strengthen the family and restore the community by aiding and supporting the educational, spiritual, moral and social development of at-risk youth. We focus on parent involvement, individual learning plans for each student and closing the communication gaps between home, school and YLLC programming. Show less

TN HIMSS provides statewide leadership for the advancement and management of healthcare information and technology. Our affiliation with national HIMSS allows us to participate in directing and shaping the healthcare industry, encouraging emerging technology and promoting public policies that will improve healthcare delivery.

Working to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

For more than 130 years, the YMCA of Middle Tennessee has been guided by its Christian mission and values to strengthen the foundations of our community and nurture the potential of the men, women and children who call the greater Nashville area home. As a leading nonprofit dedicated to meeting community needs, we engage people across 13 counties, giving more than 368,000 of our neighbors—nearly a third of them kids—the chance to learn, grow and thrive.