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NASHVILLE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES NEW
BOARD MEMBERS, ELECTED OFFICERS
October 26, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Alliance for Public Education, which raises and directs private resources to support public education, today announced new board members Sue Andrews and Andrew McQueen, and newly elected board officers for 2009-2010: Robert S. Lipman, Gregory L. Burns, John Ferguson and Margaret Dolan.

“The officers and board members of the Nashville Alliance have a great understanding of Nashville public schools,” said Pam Garrett, executive director for the Nashville Alliance. “We are happy to welcome the new leadership, and together we can help our public schools achieve greater academic success.”

“We look forward to continuing the good work of the Nashville Alliance that provides additional resources necessary to improve our schools,” said Lipman, Nashville Alliance board chairman.

Board Officers:

Robert S. Lipman, chair, president of Lipman Brothers
Gregory L. Burns, vice chair, O’Charley’s, retired
John Ferguson, treasurer, chairman of the board for Corrections Corporation of America
Margaret Dolan, secretary, vice president of community relations for Ingram Industries, Inc.

Board Members:

Sue Andrews is the executive vice president of community relations for Brookside Properties, Inc.
Andrew McQueen is participating as an intern with the Young Leaders Council. He is an attorney with Bass, Berry & Sims.

About the Nashville Alliance for Public Education
The Nashville Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to securing private resources to help improve Metro Nashville Public Schools. Since its inception, the organization has raised more than $20 million to advance student success in key academic areas such as reading, language arts, music, math and science. The Nashville Alliance also supports programs and initiatives to improve graduation rates and enhance the professional development of public school educators. Donations to the Nashville Alliance can be made online at www.nashvillealliance.org or by phone at (615) 783-2810.

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