About the Board
The Board of Trust of Belmont University is comprised of up to 50 men and women elected by fellow board members. It is the role of board members to provide oversight of the university and to develop broad policies and guidelines under which the university operates and upon which its standards are maintained and measured. The board delegates to the President of the university, and in turn to other executive administrators, the authority to manage the university’s operations under its oversight. The entire board meets four times a year, and board committees meet on an as needed basis. Board committees include Executive, Academic Affairs, Athletics, Audit, Finance & Investment, Institutional Advancement, Nominating & Evaluation and Student Formation.
2025-2026 Board of Trustees
Alfonzo Alexander
Nolensville, TN
James Archer
Sonora, TX
Janet Ayers
Nashville, TN
Lee Beaman
Nashville, TN
Chris Bollinger
Brentwood, TN
Leilani Boulware
Nashville, TN
Andrea Waitt Carlton
Nashville, TN
Michael Cuffe
Nashville, TN
Jim Darter
Brentwood, TN
John Faison
Lebanon, TN
Rusty Gaston, Vice Chair
Nashville, TN
Joe Galante
Nashville, TN
Ray Guzman
Franklin, TN
Cordia Harrington, Vice Chair
Franklin, TN
Austin, TX
Milton Johnson, Chair
Nashville, TN
Jamie Jones
Nashville, TN
Winston Justice, Vice Chair
Nashville, TN
Jeremy Kees
Bryn Mawr, PA
Burke Nihill
Franklin, TN
Emily Reynolds
Nashville, TN
Ronald Roberts
Murfreesboro, TN
Anne Russell, Secretary
Nashville, TN
Clay Stauffer
Nashville, TN
Anna Thornton
Nashville, TN
Sarah Trahern
Nashville, TN
Louis Upkins
Franklin, TN
Angela Webb
Nicholasville, KY
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Nashville, TN
Trustee Emeriti
Randall Baskin
Franklin, TN
Jack Benz
Goodlettsville, TN
Mike Curb
Nashville, TN
Marty Dickens
Nashville, TN
Gordon Inman
Franklin, TN
Ron Knox, Jr.
Brentwood, TN
Drew Maddux
Hendersonville, TN
Carolyn Patton
Greenville, NC
Larry Thrailkill
Brentwood, TN
George A. West, III
Brentwood, TN
Regents
Evie Grace Fowler
Nashville, TN
Keidron Turner
Nashville, TN