District 1 Councilmember
Lonnell Matthews, Jr.
2733 Cato Ridge Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37218
Home: (615) 876-2319
lonnell.matthews@nashville.gov
Profession
- Program Director/Entrepreneur
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
1021 Russell Street
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 259-3418
Birth Information
- August 3, 1979 in Nashville, TN
Family
- Father: Lonnell R. Matthews, Sr.
- Mother: Billie Matthews
- Brother: Lonnell J. Matthews (deceased)
- Niece: Kailey Lanel Collier-Matthews
Religious Affiliation
- Christian (Disciples of Christ)
Education
- M. L. King, Jr. Magnet High (Honors)
- Tennessee State University
Council Committees
- Budget and Finance, Vice Chair
- Education, Chair
- Rules-Confirmations-Public Elections
Council Experience
- Elected in October, 2007 and 2011 as District 1 Councilmember
- 2009 President of the Black Caucus of the Nashville Metropolitan Council
Organizations
- Metro Council Minority Caucus
- Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Tennessee State University National Alumni Association
- Tennessee School-Age Care Alliance, Inc. (Tenn. SACA)
- Team Nehemiah
- Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness and Health (State of Tennessee)
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce: Education Report Card Committee