Men of Valor is supported by a Board of Directors, made up of successful community leaders who give generously of their time and talents.
They are:
Larry retired from HCA after 28 years of senior leadership responsibility, most recently serving as the President of HCA’s TriStar Division and previously as the CEO of Centennial Medical Center. Beginning in January 2012, Larry became the Senior Advisor for venture capital firm Clayton Associates, and later Chairman of the firm. He then co-founded FKP Advisors, a Nashville consulting firm with expertise in better, cheaper, faster healthcare delivery solutions. Larry and his wife, Karen, have been married for 40 years, and have two adult children and one grandchild. Larry and Karen are active members of Forest Hills Baptist Church, and have also been active in numerous community and professional organizations, including Alive Hospice, Belmont University, and the Tennessee Hospital Association. Larry and Karen live on a farm in Kingston Springs, TN. Larry has served on the MOV Board of Directors since 2012, and served as the Treasurer for the ministry for 6 years.
President and founding partner of Southwestern Investment Services, Inc., Jeff has been Dave Ramsey’s Endorsed Local Provider for Investments since 2002. His leadership has helped grow Southwestern Investment Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Southwestern Company, into one of the top-producing branches of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Mr. Dobyns holds Certified Financial Planner TM, Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant designations. He graduated from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he earned a degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance. He is married to Amy, and they have four children, Gracyn, Hunter, Logan, and Tanner. Jeff and his family attend Brentwood Baptist Church. He has been a Men of Valor volunteer and mentor since 2007.
Jason has worked in the financial services industry since 1999 and is currently the Practice Leader for Loan Review & Credit Services at Elliott Davis, LLC. He graduated from MTSU in 2002 with a degree in Economics and passed the CPA exam in December 2014. The majority of his career has been spent in Credit Administration and providing loan review services. Jason has been happily married to his wife, Laura, since December 2002 and has two boys, Emmerson and Bennett. He has been a member of Antioch First Baptist Church since 1997 and has served as a Deacon since 2006 along with various other leadership positions within the church.
Lee Beaman, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, is the former chairman and CEO of Beaman Automotive Group and currently serves as the chairman and CEO of Beaman Ventures, a diverse business and real estate investment company.
He currently serves on the boards of Belmont University, Men of Valor, The Legion Fund and the Beaman Foundation. He is the past chairman of the Nashville Symphony and Boy Scouts. He has served on other boards including the Nashville Area Red Cross, Montgomery Bell Academy, the Nashville Zoo, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, and the Salvation Army.
Beaman is a former member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission State Advisory Council and has received numerous awards, including the American Business Ethics Award. He passionately supports conservative candidates and numerous faith-based organizations.
Lee enjoys numerous outdoor activities and spending time in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He lives in Nashville, has three children, two sons-in-law and three grandchildren.
Having graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University with a BS in Management Information Systems and an MBA in Information Technology, Josh works as a network engineer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He currently serves on Nashville State’s IT Curriculum Steering Committee, volunteers with his church, and offers his IT services to Men of Valor. As the founder’s son, Josh has seen Men of Valor grow from its infancy. He is an ardent supporter of Men of Valor’s mission of winning men in prison to Christ. He and his wife, Janna, reside in Mount Juliet and are members of First Church of the Nazarene in Nashville.
Jon M. Foster is president of the American Group of Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services. He is responsible for approximately 92 of HCA’s hospital operations in Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, northwest Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and the United Kingdom.
Foster joined HCA in 2001 as the president and CEO of St. David’s HealthCare in Austin, Texas. Prior to his current role, Foster served as president of HCA’s Central and West Texas Divisions from 2006 to 2011. Before joining HCA, Foster served in various executive capacities with the Baptist Health System in Knoxville, Tennessee, and The Methodist Hospital System in Houston, Texas.
Foster has served on a number of national and state-level governing boards. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees for Cross Point Church, Nashville, where he and his wife are members.
Jon holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare from Trinity University and a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Baylor University.
Jim Klonaris is a Knoxville-based small business entrepreneur and community developer. His career spans three decades of both corporate and entrepreneurial leadership, ranging from working within a FORTUNE 100 organization to executive leadership in a privately held Knoxville-based company. He is an entrepreneurial designer, developer, and CEO of several award-winning restaurants, event venues, and service companies. Considered by many a servant leader, Jim’s clients appreciate his ability to translate his “real life” experiences into practical tools to help them achieve their most strategic goals and priorities.
Those who know Jim only through his business career would be surprised to learn that he enjoys time coaching and empowering young adults in financial and entrepreneurial concepts. Currently serving on the Men of Valor Board of Directors, he is also an avid local real estate investor, loves remodeling historic properties and creating award winning design concepts for new business start-ups.
Jim holds a B.F.A. from the College of Art and Architecture from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has lived in Knoxville for over 48 years, and he is dedicated to the enrichment of the Knoxville community. Jim is most proud of his wonderful marriage of thirty-four years to his sweetheart, Lori Anna and being Dad to three phenomenal young adults, Demetrios (32), Despina (30) and Eleni (29). Jim and his wife Lori are also proud grandparents of 5 grandsons.
A 40-year veteran in the hospitality industry, Glenn Malone has a wide breadth of experience and skills. During his career he has been active in planning, financing, developing, executing pre-opening disciplines and managing on-going operations for hotels ranging in size from 88 rooms to 2,883 rooms. His expertise also includes a working knowledge of design and operation of meeting and exhibit space, a key demand generator driving the success of many of the projects he has worked. He has personally led partnerships owning hotels, has executed public offerings of equity and debt in capitalizing these hotels, and has completed numerous single-asset financings for both new and existing hotel assets. He is skilled in evaluating markets and determining and implementing the aspects of hotel projects that attract existing demand and/or induce new demand.
Malone has been a key player in launching hotel brands and brand extensions. He has led the creation of supporting systems and structures to ensure team members are aligned with the organization’s goals, and that these individuals are valued and rewarded for their personal contributions to deliver on the goals of the organization. Malone works with architects, contractors, investors, lenders, suppliers and employees at the hotel operating level. He has worked on both the hotel brand franchisor side of the table and the franchisee, developer/operator side of the table.
Mr. Oman has been married for over 35 years to his wife, Martha, and they have two married daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth and three grandchildren. He received a BS degree in Building Science from Auburn University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. He is president of Oman Systems, Inc., a software development company based in Nashville. He has served as a Deacon and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church and currently attends The Village Chapel. He has served as a mentor and board member for Men of Valor.
Paul Rutledge has been married to Susan Rutledge for over 40 years. They have two children and six grandchildren who live in Brentwood and Nashville. Paul and Susan are members of Brentwood Baptist Church, where Paul has served on the Board of Trustees, Staff Resource Team and Financial Management Team. He is currently an Executive Partner with Shore Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Chinaco Healthcare Corporation until it was sold to Bain Capital Asia Fund. Paul retired from HCA after 31 years. In his last role of Group President he was responsible for 61 facilities in 10 states, as well as in London, England. Paul obtained his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Georgia and a Masters in Health Administration from Georgia State University. Paul has served on the boards of numerous professional associations, including American Hospital Association, Tennessee Hospital Association and Federation of American Hospitals. He currently serves on the Board of Quorum Health Corporation. He has also served on several nonprofit boards, and is currently serving as Board Chair of Mission Increase Middle Tennessee.
Christopher “Chris” Spencer spent his whole life as a sports player and lover of all thing’s sports. After a middle school and high school football career, Chris committed to Ole Miss. Chris had a successful career at Ole Miss and subsequently spent ten years in the NFL as an offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, and Tennessee Titans. But, as all true athletes know, the adventure will eventually come to an end. During Chris’s career he developed a passion for mentoring younger players, assisting and counseling other players in need, and ultimately as Chris approached the final days of his NFL career, he noticed the high percentage of athletes, who were once at the top of their game, end up financially unstable with failed marriages. Chris wanted to find a way to help teams and athletes find a way to work though the game, personal relationships, and their lives.
Chris is an entrepreneur and the founder of Blu Chip Analytics, a company that bridges the gap between Psychology and Augmented Intelligence, fan engagement, and trans-active consumer data technologies. Because of Chris’s background and understanding of how tough transitions are, he is uniquely qualified to help organizations understand their people better to help them grow in the right areas. Chris recently launched Metrics XP which is focuses on assisting large scale organizations match with the right candidates for jobs through augmented intelligence and psychology.
Chris enjoys an active life with his wife and three children in Brentwood, TN.
Jake Stansell and his wife Larissa have four children: Lily, Anna Reid, Everett, and Margaret. Jake, a native Nashvillian, is a member of Christ Presbyterian Church. Jake is a graduate of Brentwood Academy and the University of Tennessee with an electrical engineering degree. Currently, Jake is the President of C&D Safety Company, a highway pavement marking company serving middle Tennessee. He is also co-owner of Stansell Electric Company, along with his brother David, an electrical contracting company started in 1940 by his grandfather, James N. Stansell, Sr. Jake is a Past President of the Tennessee Road Building Association. Jake is also a founding board member of Take Heart, a charity that partners with local leaders to serve persecuted Christians around the globe.
Overton Thompson has worked in commercial litigation since 1984, currently as partner with Bass, Berry & Sims. He graduated from Vanderbilt in 1981 and from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1984. He has been, and continues to be, actively involved in many, varied community and volunteer organizations. Involved with Men of Valor since 2003. He is married to Robin, and they have three children, Jillian, Emily, and Overton. They are members at First Presbyterian Church, where he is a Sunday school teacher and elder.
Tom White is one of the founders of Tune, Entrekin & White, P.C. and a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School. He is a past president of the Nashville Bar Association and is considered by many as one of the preeminent land use attorneys in Nashville. He frequently handles litigation matters and appears before Metro agencies involving land use issues. He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is generally listed among the Power Leaders in Davidson County.
Mr. Wallace has been an insurance broker with Willis Group for over 25 years. Raised in Nashville, Tennessee and a graduate of the University of Alabama in 1981, he serves as an Elder of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Board Member of Centerstone Mental Health Centers, Board Member for the Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee and Trustee for Harpeth Hall School. Mr. Wallace married Elizabeth in 1984, and they have four children.
Mr. Greene is a 21-year veteran of HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) and has served as CEO of TriStar Skyline Medical Center since 2020, a two-campus, 400-bed tertiary hospital serving patients in a multi-state region. Prior to joining Skyline, Mr. Greene served as CEO at TriStar Horizon Medical Center for five years and COO at two HCA facilities. Developing new services with more than $250M in capital deployment, Greene has been recognized as a growth oriented leader while maintaining an unwavering commitment to quality, culture, and people.
Mr. Greene was named a 2014 Rising star and twice-named a “Top 40 under 40” by Becker’s Healthcare. He is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executes, a Certified Public Accountant, earned a BSBA from Samford University and an MBA from Nashville-based Belmont University.
Mr. Greene has been married to Amy for twenty years and they have three children; Riley Kate (18), Davis (17), and Ellie Rose (15).