The St. Louis Fed's four industry councils – Agribusiness, Health Care, Transportation and Real Estate – provide a consistent and dependable line of communication about economic conditions between St. Louis Fed staff members and industry representatives throughout the District. The council members' observations complement the data and information developed through the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, and meetings of the Reserve Bank's boards of directors. The councils meet twice a year.
View complete list of the Eighth District Industry Councils and representatives.
Rhamy Alejeal
Owner and CEO, Poplar Financial
Memphis, Tenn.
Health Care
Meredith B. Allen
President and CEO, Staple Cotton Cooperative Association
Greenwood, Miss.
Agribusiness
Carla Balch
President and COO, TransMed Systems
Memphis, Tenn.
Health Care
John Rodgers Brashier
Vice President, Consolidated Catfish Producers LLC
Isola, Miss.
Agribusiness
Martin Edwards Jr.
President, Edwards Management Inc., REALTORS®
Memphis, Tenn.
Real Estate
Michael D. Garriga
Executive Director of State Government Affairs, BNSF Railway
Memphis, Tenn.
Transportation
Stephanie Ivey
Director, Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, University of Memphis
Memphis, Tenn.
Transportation
Larry K. Jensen
President and CEO, Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors
Memphis, Tenn.
Real Estate
Jason M. Little
President and CEO, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.
Memphis, Tenn.
Health Care
Lisa M. Klesges
Professor of Epidemiology, University of Memphis
Memphis, Tenn.
Health Care
Brett Norman
Director, Sales and Marketing, Mavrx Inc.
Memphis, Tenn.
Agribusiness
Toks Omishakin
Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Environment and Planning, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Nashville, Tenn.
Transportation
Joshua Poag
President and CEO, Poag Shopping Centers, LLC
Memphis, Tenn.
Real Estate
