Corporate Cornucopia

Rochelle Stevens is a formal International Track Star who has dazzled the world of Track and Field as one of America’s best 400 meters runners for 12 years competing in 50 countries and 6 continents for Team USA. Rochelle has won NINE MEDALS including a Gold and Silver Medal from Two Summer Olympics Games. She has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Runners World, Jet, Black Hair, Upscale Magazin...

Todd Lochner is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in Marketing. During his freshman year in college, he joined the Louisiana Army National Guard. Shortly after graduating from college, Todd moved to Nashville, TN, to pursue a career in singing. Discovering quickly that the wheels of Music Row turn very slowly, he decided to sell cars to pay the bills; it was then he discovered...

Dr. Joann Massey is the Vice President of Operations for EDGE, the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County. She is a recognized community leader with accolades such as 2023 MBJ Power 100, Memphis Business Journal Top 40 Under 40, Leadership Memphis Executive Class 2014 and Top Performer Shelby County Government. She received the 2019 Blaze Award for Economic Justice and th...

Lisa Plath is the Director of the Town of Collierville Library, a role she’s held for the past four years. She’s worked for the library since 2008. Before becoming Director, Lisa was Assistant to the Director, Digital Services and Adult Services Coordinator. Her goal is to improve library services for Collierville by always trying to determine what Collierville needs and wants and strategizing a w...

Dr. Mary Crowley McDonald is the Founder and CEO of MCD Partners, a national consulting firm that provides a broad range of services for educational, business, and leadership consulting with a presence in 34 states.   Dr. McDonald has received national acclaim as an innovative educator, published author, and public speaker.  She has been a professional educator for thirty-six years as a teacher, p...

Alex Piña has been a McDonald’s Owner Operator since 8/3/2018 in Memphis, TN. Alex owns eight McDonald’s restaurants in the Mid-South: five in Memphis, two in Cordova, and one in Collierville. Alex is the only Hispanic McDonald’s Owner Operator in Western Tennessee. He was a 15 Year McDonald’s USA Company Employee and has a wide breath & depth of experience in the McDonald’s System. Alex is a...

Stefanie Tolbert, a trailblazing entrepreneur with an illustrious 25-year career in the cosmetics and fashion industry, has recently embarked on her most exciting venture yet—a lifestyle boutique that perfectly encapsulates her keen eye for style, innovation, and a customer-centric approach. Stevie's Merle Norman Studio and Spa, located on the historic Collierville town square, is a testament...

Maureen Yarborough of Sign Matters, Inc. has come a long way since her college dreams of becoming a grade-school teacher. With her University of Missouri college degree and teaching certificate in hand, she taught for several years before accepting a new challenge in sales with a chemical manufacturing company. She eventually found herself in marketing and sales for a sign company and opened her o...

Simply Done Catering’s Karen Shelton has learned the recipe for success. Actually, she may have written it. With a degree in English and journalism from the University of Tennessee Martin and several years of corporate and freelance writing experience, Karen Shelton understands the importance of communication. Stumbling into the catering business after responding to a friend’s request to help cate...

Nick Bolander is the owner of Staks! Pancake Kitchen in Collierville, one of the first franchise locations of the breakfast + brunch spot in the country. Originally from Nebraska with a background in aviation, Nick’s always had a fascination with the ‘bustling atmosphere of restaurants.’ After much persuading of his wife, they dove head first into the Staks! Restaurant, which opened in April 2023....

Jessica White is a co-founder of Mid-South Gifted Academy. As a mother of four, she understands the intense desire of all parents to find a school where their children will thrive. With 19 years of experience in education, Jessica has worked in a variety of school settings to create challenging and engaging learning environments for gifted and high-achieving students. In 2017, she completed the Me...

Tim Gaines is the owner of Lost Pizza Co. Collierville and Southaven. He opened his Southaven location in 2012 and his Collierville location in 2019. Lost Pizza’s been voted Best Pizza in the Town by the Collierville Herald for the past two years. Tim loves the small-town atmosphere that Collierville provides so many families. It’s what makes the community a perfect spot for a Lost Pizza location.

Tharen Haley is the general manager of Collierville Funeral Home. In October of this year, he will mark 35 years in the funeral business. He’s a member of the Collierville Rotary Club, a Page Robbins Board Member, Wigfall Grays Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a member of the Collierville Coffee Club. He has four children, Stuart, Forrest, Jake, Hollie, and one granddaughter, Savannah.  

Jennifer Douglas, Executive Director of New Day Children’s Theatre, studied  Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities at the University of Memphis, where she served as an advocate, tutor, and mentor for students with disabilities. She also received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Alabama and had the honor of c...

Thomas Brown serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Eye Specialty Group, in Memphis, TN.  [Provident Practice Management Services, LLC and Provident ASC Holdings, LLC in Memphis, Tennessee.] He oversees a management team and staff of approximately 250 serving six ophthalmology and optometry practices with eleven locations and four ambulatory surgery centers, spanning over multiple cities and st...

Richard Cooper, a lifelong Memphian with more than 25 years of building industry experience has taken over as the owner of Maximus Building Supply after Mark Evans retired in 2021. Richard is full of energy and passion. Early in his career, Richard worked in the automotive industry, where he became the youngest manager in the nation for Firestone.  In 1997, looking for a change, Richard got into t...

Abigail Warren is an award-winning journalist for The Daily Memphian. She joined the nonprofit news publication in 2018. Growing up in the Memphis suburbs, it is fitting that Abigail covers the Greater Memphis Area, specifically Collierville and Germantown. She occasionally writes stories outside those limits. Abigail attended Westminster Academy before earning her journalism degree from the Unive...

Chad Lindsay is Vice President and General Manager of Alston Construction in Collierville, TN. A Tennessee native and graduate of the University of Memphis, Chad acquired a degree in architectural engineering to build the foundation for his career in construction. Recognizing the close connection between construction and the global economy, Chad was drawn to construction to contribute to the growt...

Gary Lilly has been an educator for 29 years.  He has held a variety of roles, including teacher, curriculum specialist, technology coordinator, attendance and transportation director, and principal.  He has served as a superintendent for the past 14 years.  This is his fourth year serving as superintendent of the Collierville School System.

Jimmy Turner, along with his wife Mary, is the owner of Christian Brothers Automotive – Collierville. He is a graduate of Ole Miss University following in his brother’s footsteps. He has done several things in his career, including personnel and safety management in manufacturing, commercial laundry management, franchise owner support for a ServiceMaster brand and, presently, owner of Christian Br...

Chief Dale Lane has over 34 years of public safety experience, 18 of those in senior leadership/command positions in law enforcement, emergency management, and transportation. Chief Lane began his career in 1987 as a patrol officer with the Millington Police Department. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Memphis Metropolitan Association of Chiefs of Police, an...

Katie George Hooser is the Chief Marketing Officer for IMC Companies, the largest marine drayage company in the United States. In her role, Katie oversees the company’s brand, public relations, digital marketing and events. She also leads the National Driver Recruiting Department for IMC Companies and is responsible for sourcing and qualifying truck drivers. Katie created the marketing d...

Mary Jean Smith is the owner and a broker with Banyan Tree Realtors, one of the Memphis area’s leading real estate firms. She founded the firm in 1986 and established its headquarters in Collierville. She is a licensed Realtor in Tennessee and Mississippi. The Smith Family established the town square favorite, The Silver Caboose, 10 years later in 1996. Three generations of the Smith Family are ac...

Terry Dean has a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from CSU, Chico. She was the Executive Director for Leadership Collierville from 2006-2016. Along with her husband Tom, and daughters Lucy and Liz, they moved to Collierville in 1997 after Tom retired from the Navy and began a new career in Global Operations at FedEx. Terry began volunteering with the Collierville Arts Council in 2013 and became the...

Preston Butts and Steve McCulley are partners, along with NBA veteran Thaddeus Young, of Shoot 360- Memphis. Preston Butts Jr., also founder and CEO of MEM10 Consulting, is a native Memphian with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Lyon College. An entrepreneur at heart, he has been involved in numerous ventures nationwide and continues to seek fresh new opportunities to help others su...