2006-2007 Board of Directors Howard Robertson, Chairman Mohamad Hakimian, Chairman-Elect Al Lyons, Vice Chairman John Fowlkes, Treasurer Madeline Phillips, Secretary Ray Pohlman, Past Chairman Calvin Anderson, Susan Arney, Kathy Buckman Gibson, Beth Flanagan, Desi Franklin, Kevin Kane, Pat Kerr Tigrett, Lawrence Madlock, Deidre Malone, John Moore, Elliot Perry, Patrice Robinson, Leigh Shockey, Daphne Thomas. Ex Officio Members – Benny Lendermon, Scott McCormick
Memphis in May International Festival Staff James L. Holt, President and CEO Diane Hampton, Executive Vice President Mack Weaver, Vice President and CFO Randy Blevins, Program Director Carrie Callens, Moran, Receptionist Jack Daniels, Volunteer Coordinator April Foxx, Graphic Designer Kevin Grothe, Sponsorship Manager Christina Irvin, Executive Assistant Kristin Jones, Program Assistant Kathy Masters, Marketing Assistant Chip Scott, Director of Operations
2007 Volunteer Chairs Madeline Phillips, Cultural Programming Mary Green, Education Demetra Lawrence, P.A.T.H. Espi Ralston, Honored Nationals Mary Horner, Communications Chris Staton, Hospitality Jim Whalen, Logistics Courtney Chambers, Production Paul Koehler, Transportation Dave Wolf, Volunteer Services Gavin Karelitz, Office Resources Yolonda Dozier, Speakers Bureau
Martha Gunter, Festival Services Debbie Poe, Barbecue Steering Committee Chair Sylvia Bradshaw Chairman of the Year Award Winner -Mary Horner Lawrence Blackmon Volunteer of the Year Award Winner – Brad Franks
2007 Sponsors 1910 Frame Works and Gallery; Aaron Rents; Advil; American RV; AT&T; Athens Paper Company; AutoZone; Avon; Back Yard Burgers; Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz; Beaver Productions; Beringer Wine; BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; Blue Sky Couriers; Bodine; Buckeye Technologies; Buckman Laboratories; Budweiser distributed locally by D. Canale Beverages; Career Builder; Carrier/Bryant; Cattlemen’s Barbecue Sauce; Cellular South; Chinet; Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Memphis; Consulting Services Group; Crystal Light; Dawson’s Printing; FedEx; GEICO; Gibson Guitars; GMC; Gossett Motors; Hard Rock Café; Hnedak Bobo Group; IMEC; J.M. Smucker Company; J.W. Moore Printing; Memphis Area Teachers’ Credit Union; Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau; Mentos; Microsoft; National Ornamental Museum; National Pork Board; Nexium; Norfolk Southern Railroad; On The Run at Exxon; Premier Transportation/Yellow Cab; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Proysis Information Systems; Ravenswood Wine; Real Yellow Pages; Regions Bank; Relay Worldwide; Riceland Rice; Sam’s Club; Sam’s Town; Saturn; Scion; Sharp Electronics; Southern Comfort; Southern Living; Southern Serenity Homes; Sovereign Wealth Management; Street Savvy; SunTrust; TBS Superstation; Tennessee Lottery; Ticketmaster; US Air Force; US Army; US Postal Service; US Smokeless Tobacco; W.J. Deutsch & Sons; Weber Grills; WDIA AM 1070; WEGR Rock 103; WGKX Kix 106; WHBQ Q 107.5; Fox 13 WHBQ-TV; WHRK K97 FM; CW 30 WLMTTV; WMC AM 790; WMC FM 100; NBC 5 WMC-TV; WMFS 93X; ABC 24 WPTY-TV; WRVR 104 The River; WXMX 98.1 FM; WRBO 103.5 FM; Clear Channel Radio; Comcast Cable; The Commercial Appeal; and Memphis Flyer
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