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Jim Delanis, Board Chair
Over 40 years of experience in resolving business disputes by litigation, arbitration or mediation. Specialties: Business litigation including contract disputes, banking and commercial paper, trade secrets, intellectual property, state procurement, Tennessee tax and administrative litigation, arbitration and mediation. |
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Nikki Smith, Board Member
Smith is a Nashville native with a Master of Science in Sustainability from Lipscomb University. She specializes in relationship building and has spent more than eight years leading recruitment and engagement efforts for organizations in the healthcare space. She has also supported environmental non-profits with marketing and fundraising efforts for the betterment of our community. |
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Matthew Rogers, Board Member
Matthew Rogers is a 7th generation Franklinite, cryptocurrency advocate, author and serial entrepreneur turned ecopreneur after two decades of startups within the tech & branding world. His latest venture lies in standardizing and franchising mid-market municipal electronic recycling programs across the United States. |
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Peyton Haley, Board Member
Peyton is a financial advisor with Raymond James. He is a Nashville native who graduated from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a degree in Finance. In addition to Green Interchange, he currently serves on the board of the Tennessee chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. |
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Ryan Easterly, Board Member
Ryan is a Lebanon, TN native. After serving in the United States Air Force, he spent 20 years in the hospitality industry in Nashville & Louisville. It’s there that he discovered his passion for serving others and has worked with the American Cancer Society, Lymphoma and Leukemia Society, CASA, Humane Society and Habitat for Humanity to name a few. He has spent the last 13 years building some of the biggest brands in the spirits industry while lending a helping hand to those causes, he cares the most about. He initiated the social media parody, The Daily Snake Report, to bring awareness to urban ecosystems and the plants and wildlife those spaces sustain. Ryan and his wife Anne reside in his childhood home with their 3 pups and cat. |
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John McFadden
CEO John brings over three and a half decades in conservation, sustainability, environmentalism, education and non-profit management to Green Interchange. From ideation to execution McFadden has led municipalities, organizations and individuals in environmental restoration, and environmental education projects. Connecting with everyone from governors to garden clubs, he has raised over 4 1/2 million dollars towards conservation efforts, in addition to leading thousands of volunteers in stream restoration, and reforestation, planting over 1 million trees with staff and volunteers. His work has earned four Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards, a Friend of Forestry Award, and the Tennessee River Basin Network’s Science and Management Award.
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Joy Giggie
Director of Corporate Relations Joy brings over 20 years of cross-functional corporate experience, including Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Euro RSCG Discovery (Havas Creative) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. As a recently certified Tennessee Naturalist, Joy is passionate about Green Interchange’s mission and thrilled to utilize her strategic mindset and business acumen to help plant more trees across Tennessee!
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Callahan Marsh
Marketing and Development Manager Callahan is a dedicated horticulturist with a deep passion for plant care and sustainable practices. Focused on fostering environmental growth, Callahan is committed to promoting native plantings as a vital part of landscape design. With a strong drive to create beautiful and functional outdoor spaces, Callahan is passionate about enhancing both aesthetics and environmental sustainability in every project. Eager to continue developing a career in landscape design, Callahan's work is grounded in the belief that nature and design should coexist harmoniously to benefit both people and the planet. |
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"As an avid fly fisherman and outdoorsman, I care deeply about our environment. Unfortunately today, some of the extreme proposals out there have forced conservatives out of the discussion when we should very much be in it. I came up with this idea as an easy way for everyday Tennesseans from both sides of the aisle to come together and take a small first step toward protecting our environment, and beautifying our interchanges too. Because of House Ethics rules, I can't be a part of this project directly, but I am honored that this team has launched my idea, the Green Interchange, and I can't wait to see the impact they make." |
