Dr. Janelle Brooks is the Executive Principal of Warner Arts Magnet Elementary in East Nashville, where she leads with a commitment to academic, social, and emotional growth through an arts-integrated STEAM approach. With 15 years of experience in education, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education Mathematics from Vanderbilt University, a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Lipscomb University, and a Doctorate in Learning Organizations and Strategic Change from Lipscomb University. At Warner, she champions a robust learning environment that integrates arts into core classes and offers pathways in music, drama, physical education, strings, dance, and visual art & design, making the school a cornerstone of the East Nashville community.

As Executive Director of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, Jill McMillan Palm provides entrepreneurial education and capacity-building resources to more than 8,000 individual artists, arts nonprofit leaders, creative businesses and arts enthusiasts annually. Jill is a graduate of Pepperdine University with a degree in Integrated Marketing Communication. She was elected to the Nashville Emerging Leaders class of 2019; received the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Emerging Leaders Award in the Arts, Entertainment, and Music Business category in 2022; and is currently in the Leadership Middle Tennessee class of 2025.