Speakers Friday, April 21, 2023
Ashleigh S. Chapman, JD is a human rights lawyer, social entrepreneur, and one of USA Today’s Women of the Year. Ashleigh has spent 20+ years building solutions in education, business, legal, nonprofit, government, healthcare, and community sectors – on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Ashleigh presently serves as the President of AFRJ®, a global humanitarian aid organization that exists to end human trafficking, and as the Founder/CEO of Altus™, a business for good that powers social justice solutions, including Engage Together® (which strengthens community engagement) and Justice U™ (which equips justice advocates). Prior to Altus and the AFRJ, Ashleigh served as the co-founder and Director of the Center for Global Justice at Regent University School of Law; the Director of a non-profit serving thousands of at-risk youth; a Children’s Pastor; and a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in foster care.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Juris Doctorate from Regent University School of Law, receiving the faculty’s Most Outstanding Graduate award, and Summa Cum Laude with her B.S. from Tennessee Technological University.
Our Current Speaker Schedule
Recent and Future Speakers
| 8/23/24 | Ken Youngstead — Secrets of a Successful Nonprofit Organization | |
| 8/30/24 | No Meeting — Labor Day Weekend | |
| 9/6/24 | Brian Moyer — The Innovation Studio – Launching a Technology Company in a Way that Benefits Nashville | |
| 9/13/24 | Lauren LaViola, The Family Center — Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Childhood Trauma | |
| 9/20/24 | Leah M Melber, Ph.D. — Enriching Communities: The Impact of Museums | |
| 9/27/24 | Jeff Roberts, Adm of Elections For Davidson County — Your Questions Answered About Free, Fair and Safe Elections | |
| 10/4/24 | Claudia Huskey, Erin Rogus — Voices for Safer TN Nonpartisan Efforts to Reduce Preventable Firearm Tragedies Across Tennessee | |
| 10/11/24 | Darrell Ailshie — District Governor |