OZ Arts Nashville

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 6:30PM

PRESENTED BY

CO-CHAIRS

Wendy and Steve Burch
Monica Cintado and Daniel Scokin
LaDonna Boyd and Waddell Wright
Conversations at OZ celebrates the art of conversation with community leaders and vibrant personalities. One of the most dynamic annual benefits in Nashville, the seated dinner invites guests to engage in insightful dialogue on a range of contemporary topics including arts and culture, social issues, business, and government. Participants choose their conversation host from a roster of prominent community figures at the time of their reservation.

BENEFIT TICKETS

Choose a Conversation Host below to purchase tickets for their table.

The event features two support levels to choose from. All proceeds provide essential support for OZ Arts’ innovative artistic and educational programs.

PATRON LEVEL $500 per person

Patron tickets include access to an exclusive, hour-long reception with all Conversation Hosts before the main cocktail hour begins.

STANDARD LEVEL $250 per person

Standard tickets include the main cocktail hour beginning at 6:30PM, followed by the seated dinner with your selected host.

Can’t attend? Consider making a gift of support!

2025 Conversations Hosts

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Dr. LaDonna Boyd

President & CEO, R.H. Boyd

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Breland

Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer

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Kacey Cardinand Jeff Zacharski

Founder, EnQ: Energetic Intelligence / Founder and CEO, Sea-Level Retreats

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Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons

World-renowned Artist; Vanderbilt University Professor of Art; Founder of Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice

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Brian Dorfman

Owner of Zanie’s & Outback Presents

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Lynn Goldsmith

Legendary Rock and Roll Photographer; Celebrity Portrait Photographer

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Alberto Gonzales

Professor of Law at Belmont University

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Ray Guzman

CEO of SwitchPoint Ventures

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Ashley Hampton

Co-Founder & Clinical Director, Hampton House / Executive Director, Healing in the Margins

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Kem Hinton

Architect; Urban Designer; Lead Designer for Tennessee Bicentennial Mall

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Monchiere' Holmes-Jones

CEO and Chief Brand Curator, MOJO Marketing + PR

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Hugh Howser

Comedian and Event Planner

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Laura Hutson Hunter

Arts Editor at Nashville Scene; Curator

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Dr. Candice McQueen

President, Lipscomb University; Former Tennessee Commissioner of Education

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Jerome Moore

Founder of Explore Social Change and Host & Producer at Nashville PBS

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Freddie O'Connell

Mayor of Nashville

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David Osborn

Senior Vice President, Account Management and Sales at Healthtrust Purchasing Group

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Suzanne Phifer Pavitt

CEO & Founder of Phifer Pavitt Wine & Winery

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Seema Prasad

Owner of Miel

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Donna Roberts

Chief Human Resource Officer – Cracker Barrel

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Anas Saba

Influencer / Nashville Hidden Gems

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Audrey Shulman

Screenwriter

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Stephanie Silverman

Executive Director, Belcourt Theatre

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Renata Soto

Founder & President of Mosaic Changemakers; Co-Founder & Former Executive Director of Conexión Américas

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Ryan Valdez

US Army Green Beret

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MEDIA SPONSORS

2024 HOST COMMITTEE

Pam and Brian Austin
Meera Ballal and Seenu Reddy
Mary Brooke and Blaine Bonadies
Michelle and Herbert Brown
Daniel Bryant
Libby Callaway
Hal Cato
Kate and Matt Chinn
Marjean Coddon and Henry Johs
Tracy Kornet
Hilary Craiglow
Katie and Kevin Crumbo
Ann Waller Curtis
Ann and Tom Curtis
Nick Dryden and Caroline Allison
Blair and Kelly Durham
Georgette and Shervin Eftekhari
Deborah and Gary Everton
Mary Falls
Jim Gingrich
Alice and Max Goldberg
Tracy and Don Hardin
Mine and Alp Ikizler
Cara Jackson and Michael Bryan
Anne O’Duffy and Jim Kelley
Ken Levitan
Cheron Monique and Michael Lewis
Wanda and Jerry Lyle
Marcia Masulla
Bert and Brooks Mathews
Roy and Susanna Milner
Sherri Neal
Christopher Ott
Aylin Ozgener
Kevin Roddey
Hunter Clare Rogers
Adam C. Sansiveri
Sam Saturn and Steve Kravitz
Laurie and Jim Seabury
Hope Stringer
Josephine Vandevender and Giles Ward
Marieta Velikova
Sarah and Jimmy Wilson
Tim Wilson
Kurt Wolfman
Manuel and Janice Zeitlin
Andrea and Scott Zieher