Board of Directors
Updated February 2019
Mr. Ben C. Adams, Jr., Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Mr. Louis "Bo" Allen, First Tennessee Bank
Mr. James "Jim" Baker, Owen Brennen's Restaurant
Commissioner Mark Billingsley, Christian Brothers University
Ms. Melanie Blakeney, Memphis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR)
Mr. Jerry Blum, AutoZone Corporation
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Shelby County
Mrs. Vinessa Brown, LifeLine to Success
Criminal Court Judge John Campbell, State of Tennessee
Mr. Tom Campbell, ServiceMaster, Inc.
Mr. Dave Carlson, Smith & Nephew
Mr. Kevin Clarkson, CB Richard Ellis
Mr. Thomas Cleves, International Paper
Chief Gerald L. Darling, Shelby County Schools
State Representative John DeBerry, State of Tennessee
Mr. Rob DelPriore, Mid-America Properties
Mr. John Dudas, Belz Enterprises
U. S. Attorney Mike Dunavant, United States Government
Mr. Ryan Ehrhart, Sr., Raymond James
Mayor Lee Harris, Shelby County Mayor
Mr. Terry Harris, Federal Express Corporation
Mr. Jeffrey Higgs, Lemoyne-Owen Community Development Corp.
Mr. Henry Hooper, II, State Farm Insurance
Mr. Larry Jensen, Commercial Advisors
Pastor James E. Kirkwood, Executive Director of the Memphis Christian Pastors Network
Mr. Pierce Ledbetter, LEDIC Management Group
Mr. Rick Masson, Plough Foundation
Mayor Keith McDonald, City of Bartlett
Juvenile Court Judge Dan H. Michael, Shelby County
Mr. Johnny Moore, Jr., SunTrust Bank
Mr. Stevie Moore, Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives (F.F.U.N.)
Mr. Paul Morris, Jack Morris Auto Glass
Ms. Olliette Murry-Drobot, Family Safety Center
F.B.I. Special Agent in Charge (SAC) M. A. Myers
Pastor Keith Norman, First Baptist Church - Broad
Mayor Mike Palazzolo, City of Germantown
Commissioner Tony Parker, State of Tennessee
MPD Director Michael Rallings, City of Memphis
T.B.I. Director David B. Rausch
Commissioner Tami Sawyer, Shelby County
General Sessions Judge Gerald Skahan, Shelby County
Ms. Carol Ross-Spang, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
Mr. David Slott, American Residential Services
Mayor Jim Strickland, City of Memphis
Councilman Jamita Swearengen, City of Memphis
Ms. Blair Taylor, Memphis Tomorrow
Dr. K. B. Turner, University of Memphis, Dept. of Criminology and Criminal Justice
District Attorney Amy Weirich, State of Tennessee
Mr. Craig Weiss, Central Defense Security / Tower Ventures
Ms. Dorcas Young-Griffin, Shelby County
what people say about us
“As a result of the partnership between the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission and the University of Memphis’ Public Safety Institute, for the first time, we will have a plan that is thoroughly evaluated to determine what is working, what is not, and if not, why.”Bill Gibbons, President of the Crime Commission and Executive Director of the Public Safety Institute
“We recognize the importance of collaboration across institutions, government agencies, law enforcement, and community organizations to work together in making Shelby County safer. The efforts of Operation: Safe Community continue to keep our community focused on this critical work.”Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell