Theme: Generation to Generation

At TEDxHutchisonSchool Students and faculty will be able to learn how to build and support their community while seeing where people in similar paths have gone to aid in building ones future.

1740 Ridgeway Road
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119
United States

Chalotte Davis

Charlotte Davis currently teaches art at Hutchison School in Memphis, Tennessee. After college, Charlotte spent a dozen years working for both Reb Haizlip, a local architect who specializes in children’s museums, and Bill Andrews, the owner of the only commercial scenic shop in town, Memphis Scenic. Significant credits include her stints as the Technical Manager for the River City Shakespeare Festival, a local-international company devoted to bringing the city free performances in non-traditional public spaces; a member of New Bridge Ensemble, an all-female first-generation TheatreWorks company tackling avant gard theater for the general public; a founding member of Frop Shop, a performance and art consortium with decidedly vaudvillian roots. One of her longer theatrical relationships is with the local company Voices of the South, whose members she has worked with individually or collectively over the past 20 plus years.

Clay Francis

Clay Francis currently teaches at Hutchison School. As a faculty member in the Upper School history department, he teaches humanities classes such as psychology, Global Studies, Economics, World Religions, and Human Geography. Mr. Francis graduated summa cum laude from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and continued on to Vermont Law School, graduating magna cum laude with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Law and Policy. Ever since, he has taught across Tennessee, including at the Tennessee Governor’s School for International Studies, Nashville Fellows Program, and The Webb School. Mr. Francis is fluent in Spanish, having spent semesters in Spain and Mexico while at MTSU. Mr. Francis believes in clean energy and protecting the environment. In Vermont, he worked as a Clean Energy Advocate at the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. Francis encourages students to speak up and be leaders in their communities and beyond.

David Montague

David Montague serves as the Founder and President of the Memphis Teacher Residency. Prior to MTR, David served for two years (2005-2007) with Campus Crusade for Christ in East Asia. From 2000-2005, David was the Director of Service Over Self, an urban home-repair ministry in the Binghampton neighborhood of Memphis. From 1987-2000, David was with Morgan Keegan & Co as an investment broker and managing director. David, a lifetime Memphian, graduated in 1986 from Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) with a degree in Finance. David has been married to his wife Kelli for 22 years and they have five daughters: May, Annie, Ruthie, Mary Van and Joy.

Emily Faber

Emily Faber is a senior at Hutchison School in Memphis, TN. Chosen as one of 26 North Americans for the Bronfman Youth Fellowship, she spent six weeks in Israel this summer meeting with various speakers, studying texts, and engaging in discussions. She also journeyed to Israel the summer of 2014 with the National Conference of Synagogue Youth and teaches Sunday school at Temple Israel in Memphis. During her presentation, Emily plans to discuss her perspective on Israel and Palestine’s relationship during her most recent experience in Israel. Emily additionally co-founded and operates the Jewish Pluralistic Youth Organization, which seeks to unite the various Jewish denominations of Memphis through programs, Shabbat dinners, and discussions.