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960 Heritage Way Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone: (615) 376-0102 Center Hours: 8:30a.m-3:30p.m
January 2019 Martin Member Highlight NEW and exciting starting in 2019 is the Martin Member Highlight! Each month The Martin Center will randomly chose a member to highlight. To start our new highlight, this month Tish Fleming was chosen. Tish was born on January 26, 1947 in London England. She grew up in England, going to boarding school at the age of eight and later the University of York England. There, she met her future husband who was a General Practitioner, but immediately, they immigrated to the United States where he did a residency at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. After three years in Minnesota they were ready for the south and moved to Virginia; there, they lived on a farm and had two children, Geoffrey and Tara Fleming. When the children were all grown and had left the nest, Tish and her husband divorced. She then worked as an accountant in Washington D.C. and Chicago. Meanwhile, her two children married and had grandchildren. Geoffrey had three girls and Tara had two boys who are all now growing up themselves. About ten years ago, Tish decided to retire early to spend more time with her grandchildren and now lives with her son Geoffrey, his wife Amy and their three girls, Hannah, Virginia, and Delaney in Nashville. Tara and her boys, Keegan and Luca live in Asheville, North Carolina. Tish is a happy grandmother who is now close enough to see her grandchildren all of the time. Tish plays bridge several times a week, and occasionally scrabble, and is thoroughly enjoying her retirement.
New Leadership
Jodi Theobald Center Director Jodi is a social worker and has spent many years advocating for and working with older adults. She is very excited to be joining Fifty Forward and The Martin Center to support active aging opportunities in Brentwood
Office Manager Jessica Leonard Bandy Jessica and her husband, Greg, have recently moved to Franklin, Tennessee after living in Cincinnati. As a graduate of Georgetown College, Jessica’s has experience a personal trainer and fitness director at a wellness center in Cincinnati for individuals of all ages, however her specialty is individuals 50 years and older. In her free time, Jessica is passionate about volunteering with the non-profit Girls on the Run as she trains for marathon and Ironman races as well as exploring her new city! She is looking forward to meeting all members in her new role as Office and Volunteer Manager. 1