Teresa Sebastian, NACD.DC
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About
Teresa M. Sebastian is a board member, corporate strategist and executive officer for…
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Our 2024 DirectWomen Distinguished Alumna Award was awarded to Sandra Philips. The support of her boards and company, as well as family and friends,…
Our 2024 DirectWomen Distinguished Alumna Award was awarded to Sandra Philips. The support of her boards and company, as well as family and friends,…
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Receiving several awards and recognition for creative works is humbling. This week I learned that BOTH of my novels are Finalists in the 2024 Best…
Receiving several awards and recognition for creative works is humbling. This week I learned that BOTH of my novels are Finalists in the 2024 Best…
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Congrats to Ed Gaudet, Mark Gaudet, and everyone else who has been part of the Risk Never Sleeps Podcast for reaching the 100 episode milestone!…
Congrats to Ed Gaudet, Mark Gaudet, and everyone else who has been part of the Risk Never Sleeps Podcast for reaching the 100 episode milestone!…
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Board of Directors
United Negro College Fund
- Present 12 years 2 months
Education
Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Budget & Finance Committee. UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. UNCF provides operating funds for 37 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), scholarships and internships for students at about 900 institutions and faculty and administrative professional training. For more than 69 years, UNCF has raised more than $3.6 billion to help more than 400,000…
Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Budget & Finance Committee. UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. UNCF provides operating funds for 37 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), scholarships and internships for students at about 900 institutions and faculty and administrative professional training. For more than 69 years, UNCF has raised more than $3.6 billion to help more than 400,000 students attend college and graduate from college. UNCF has distributed more funds to help minorities attend school than any entity outside of the U.S. government.
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Board Member and Treasurer
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- Present 4 years 3 months
Education
The Nashville Symphony Orchestra is a Grammy Award winning American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Dean's Advisory Council
University of Michigan School of Literature, Sciences & Arts
- Present 10 years 4 months
Education
Since 1841, the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) has been the heart of The Michigan Difference, educating young leaders through a rich liberal arts curriculum and creating new knowledge through world-class research and scholarship. It offers more than 100 degree programs in over 75 academic departments and programs.
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Advisory Board Member
NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) - Nashville Chapter
- Present 5 years 2 months
Education
The NACD Nashville Chapter provides best-in-class director education and networking opportunities to board members in the greater-Nashville area.
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Leadership Committee
University of Michigan School of Organizational Studies
- 6 years 9 months
Education
Organizational Studies at the University of Michigan is an intellectually rigorous interdisciplinary program dedicated to the intensive theoretical, empirical, and experiential study of organization(s) in society. The Interdisciplinary Program in Organizational Studies at the University of Michigan provides multiple perspectives on how to create and influence organizations, and how we are in turn influenced by them.
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Board of Trustees
Bethune-Cookman University
- 1 year 9 months
Education
Bethune-Cookman University is a four-year, private and fully accredited institution of higher education. Bethune-Cookman is one of the largest of the 39-member UNCF colleges located in the Atlantic coast city of Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Trustee
Darden Foundation
- 4 years 3 months
The Darden Foundation engages in philanthropic support of charitable organizations across the country The Darden Foundation focuses resources on three areas: education, sustainability, and hunger relief, disaster relief and shelter.
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Trustee
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation
- 1 year 4 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
The Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation organization was created to improve and facilitate the administration of justice in the Detroit Metropolitan region and throughout the State of Michigan.
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Director
Detroit Executive Service Corp
- 2 years 4 months
Economic Empowerment
The Detroit ESC was a member of the Executive Service Corps-United States organizations that provided consulting, coaching, facilitation and many other services to strengthen nonprofits, schools and government organizations
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Chair
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Nashville Chapter
- Present 1 year 11 months
Education
NACD Nashville serves the local director community, providing exemplary director programming and opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and interaction.
Projects
Honors & Awards
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Employer of Choice Award
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
MCCA recognizes outstanding law departments that progress in changing the legal profession. The Employer of Choice Award is designed to spotlight industry leaders who have a commitment to and succeed at creating and maintaining an inclusive corporate legal department.
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Diversity Challenge Award
National Bar Association - Commercial Law Section
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M&A Atlas Award – M&A Deal of the Year - Large
Global M&A Network
M&A Atlas Award – Deal of the Year, 2012 (Yard House acquisition), Global M&A Network
honors outstanding firms, top deals and influential dealmakers from the North and South American mergers, acquisitions, private equity and corporate deal communities. The awards recognizes excellence based on identifiable performance metrics such as deal novelty and structure; sector and market complexities; jurisdictional intricacies; professional leadership; resourcefulness; among other criteria. -
Diamond Award of Excellence
Corporate Counsel Women of Color
Awarded for outstanding career achievements.
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Shoutout to William "Bill" Jones, NACD.DC for representing #NACDNashville and introducing an insightful panel on Understanding #Sustainability and…
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I am honored to be speaking at #NACDSummit, October 6-9 in the Washington, DC, area. In my session on Role of the Board in Stakeholder Value…
I am honored to be speaking at #NACDSummit, October 6-9 in the Washington, DC, area. In my session on Role of the Board in Stakeholder Value…
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Words can’t capture adequately how huge it was to share a stage with brother Cornell Boggs and mom Janice Barber to offer stories about a mother’s…
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Thanks to Directors & Boards for printing my featured article on the value of women lawyers as corporate board members. Fellow DirectWomen Susan…
Thanks to Directors & Boards for printing my featured article on the value of women lawyers as corporate board members. Fellow DirectWomen Susan…
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Learn more about the value women lawyers bring to the corporate boardroom in this Directors & Boards article by DirectWomen board member Teresa…
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