Brittany Spence

Memphis, TN
Executive Director, Board Member | Email Brittany

Brittany, along with her husband David, founded the Forrest Spence Fund in memory of their son Forrest. Brittany was born and raised in Hendersonville, Tennessee. She graduated with a Masters degree in Elementary Education and Psychology from The University of Tennessee. She worked as a schoolteacher and youth director for several years before becoming a full-time homemaker and mother to Austin and Miller. Brittany currently serves on the Family Partners Council and leads the Parent Mentor Program at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center. She loves to read, travel, exercise, and spend time with friends and family.

Gregg Smith

Memphis, TN
Treasurer, Board Member | Email Gregg

Gregg has been married to Valerie Hyde Smith since 1998. They have a son, Witt, and a daughter, Emily. Gregg grew up in Blytheville, Arkansas and graduated from Ole Miss with a Bachelors and Masters in Accounting. He has worked in various accounting and finance roles for a number of private and public companies with a focus on start-ups. He also experienced the Le Bonheur ER and PICU when he lost his first daughter, Mary Witten, in a car accident in 1996 that also took the life of his first wife, Laurie. He loves cooking, traveling, cycling and spending time with his family. Gregg is a family friend of the Spences.

William C. Martin

Memphis, TN
Board Member | Email William

William was born in Houston, Texas, and moved to Memphis at the age of eight. After graduating from Evangelical Christian High School, he received an Engineering Science and Mechanics degree with a concentration in Biomedical Engineering and a Business minor from the University of Tennessee. William’s first job and only job is in the financial industry as a money manager, analyst and broker in the Futures Markets. He continues in that capacity today and has recently earned his CFA charter. William enjoys hunting, fishing, Tennessee football, exercising, friends, family, promoting the Forrest Spence Fund and spending time with his wife Ashley and daughter Carlisle. William is a family friend of the Spences.

Halley Williams

Memphis, TN
Board Member

Halley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, after spending the majority of her childhood in Jackson, Mississippi. She has been married to Ford Williams since 2004. Halley studied nursing at Ole Miss and graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing. She is a registered nurse (RN) and has served a Medical-Surgical unit at a major Memphis hospital since the summer of 2007. Halley volunteers with several organizations in the Memphis area, including Hutchison School for Girls and Life Choices, which provides care for girls facing crisis pregnancy. She enjoys exercising, spending time with Ford, and serving on medical missions trips to South America. Halley is a family friend of the Spences.