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TAMMY DENNIS
BOARD MEMBER Tammy Dennis is the Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer at Louisiana Pacific Corporation. She brings over 25 years of administrative, office management, and charity foundation experience. Originally from Franklin, Wisconsin Tammy moved to the Nashville area 4 years ago and has never looked back. Before relocating to Nashville, Tammy worked at Joy Global, Inc. where she supported the President and CEO as the Senior Executive Assistant for over 10 years, and also worked as a manager for Goodman Law Offices. Tammy’s personal mission is to support and serve her community with tools of empowerment. She comes from a large, military family with a tradition of serving. On any given day, you will find her collecting clothing for local church shelters, volunteering alongside the National Guard assisting for tornado/disaster relief, and annually organizing a Christmas Toy Drive to benefit all the children at The Tristar Centennial Children's Hospital. Some of Tammy’s hobbies include baking fresh goodies for the local VFW members, giving new life to reclaimed furniture, unplanned road trips to find the next best fishing hole, exploring the mountains and acting as tour guide for visiting family and friends. |
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MARK ADDISON CHANDLER
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Born into a family of Southern Gospel singers, Mark’s lure to music was natural. By age four, he was singing family harmony around the Carolinas. In his teen years, his love of country music and a Nashville dream was born. Mark’s call to music would wait however, as he followed another calling, Military service. After graduation from West Point and he served in numerous Infantry and Special Operations assignments before retiring in 2015 During Mark’s final deployment in 2013, he reconnected with music when he picked up a Department of State colleague’s guitar. He soon unearthed his songwriting passion as an escape for the bottled emotions of war, divorce and the demands of a soldier’s life. Upon retiring, Mark moved to Nashville in 2015 where he has pursued music full-time as a songwriter, producer and country music artist. Mark has released 12 singles. His current single “Tin Soldier” (feat. HunterGirl) was released on Nov 11th, 2021. Mark is working on his debut Nashville album which is scheduled for release in 2022. You can find Mark’s music on music digital streaming services including Spotify, Apple, and Amazon and can follow his journey on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. As a songwriter, Mark’s accolades include more than 100 songs recorded by numerous Major Label and Independent artist to include John Schneider, Dan Smalley, Trey Lewis, Spencer Crandall and Josh Gallagher. Mark has deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and throughout the Middle East with the 96th CA Battalion (FT Bragg), Task Force 373 (FT Bragg), the 4th Brigade of 1st Infantry Division (FT Riley), and 81st CA Battalion (FT Hood). His military qualifications and decorations include Ranger, Jump Master, Airborne, Air Assault, EIB, CAB, three Bronze Stars, and two Department of State Meritorious Honor Awards. Mark has two children, Samuel and Olivia. He holds a B.S. in Engineering Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Webster University in St. Louis, MO. He is also cofounder and host of Grindhouse Nashville, a prominent songwriter show and brand in Nashville.
BOARD MEMBER
Born into a family of Southern Gospel singers, Mark’s lure to music was natural. By age four, he was singing family harmony around the Carolinas. In his teen years, his love of country music and a Nashville dream was born. Mark’s call to music would wait however, as he followed another calling, Military service. After graduation from West Point and he served in numerous Infantry and Special Operations assignments before retiring in 2015 During Mark’s final deployment in 2013, he reconnected with music when he picked up a Department of State colleague’s guitar. He soon unearthed his songwriting passion as an escape for the bottled emotions of war, divorce and the demands of a soldier’s life. Upon retiring, Mark moved to Nashville in 2015 where he has pursued music full-time as a songwriter, producer and country music artist. Mark has released 12 singles. His current single “Tin Soldier” (feat. HunterGirl) was released on Nov 11th, 2021. Mark is working on his debut Nashville album which is scheduled for release in 2022. You can find Mark’s music on music digital streaming services including Spotify, Apple, and Amazon and can follow his journey on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. As a songwriter, Mark’s accolades include more than 100 songs recorded by numerous Major Label and Independent artist to include John Schneider, Dan Smalley, Trey Lewis, Spencer Crandall and Josh Gallagher. Mark has deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and throughout the Middle East with the 96th CA Battalion (FT Bragg), Task Force 373 (FT Bragg), the 4th Brigade of 1st Infantry Division (FT Riley), and 81st CA Battalion (FT Hood). His military qualifications and decorations include Ranger, Jump Master, Airborne, Air Assault, EIB, CAB, three Bronze Stars, and two Department of State Meritorious Honor Awards. Mark has two children, Samuel and Olivia. He holds a B.S. in Engineering Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Webster University in St. Louis, MO. He is also cofounder and host of Grindhouse Nashville, a prominent songwriter show and brand in Nashville.
