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 Nataly C. Barnes

 Nataly C. Barnes is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. After years of working in administrative positions in both education and corporate sectors, Nataly endured trauma which led to her early departure from professional employment.  

Although she has only been in Nashville for less than two years, she has made a tremendous impact on the North Nashville community. After the March 2020 tornadoes, Nataly assisted the community by heading the tornado relief efforts at Greater Heights Missionary Baptist Church. She also volunteered with Feeding Nashville in delivering meals to the elderly and disabled in the community. Through prayer, therapy and listening to God’s voice, Nataly is now serving the community as the Volunteer Coordinator for the North Nashville site of Project Connect Nashville.

Nataly holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in human resource management. She is the mother of one daughter, JaiAlani, who is an entrepreneur in Nashville. She also has a “bonus daughter,” LaPorsche and a grandson, Hendrix.  

Matthew 5:16 - In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Hebrews 6:10 - God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. 

Nataly Barnes

615 270-6014

Nataly@projectconnectnashville.org

 Pinky Noble-Britton

Personal Statement 

I am a registered nurse with twenty eight years of experience in a variety of clinical practice settings inclusive of oncology and hematology, trauma, medical surgical, psychiatric, public health, and nursing education. My experiences in the last eighteen years have been entered around serving as a nurse consultant in community and state-based programs at Tennessee State Department of Health and as a faculty member and administrator in the School of Nursing at Tennessee State University. My areas of expertise include case and program management, health care information systems support, curriculum development and implementation, accreditation preparation and site monitoring, grant reviewing, student mentoring and advisement, and the development of student and program policies, and program evaluation

                  Ronald L. Bishop

   Bishop is a native of Lewisburg, Tn. He is a graduate of Fisk University, and did his graduate work at Tn. State University. Bishop entered the Criminal Justice and Corrections field in 1972 as the first ever male counselor hired to work in a female juvenile detention facility for the Tn. Dept. of Corrections in Tullahoma, Tn. He rose through the ranks and held the position of Deputy Commissioner for the Tn. Dept. of Corrections. He was appointed to the Tn. Board of Pardons and Paroles by then Governor Lamar Alexander. Governor Alexander later appointed him Chairman of the Board of Paroles. Bishop left the Board of Paroles to accept the position of Director of Corrections for Shelby County in Memphis. He was later appointed as Chief of Corrections for Jefferson County in Louisville, Ky. Bishop was appointed to the Justice Cabinet in Frankfort, Ky. as Deputy Commissioner of the Ky. Dept. of Juvenile Justice. Then Governor Paul Patton of Ky. appointed him as Commissioner of Juvenile Justice for the state of Ky. Bishop finished his 40 year career as the Director of Community Corrections for Fayetteville County government in Lexington, Ky. before retiring in 2011. He is married with two daughters.

Lurone Jennings

Lurone was born in Lafayette, Alabama, but grew up in the South side inner city of Chattanooga Tennessee. He is a 1972 graduate of Howard High School, where he became an outstanding athlete in football, basketball and track. His athletic and academic skills earned him a football scholarship to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the most prestigious Black Colleges in the country. Lurone earned a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education in 1977. After graduating from Fisk University, he returned to Chattanooga and began his teaching and coaching career with the Chattanooga City School System. During his coaching career, Lurone had the pleasure of coaching NFL All-Pro Defensive End Star Reggie White, former Memphis Showboat, Philadelphia Eagle, and Green Bay Packer Superbowl XXXI Champion. Reggie was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 2006. He also coached WNBA Basketballer and 1996 Olympic God Medalist, Venus Lacy, who starred on the US Women's Olympic Basketball Team. 

In 1983, Lurone a became a committed disciple for Jesus and in 1986 he was licensed and ordained as a Baptist Minister. He attended Beraccah Bible Institute and earned a Certificate of Study in 1988. In 1992 he received a master’s degree in Education, with a concentration in Administration and Supervision, from Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, TN. 

In 1992, Lurone became Principal of his alma mater, Howard School of Academics and Technology, the largest inner city high school in Chattanooga. He later moved to the school system's Central Office as Director of Drug Education and Athletics, with responsibility for programs in forty-one schools.

Cheryl W. Major, RNC-NIC, BSN

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Reverend Dawn Bennett

Reverend Dawn Bennett is an ELCA Lutheran pastor serving at The Table in Nashville, TN. The Table centers the voices of vulnerable people groups, primarily LGBTQ+ and those impacted by incarceration. She is the author of Loving Pearl: A Mother's Call to Unconditional Love. Pastor Dawn works in the area of restorative justice and pastoral care. While her primary work lies at the intersection of faith and LGBTQ+ family advocacy, she considers herself to be a bridge builder: journeying with all people  as they navigate turbulent areas of conflict and faith relationships. Dawn holds a MDiv, Vanderbilt Divinity School; Certificate in Religion, Gender & Sexuality, Vanderbilt Divinity School; BS Psychology, Liberty University. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her three fish: Mo, Larry & Curly, although she knows not which is which. 

Education

Emma Willard School, Troy NY

Secondary school diploma, Cum Laude Society 1970

Brandeis University, Waltham MA

B.A. Magna Cum Laude 1975

Harvard Medical School, Boston MA

M.D. 1979

Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville TN

M. Div. with Kelly Miller Smith Certificate in Black Church Studies 2019

Residency

Wadsworth VA Medical Center, Los Angeles CA

Pathology 1979-1980

Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena CA

Internal medicine 1980-1981

Wadsworth VA Medical Center, Los Angeles CA

Neurology 1981-1982

UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute

Neurology 1982-1984

Clinical faculty

UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute

Assistant Clinical Professor (part-time, not compensated) 1984-1994

UCLA Department of Anesthesiology (Pain Management Center)

Assistant Clinical Professor (full-time) 1986-1988

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