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Our Mission
The Tennessee Pride Chamber of Commerce advances common business interests, economic growth, and equality in the workplace and society for its LGBTQ+ members, businesses, and allies by providing educational, networking, and community building opportunities.
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Our Foundation
The Tennessee Pride Chamber Foundation (TNPCF) was founded in 2015 to assist the LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce in funding its educational programming. The TNPCF educates, inspires, and empowers our individual, small business, corporate, and nonprofit members, and the community at-large: who share the values of promoting equality and diversity in business and society.
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Our Impact
  • Create economic opportunities for LGBTQ+ business owners and professionals.

  • Provide professional development education and programming for LGBTQ+ business professionals, entrepreneurs, and small business owners.

  • Help corporations and businesses operating in Tennessee create a more inclusive culture for their LGBTQ+ employees and customers.
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Our History

1998
The Tennessee Pride Chamber was founded in 1998 as The Nashville Association of Professional Persons (NAPP) and as a professional networking group. Over the next nine years the group grew and evolved to include education and advocacy initiatives for the LGBTQ+ business community.
2007
In January 2007, the group became an LGBT Chamber of Commerce and an affiliate member of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Six years later, we had hired our first full-time Executive Director, and changed our name from NAPP to the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce to better align with our mission and vision.
2022
In December 2022, we began our new chapter: expansion. We firmly believe that we must advance common business interests, economic growth, and equality in the workplace and society for its LGBT members, businesses, and allies not just locally but throughout the entire state of Tennessee. We changed our name from the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce to Tennessee Pride Chamber.
1998
The Tennessee Pride Chamber was founded in 1998 as The Nashville Association of Professional Persons (NAPP) and as a professional networking group. Over the next nine years the group grew and evolved to include education and advocacy initiatives for the LGBTQ+ business community.
2007
In January 2007, the group became an LGBT Chamber of Commerce and an affiliate member of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Six years later, we had hired our first full-time Executive Director, and changed our name from NAPP to the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce to better align with our mission and vision.
2022
In December 2022, we began our new chapter: expansion. We firmly believe that we must advance common business interests, economic growth, and equality in the workplace and society for its LGBT members, businesses, and allies not just locally but throughout the entire state of Tennessee. We changed our name from the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce to Tennessee Pride Chamber.

Our Staff

Keillian Carpenter

Executive Director

kcarpenter@tnpridechamber.org

615.933.1344

Aja Price

Senior Membership Development Manager

Our Board

Kimber Beeler

President

Tolbert Marketing & Events

Bryson McGuire

Co-Vice President

Vanderbilt University

Raquel Barlow

Co-Vice President

hellohive

Caitlyn Lovell

Treasurer

Cumberland Trust

Khalym Johnson

Secretary

Regions

Joseph Woodson

Woodson Results

Past President

Miranda Brown

Advocacy Chair

Corrine Elise

Education Chair

Launchpad

Philip Heil

Events Co-Chair

Nelson's Green Brier Distillery

Annie Brinn

Outreach Co-Chair

Warner Music Group

Margaret Eggers

Outreach Co-Chair

Mechanical Licensing Collective

Donnie Iorio

Member at Large

Amazon

Tom Lee

Member at Large

Nelson Mullins

Gregory Maczko

Member at Large

Bass Berry & Sims

Erin Ryder

Member at Large

Playmakers Nashville

Katerina Pattee

Member at Large

SEI

Jenn Redican

Member at Large

Asurion

Jonny Woo

Member at Large

Mars

Dallas Wright

Member at Large

Amazon

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