About us
Mission & Vision
Our Mission:
Nashville Peacemakers equips youth in under-resourced communities and mothers impacted by violence with literacy, life skills, mentorship, and trauma-informed support, improving academic achievement, strengthening emotional stability, and reducing cycles of violence within families and communities.
Our Vision:
A future where every young person and family has the support, skills, and confidence to choose peace and build a better life.
Our Staff
Clemmie Greenlee, Founder & CEO
Clemmie Greenlee (aka “Ms. Clemmie”) was raised in an environment where poverty and violence were commonplace, and personally suffered the horrors of human sex trafficking that resulted in years of drug addiction, homelessness, prostitution and frequent incarceration. Since being rescued from the streets by the Magdalene House of Nashville, she has been tirelessly “paying it forward”—with a long list of accomplishments that include helping to establish Eden House in New Orleans (working to end sex trafficking), preventing dozens of gang retaliatory shootings, and supporting the basic needs of the homeless, the imprisoned and those disadvantaged by birth and geography.
In addition to being honored as “Nashvillian of the Year" by the Nashville Scene and receiving a coveted Soros Justice Fellowship grant for her innovative approach to violence prevention, Greenlee has been bestowed numerous awards for her work from organizations that include Bank of America, Philadelphia-based Mothers in Charge, the Tennessee NAACP, and Nashville-based Community A.L.E.R.T. and The Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry.
Jordan Owens,MSW, Executive Director
Jordan Owens is a social worker by trade and a Nashville native. Empowering, healing, and serving the community are her passions and expertise. As an accomplished non-profit professional with more than 8 years of social justice experience, including facilitation and community collaboration, Jordan understands the importance of addressing the root causes of violence so that our current and future communities may thrive.
Our Board
George G. Tolbert II
Board Chair | Nashville Peacemakers
Business Development | Non-profit Fundraising | Financial Educator
Rafiah Muhammad
Secretary | Nashville Peacemakers
Project Manager, Realtor
Wife, Mother, Grandmother.
Joined Mothers Over Murder after the death of her son Rodney J.B. Armstrong.
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Cindy Montano
Treasurer | Nashville Peacemakers
Program Director, Back To Basics
CFO|Matlock Endoscopic Repairs
Kent Fourman
Isis Swink
Samuel Orr
Kent Fourman is the retired vice president and chief information officer of The General Insurance and the former CIO of Gaylord Entertainment. His community involvement includes board seats at the Center for Reflective Communities, Alignment Nashville, Divine Care Ministries and Nashville Technology Council Foundation. He is also a member of the Education Task Force and State Action Committee of NOAH (Nashville Organized for Action and Hope).
“Speak Life” Coach with GenIsis
Life coaching.
Author, writer , singer, songwriter and mother
Pastor at The Rock United Ministries
James Lauderdale
James Lauderdale, Jr., is currently the minister of the Seventh Avenue Church of Christ, where he has served in some capacity since 2010. The is the founder and Chief Visionary Officer of The 37208™, which started out simply as a magazine and a continuation of a dream to make a profound difference in the community. Now serving with Nashville Peacemakers for ten years, he is beyond honored and excited to be a new board member to help advance this magnificent and unique, grassroots organization.
Consuelo Torres Destine
Proud alumna of Hume Fogg Academic Magnet High School and Austin Peay State University,
Consuelo Torres, M.A.T. is a Nashville local since 10 years of age when her family relocated from Queens, New York. Curious and e xpressive from birth, Consuelo eventually found her voice in the choir of Greater Revelation Missionary Baptist Church, just off of Jefferson Street.
Professionally, Consuelo is a passionate exceptional educator who shares her love for arts, music, and true history with her students and community. Personally, Consuelo has enjoyed content creation, videography, modeling, singing, and connecting community through the
common passion of arts, sustainability, and wellness. These passions led her to create an arts education organization, “ele” or ‘L’ in Spanish.
Mark Morrell
James Freeman
Mark Morrell is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, but he moved to the Nashville area in 2013. Mark has more than two decades of experience as a leader in healthcare law and compliance. Professionally, Mark is System Director and Senior Legal Counsel at CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit. He has been engaged in community leadership roles over the past ten years and enjoys performing arts, including his current role on the board of Jazz Empowers. He is a father of 4 children and enjoys reading a good book in his spare time.
Sergeant James Freeman, a native of Buffalo, New York, graduated from Bennett High School in 1979. He attended Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia, and Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 1988, he relocated to Long Island, New York, and became a University State Police Officer for New York State. In 1997, he relocated to Nashville, Tn and joined the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. During that time he graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University. Sergeant Freeman has 27 years of experience with MNPD. He has served in various roles which includes Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Detective, School Resource Officer. He is married and has one son. He is a proud member of Prince Hall Mason , Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church
Sylvester Bennett
Pastor Sylvester Bennett III is a licensed and ordained minister under the Full Gospel Church Fellowship and has served in ministry for over 35 years. Originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, he moved to Nashville in 1995 to continue his theological studies at American Baptist College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theology.
He currently serves as Assistant Pastor at Westwood Baptist Church and remains deeply engaged in community leadership and service. Pastor Bennett is pursuing a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership at Trevecca Nazarene University.
His community involvement includes advisory board service with the Harperh Primary Assessment Center and conflict resolution training through Lipscomb University. He has also supported youth development efforts through organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
In memoriam
Anthony McClain, Board Member Emeritus
(Sept. 1971- Mar. 2025)
Commander Anthony McClain, a Knoxville native, graduated from Holston High School in 1989 before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force, where he specialized in aircraft maintenance until 1994. After earning a Criminal Justice degree from Tennessee State University in 1997, he joined the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD). Over 27 years, McClain served in roles including patrol officer, detective, sergeant, captain of the Special Victim's Division, and commander, leading MNPD's North Precinct.
We are deeply grateful for Commander McClain’s dedicated service and lasting impact on our organization and the Nashville community. In honor of his memory, we proudly recognize him as Board Member Emeritus.
