Rebecca Cullison

President, Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital

Rebecca Cullison is the president of Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital, a 319-bed, full service hospital with nearly 1900 employees, 500 physicians and 19,000 annual admissions. She began her career with Methodist in 2004 as an administrative resident after graduate school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Over the years she has held numerous positions with increasing responsibilities, and was named vice president in 2012. She left this role to become the chief executive officer of The Village at Germantown, an affiliate of Methodist. Rebecca was then named president of Methodist Germantown Hospital in 2018. The Memphis Business Journal named Rebecca in their Top 40 Under 40 awards in 2019.

In the community, Rebecca is a member of the City of Germantown CEO Council and the Bobby Lanier Farm Park Board, has served as a board member of the Briarcrest Christian School PTF, and the co-chair for the Methodist Healthcare annual United Way campaign. She has served as an executive board member for Leadership Germantown, and was a member of the Houston High School Health & Technology Advisory Council, and has coached Germantown Girls Youth Softball. Rebecca is married to optometrist Chad Cullison of Cullison Eye Care in Collierville. They have two children, Ella and Henry.

Dr. John Crockarell, Jr.

Orthopedaedic Surgeon, Campbell Clinic

A native Memphian, John graduated from Baylor University in 1987, followed by Medical school at the University of Tennessee. His residency took place at Campbell Clinic, with an additional year of fellowship training at Mayo Clinic. In 2015, he received his MBA from the McAfee School of Business at Union University. Presently, John is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Leadership positions include chairman of the Surgery Department at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Collierville, and Board of Directors for the Campbell Foundation and Campbell Clinic, Inc. He is a member of Bellevue Baptist Church where he serves as a deacon and community group leader. John and his wife Jodie have three children and four grandchildren. Outside interests include working outdoors at their home, restoring automobiles, and exercising.

Mark J. Halperin

COO & Executive VP, Boyle Investment Company

Mark has been with Boyle since 1973 since graduating from the University of Tennessee. He holds the Certified Property Manager designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management and the SIOR designation from the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). He is a multiple award winner including Realtors Commercial Alliance National Award from the National Association of Realtors, and the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser from the Memphis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Mark is a founding board member of Triumph Bank, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Union of Reform Judaism and MUS (Memphis University School). He previously served as president of the Memphis Jewish Home and Temple Israel Memphis, and is a past board member of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis.

Chuck Lane

Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Chuck is the SVP/chief financial officer (CFO) for the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare system (MLH). Chuck joined MLH in 1996, where he served as a project facilitator for the corporate finance department and the director of business planning for the MLH corporate division. He was promoted to vice president and CFO for Methodist University Hospital (MUH) in 2001. His responsibilities included revenue cycle, financial planning, physician relations, and development of operational strategies. After leading MUH for 16 years, Chuck was promoted in 2017 to senior vice president/ associate CFO for the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare system until his appointment to CFO in January 2019. His prior employment includes positions at the Regional One Health Medical Center at Memphis. Chuck received both a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the University of Memphis.

Jean M. Morton

Relationship Manager Not for Profit & Government, Truist Bank

Jean is the Relationship Manager for the Not for Profit & Government portfolio at Truist in Memphis, TN. Her professional career in the financial services industry spans 40 years with the last30 years in the greater Memphis market. Clients include not-for-profits, private, charter, higher ed, and public schools, religious organizations, foundations, not-for-profit hospital and medical related entities, continuing care facilities, and local municipal governments. These clients depend on her expertise in financing solutions including, but not limited to, taxable and tax-exempt loans, privately held bonds, lines of credit, construction financing, new market tax credit enhancements, and public financing,investment strategies to maximize earnings and integrity of investments, and treasury solutions. She earned Undergraduate and Graduate degrees from Lindenwood College in St. Charles, MO. Jean is active in the community with board responsibilities with LeadershipMemphis and the United Way of the Mid-South.

Rita Sparks

Owner/Chairwoman, Sparks Enterprises, LLC

Rita attended the University of Memphis and has been a resident of Memphis since 1970. She is a Licensed Commodity Broker, and in 2006, she formed her own company, Sparks Enterprises, LLC. Her civil experience includes being a member of the Board of Visitors and an ambassador of the U of M, where she serves on the Athletic Advisory Board. She is Chairperson of the Baddour Center Board, board member of the Memphis Development Foundation, and the Campbell Clinic Foundation, past president of the Ronald McDonald House, past board member of Agricultural International, the Crescent Club, The Foundation for the Library, the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Lausanne Collegiate School. Rita was appointed to a six-year term on the Tennessee Appellate Court Commission in 1987, and appointed to U.S. Presidential Rank Awards Review Board by President Clinton in 1994

Steve Threlkeld

Medical Director of Infectious Disease, Baptist Memorial Health Care

Steve is a native Memphian and a 3rd-generation physician. He is a 1982 graduate of Memphis University School and 1986 graduate of Rhodes College. He then entered medical school and went on to an internal medicine residency at University of Alabama (UAB). After serving as chief medical resident for an additional year, he completed his infectious disease fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and served as an instructor at Harvard Medical School.

Since 1997, he has been in infectious disease clinical practice with his brother, Dr. Michael Threlkeld, and Dr. Imad Omer. He is currently the medical director of Infectious Diseases for the Baptist Hospital system and a past president of the medical staff, as well as on the medical staff of Methodist Hospital. He serves on the American Board of Internal Medicine education committee that oversees the creation of the infectious disease board certification exam.

Steve is married to Ginger and they are parents to Colin and Blair. He is a lifelong member of 2nd Presbyterian Church where he has served as deacon and Chair of the Physician Committee. He is also a past member of the Board of Trustees of Presbyterian Day School. He is the son of Colin and Martha Threlkeld who made the Village of Germantown their home in 2009. On the rare occasion he has time off, he enjoys traveling, fly fishing and photography.

Mike Craft

Chief Executive Officer

Mike is the Chief Executive Officer of The Village at Germantown, in Germantown, Tennessee.

Mike began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co, an international CPA firm, where he served as Senior Manager in Audit & Business Advisory Services. As such, he provided professional services to clients in a variety of industries including manufacturing, hospitality, real estate, distribution, and retail. He was heavily involved in Andersen’s mergers and acquisitions practice, including negotiation of transactions, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration.

Prior to joining The Village at Germantown, Mike spent nearly twenty years with Peabody Hotel Group, a division of Belz Enterprises in Memphis, where he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. At Peabody, Mike oversaw the accounting, finance, purchasing, audit, and IT functions of a company which included up to ten hotels, 3,300 rooms and 2,500 employees. Mike was involved in Peabody’s acquisition, development, and divestiture activities, as well as managing Peabody’s lender relationships. Mike was also involved in various roles in the time share and construction industries.

Mike received a BS degree in accounting from Arkansas State University and an MBA degree from The University of Memphis. He is a certified public accountant, licensed in Tennessee and Arkansas. Mike is a member of the City of Germantown Mayor’s CEO Council, as well as Leading Age, the American Institute of CPAs, the Tennessee Society of CPAs, and the Arkansas Society of CPAs. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Leading Age Tennessee. Mike is former Chairman of the Finance Committee of The American Hotel and Lodging Association and board member of The Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals Association. He has served as a lecturer and panelist in numerous industry seminars and as an adjunct professor at The University of Memphis.

While Mike entered the senior living field later in his career, he has always had a passion for seniors. He finds the senior living industry to be highly rewarding and fulfilling, and enjoys participating with Village residents in their daily lives.

Mike, his wife, Holly, and their canine daughter, Lexie, live in East Memphis. Holly is retired from the practice of law. They have two adult children who live in Chicago. Mike and Holly are active members of Kirby Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, where Mike serves as Trustee. He has previously served as Chairman of the Finance and Personnel Committees.