Since launching in 2014, the WashU Prison Education Project has offered dozens of courses to incarcerated students at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, a men’s prison located in Pacific, Mo. Last fall, the project expanded to a second facility, the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo.
Tucker (pictured) serves as president and CEO of Roundtable member Launch Tennessee.
Tuckerâs election fills the unexpired portion of the 2020-21 secretary term vacated by Mary Beth Hudson, a former vice president of Charleston, Tennessee-based Wacker Polysilicon North America. Wacker remains a Roundtable member company.
âUnder Vanâs leadership, Tennesseeâs entrepreneurial sector is rapidly emerging as one of the most dynamic and innovative segments of our stateâs business community,â Matt Kisber, chairman of the Roundtable board and co-founder of Silicon Ranch Corporation.
Prior to joining Launch Tennessee, Tucker cofounded Nashville-based Avenue Bank and served as a co-founder of the Nashville Fashion Alliance. She earned her MBA degree from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.
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HiTouch Invests $10K in Urban League of Middle Tennessee for its 53rd Anniversary
April 15, 2021 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 15, 2021
HiTouch Business Services is investing $10,000 into The Urban League of Middle Tennessee as the historic civil rights organization celebrates its 53 rd Anniversary. The office supply company’s contribution will support all ULMT’s programs, including initiatives that focus on diversity and inclusion in the workplace, career development, education and housing opportunities, entrepreneurship training, and economic empowerment for underserved communities.
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“ULMT and HiTouch are aligned in our objectives to make work environments more diverse, inclusive, and equitable,” said Deborah Huber, Vice President of Customer Experience at HiTouch. “Through this birthday gift, we commemorate Urban League’s long-standing history of