For immediate release: January 10, 2020
Matthew S. Bourlakas, president and chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee Inc., and Amber W. Krupacs, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Clayton Homes, have been reappointed to the Nashville Branch's board of directors. Their terms began January 1, 2020, and run through December 31, 2022.
Bourlakas has served in his current role since 2013. He previously served as chief operating officer of Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee from 2005 to 2013 and held various positions with the American Red Cross from 1998 to 2005. He also served as director of communication with Mental Health America from 1997 to 1998.
Bourlakas is a graduate of Leadership Middle Tennessee and is a former board member and treasurer of the RoofTop Foundation. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of the South in 1987 and a master's degree in mass communication from the University of South Carolina in 1992.
Krupacs has served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of Clayton Homes since 2016. From 2001 to 2016, she was chief financial officer of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc., and from 1993 to 2001, she was vice president of finance and corporate secretary and tax director for Clayton Homes. From 1987 to 1993, she was a tax manager at Coopers and Lybrand.
Krupacs earned a bachelor's degree from Drexel University in 1987. She is a member of the board of directors of Covenant Health Systems.
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Branch directors provide economic information from their industries and the branch territory to the district bank's president and head office directors, who use the information in discussing monetary policy options and making discount rate recommendations. Krupacs was reappointed by the Atlanta Fed's board of directors. Bourlakas was reappointed by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, DC. The Board of Governors appoints three of the Nashville Branch directors, and the Atlanta head office directors appoint four.