Board of Trust
Cumberland University is operated by a self-perpetuating Board of Trust. Trustees represent broad and varied interests, abilities, and experiences. The Board of Trust is charged with making policy decisions and ensuring the future advancement of Cumberland University. The Trustees are divided into annual classes, emeritus members and a life trustee.
*Alumni of Cumberland University
Officers
J. Samuel Hatcher, Chairman
Michael A. Moscardelli, Vice Chairman
Executive Committee
Joe Adams, Member
Harold G. Bone, Jr., Member
Winstead P. Bone, III, Immediate Past Chairman/Member
Jessica P. Fain, Member
Robert L. McDonald, Past Chairman/Member
Thomas Pate, Member
Justin Pitt, Member
Class of 2026
W. Joseph Adams
Lebanon, TN
Main Street Property Management, LLC (Retired)
Teresa Chasteen-Dunn
Cookeville, TN
CEO and President, WIN Learning
J. Samuel Hatcher*
Lebanon, TN
Chief Executive Officer, First Light Communications (Retired)
J. Roderick Heller, III
Franklin, TN
Attorney, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Carnton Capital Associates
Patricia Hunt
Nashville, TN
Senior Community Relations Manager, Hunt Brothers Pizza
Robert L. McDonald
Old Hickory, TN
President, CedarStone Bank
Cecelia B. Moore
Brentwood, TN
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Thomas P. Pate
Smyrna, TN
Learning Manager/Workforce Development and Human Relations, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mark G. Riggins*
Cumming, GA
Owner, Delta Financial Services
William L. Vallett, Jr.
Old Hickory, TN
Chief Executive Officer, Lochinvar, LLC (Retired)
President, WVF Holdings, LLC, Commercial Real Estate
Class of 2027
Matt Ashwood
Nashville, TN
CFO, BFC Solutions LLC, Retired
Harold G. Bone, Jr.*
Lebanon, TN
President, Bone & Associates
Winstead P. Bone, III*
Lebanon, TN
Partner, Wilson County Motor Company
André L. Churchwell
Brentwood, TN
Physician and Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Vanderbilt University
Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer, Vanderbilt University
Jessica P. Fain*
Lebanon, TN
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Cathy F. Gracey*
Nashville, TN
Independent Health and Wellness Professional
Jack D. Lowery
Lebanon, TN
CEO, LoJac Companies, LLC
Senior Partner, Lowery, Lowery & Cherry, Attorney at Law
David Vise
New York, NY
Senior Advisor, New Mountain Capital
Executive Director, Modern States Education Alliance
Class of 2028
John C. McDearman, III
Lebanon, TN
Chief Executive Officer, Wilson Bank & Trust Company
Michael A. Moscardelli
Lebanon, TN
Co-Owner, 615 Real Property, LP and Attorney
C. Wright Pinson
Nashville, TN
Deputy CEO and Chief Health Systems Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chairman, Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network
Justin Pitt
Franklin, TN
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, CHSPSC, LLC
Rob E. Porter
Lebanon, TN
Founding Member, Civil Site Design Group, PLLC
G. Edward Powell
Nashville, TN
CEO,IPX, Incorporated
Lewis W. Rankin*
Brentwood, TN
Chief Executive Officer (retired)
Crain Construction Incorporated
Heather S. Stafford*
Lebanon, TN
Chief Nursing Officer, Tri-Star Summit Medical Center
Marc Suarez*
Coral Gables, FL
Managing Director, Lument Capital and Real Estate
Robert N. Vero
Gallatin, TN
Chief Executive Officer, Centerstone, Tennessee (Retired
Trustee Emeritus
Robert N. Clement
Nashville, TN
Former President, Cumberland University
Former United States Representative (5th District, Tennessee)
J. Randall Clemons*
Lebanon, TN
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Wilson Bank and Trust (Retired)
Albert A. Gore, Jr.
Nashville, TN
Former Vice President, United States of America and United States Senator and United States Representative
Edward L. Thackston
Nashville, TN
Chairman Emeritus, Cumberland University
Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University
A. C. Wharton, Jr.
Memphis, TN
Attorney, The A C Wharton Group
Former Mayor, City of Memphis, Tennessee
Former Mayor, Shelby County, Tennessee