| For this segment of “Spotlight on a Leader”, we are honored to present a member of the WestStar community who has been very influential in the activities of WestStar. Meet Anne Banks, a woman who began her West Tennessee career working for the City of Brownsville in 1978. Since then, she has been continually involved in West Tennessee by lending her helping hand to many regional organizations and programs.
While serving with the City of Brownsville, she has worked as Director of Community Development for 27 years and has also served as assistant to the Mayor for the past 14 years. Since 1996 she has served as Deputy Director for the Scott Street Community Resource Center and the Project Manager for Brownsville Haywood County Community Action Organization. She has worked for the Affordable Housing Program since 1999 which has constructed 21 homes for low and moderate income families that are mostly geared towards single mothers and their children.
Just recently Mrs. Banks was appointed to the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission for a six year term by State Representative and Speaker of the House Jimmy Naifeh. The committee considers all candidates for state judicial appointments and narrows them down to three prospects for the Governor to choose from.
Along with her career for the City of Brownsville and her new appointment, Mrs. Banks is also affiliated with other organizations. Her memberships include WestStar Board of Trustees, WestStar Planning Committee member for both the Annual Working Women’s Conference and the Annual African American conference, founding member of Leadership Haywood, and the Red Cross Regional Council. She is also currently participating in the Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy and will graduate June 19th, 2008.
Honorable mentions for Mrs. Banks include the WestStar Jimmy Daniel Make a Difference Alumni Award in 2003, the 2001 Woman of the Year for the Brownsville/Haywood County Chamber of Commerce, and the 1998 Citizen of the Year Award for Outstanding Service to the Community.
Mrs. Banks is married to Willie Banks and has two daughters, Stacey and Bridgett, and two grandsons, Will Channing and Tristan Alexander.
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