Mandy Bouldin Takes the Helm as Community Development Director

The Office of Civic Engagement and the South Cumberland Community Fund announce that a new director of community development, Mandy Bouldin will began her role as of October 14. The director of community development is an innovative shared position between the OCE and the SCCF. Katie Goforth held this position until her retirement on September 30. Before coming to OCE, Bouldin served as the executive director of the Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic. During her three-year tenure at the clinic, the organization was able to double operational hours, double its staff, and purchase the building in which it operates.

Bouldin says, “I am very much looking forward to this new challenge on the South Cumberland Plateau. I am drawn to the shared mission of the Office of Civic Engagement and the South Cumberland Community Fund.”

Prior to joining the clinic Bouldin was president/CEO of the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce and the interim executive director for the City of McMinnville Tourism Development Board. She also spent a year in regional community development positions at the Upper Cumberland Development District and WCTE-PBS where she focused on tourism and grant writing.

“We are thrilled that Mandy will be joining our team,” said Amy Patterson, director of the OCE and Professor of Politics. “Her breadth of experience and success in those endeavors gives us real confidence that we can continue the great work of community development on the Plateau.”

Tom Sanders, executive director of South Cumberland Community Fund, echoed that sentiment. “Mandy really knows our service area,” he said, “and she has been a leader in two of our three priority areas: health and economic development. We have a lot of excitement for the future.”

Bouldin holds a BS in business administration with a concentration in accounting from Tennessee Technological University and a Master of Public Administration from Anna Maria College. She is the mother of 14-year-old twin boys and, in her spare time, enjoys coaching others, writing, hiking, kayaking, live music, and traveling.