Our Team
Nashville Design Week is powered by an extraordinary group of volunteers. Our team brings together people from a wide range of backgrounds, industries, and experiences who share a common belief in the power of design to improve our communities, organizations, and everyday lives.
Beyond the work itself, Nashville Design Week has become a place to build relationships, exchange ideas, and engage with some of the people shaping Nashville’s future.
Board of Directors
Ron Yearwood
Ron is an Urban Designer and certified Planner at Barge Design Solutions in Nashville. Dedicated to building livable, inclusive cities, his career spans private practice and nonprofit advocacy across the Southeast. Involved since our founding, Ron helps shape events that spark cross-disciplinary dialogue and inspire design-driven change.
BOARD CHAIR
Haley Beckham-Shetty
Haley Beckham-Shetty is the founder of Bex Interiors, a Nashville studio that designs residential & commercial spaces with personality. Think story driven, color forward, and built around you! When she’s not designing, she’s hosting friends or planning her next trip. She’s called Nashville home since 2017 and serves as Vice Chair of Nashville Design Week.
VICE CHAIR
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY + PARTNERSHIPSNate Hutcheson
Nate Hutcheson is a creative director and wannabe renaissance man with 7+ years in advertising, design, and brand strategy. By day he leads creative at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. By night he curates No Algo, a newsletter about finding and exploring new ideas. WKU Hilltopper Alum. Still figuring it out, but enjoying the ride.
Mario (or Mari) is a Marketing Manager who loves storytelling. Leading communications for Nashville Design Week, he helps shape the visual identity, and leads the marketing strategy for the organization. Mari’s portfolio features multimedia work for Google and lifestyle brands like Commodity Fragrances and Henry Rose. He is eager to bring this brand expertise fully into the design industry.
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONSMario Nichols
Nicole Goldsby
Nicole is an Event Producer specializing in evolution. She transforms event foundations into community-driven, impactful experiences. As a Nashville transplant, she knows what it feels like to search for belonging in a new city. Her work is designed to help solve that by creating environments that foster connections and reward exploration.
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
Janine Martin
Janine Martin is an Account Executive in the retail advertising space with a background in building belief in brands through direct consumer engagement and premium event experiences. Her focus on creating meaningful narratives and experiences is at the forefront of her work. As Content Chair, Janine looks forward to spotlighting the voices and ideas shaping Nashville’s evolving creative landscape.
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT
Hannah Lessem is an interior designer at EOA Architects, known for creating unique, thoughtful spaces that balance aesthetic vision with functionality. Her work reflects a commitment to designing environments that are both innovative and inclusive, enhancing the way people experience and interact with space.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIRHannah Lessem
Jessica Murray
Jessica Murray is the founder & owner of Empower, a Nashville-based services business that designs and builds the operating structure businesses need to grow with clarity, consistency and control. She’s a strategic leader, mentor and advisor to business owners in Nashville and beyond. In addition to serving on the board for NDW, she’s also a board member at The Children’s House of Nashville.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE CHAIR
Lindsay Chadwell
Lindsay Chadwell is aesthetic-oriented, experience-driven, and passionate about community engagement. Lindsay is a zealous design enthusiast who has worked with Nashville Design Week for the last four years; she was the Content Chair for 2024 and 2025. Lindsay is the Programming & Communications Coordinator for AIA Middle TN, spreading her love of events & design education through the community.
ARCHIVAL MANAGER
Fernando Lima
Dr. Fernando Lima is an architect, urbanist, and educator whose work merges computational design, digital fabrication, and service-learning to advance socially impactful and resilient communities. Chair of Architecture at Belmont University, he leads interdisciplinary initiatives connecting design innovation with equity, sustainability, and civic engagement.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
Ben Metz is a Principal with ESa Architects and oversees architectural design for educational, civic, and nonprofit institutions across Nashville and beyond. A champion of design excellence and community impact, Ben currently also serves as Board President of the Nashville Civic Design Center.
AMBASSADOR PROGRAM MANAGERBen Metz
Marzuwq is a Nashville-based museum and arts professional working at the intersection of art, design, and community. With a background rooted in exhibition work and creative production, he has developed a practice centered on building meaningful experiences that connect artists and audiences in authentic ways.
HUB COORDINATORMarzuwq Bholai
Veronica Foster
Veronica’s passion for increasing livability in cities emerged from a unique study of cognitive science and urban design. She lives out this passion through her role as a Community Development Director at the Civic Design Center. Design is a critical element to improving quality of life. By being on the Board for Nashville Design Week, she is dedicated to making design more accessible.
TREASURER
Kim Paige
Kim Paige is an Architectural Designer at EOA Architects and founder of the Roscolusa Music Festival in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Her career has always centered on creating meaningful experiences, from producing events to designing places that build connection. Passionate about multimodal transportation and community-centered design, she believes thriving cities begin with spaces that bring people together.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEENashville Design Week is powered by a network of volunteers. From planning events and building partnerships to telling stories and supporting logistics, it takes many hands, and perspectives, to bring Nashville Design Week to life.
As our volunteer teams continue to grow, we’re always looking for people who are passionate about design, community, and making great things happen. If you’re interested in getting involved, you’re in the right place.
Communications Team
Shapes the voice of Nashville Design Week through storytelling, social media, marketing, public relations, and audience engagement.
Sponsorships & Partnerships Team
Builds relationships with sponsors, venues, organizations, and community partners who help make Design Week possible.
Operations Team
Keeps everything running smoothly by coordinating logistics, schedules, volunteers, and the countless details behind each event.
Content Team
Curates the ideas, speakers, tours, experiences, and conversations that define each year's program.