Exchange Club of Bellevue Tuesday Breakfast Meeting 7:30 a.m. August 6, 2024 Jason Spain and Sandy Ewing “My First Year in Metro Council - The Good, the bad and the ugly!”

Jason Spain was elected in August of 2023 to represent District 35 (Bellevue area) on the Metro Council of Nashville and Davidson County.  He serves on the Budget & Finance Committee and the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

Jason is a Bellevue native and lifelong resident of west Nashville.  A graduate of Metro Nashville Public Schools, he attended Harpeth Valley Elementary, Bellevue Middle and Hillwood High School.  Spain holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Tennessee State University, which he earned while working full-time.  

After college, Jason worked for Congressman Bob Clement (TN-05), first as a legislative aide and House Budget Committee Associate Staff in Washington, DC, and later as Field Representative in Nashville.  He then joined the administrationof Governor Phil Bredesen, focusing on legislation and policy.  In these roles, Jason learned firsthand the ins and outs of government and how to bring people together to accomplish goals.

For the past 13 years, Jason has served as Executive Director of the Tennessee Public Transportation Association, a nonprofit association dedicated to improving public transportation in all Tennessee communities.  In this role, he is responsible for leadership and management of a statewide association and for advocating on its behalf to Congress, the Tennessee General Assembly and state and federal government agencies.  He has also remained active in the community, volunteering with Hands on Nashville, Keep Bellevue Beautiful and other civic initiatives.

Jason and his wife Lindsay have been married for 11 years and have two sons – Connor (8), who is a 3rd grade MNPS student,and Noah (4).
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Sandy was the youngest of six kids and grew up in Weston, Massachusetts. She went to Trinity College in Hartford, where she met her husband Rick, and later earned a Masters in International Affairs and Economics from Johns Hopkins. Eventually, they moved to Nashville (Rick’s home town) and for the last 20 years, she has worked and lived in Bellevue near Edwin Warner Park, with Rick and their two children, Madeleine (17) and Richard (20), who has profound intellectual disabilities and developmental delays. This has kept Sandy and her family deeply involved in the Metro Public School system.

In 2012, Sandy earned her doctorate from Vanderbilt in Sustainability and Environmental Management and has since worked in the sustainability field. She currently works at Lendlease, building sustainable and healthy homes for our military families, including at Fort Campbell. Over the years, she held various volunteer positions with the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, raising funds for research to find a cure for her son’s disease. She is also a member of the Tennessee Technology Access Program Advisory Council, working to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the technology and resources they need to enjoy equal opportunities.

Sandy was elected to Metro City Council in August 2023 to represent District 34 and joined Bellevue Exchange Club as a new member in the Fall.