Andrew Bartolotta is a digital media professional who has connected passion with purpose through technology for several years. As Director of Digital Media for cityCURRENT and Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance, LLC, he assists with various events and efforts to advance the corporate activation landscape and coordinate marketing and research projects for the company.
Through cityCURRENT, he helps host over 180 events each year as various size businesses provide forces and funds so Andrew and his team can power the good across the Mid-South through events, media, and philanthropy.
Equipped with both design and marketing skills, Andrew uses his expansive network to empower community problem solvers to ignite change through digital media. During his college years, he volunteered over 1,000 hours of pro-bono skills based work to local small businesses and nonprofits to expand their visual communications.
Andrew has used that experience to bolster impact through various organizations including Leadership Memphis, Southaven Chamber of Commerce, The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, American Cancer Society and his role as previous Board Chair for Let's Innovate Through Education and Volunteer Mid-South, marketing chair for Hernando-DeSoto Habitat for Humanity, and more.
In 2014, Andrew was invited to the White House twice as a digital media innovator by the Office of Digital Strategy to learn from their team and collaborate with the office on expanding existing content to new digital platforms.
Since then, he has spoken at various organizations and conferences, including the Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service, to strengthen the awareness of social good by way of social media. He regularly partners with organizations like the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi to host workshops on digital media and has been able to impact over 185 nonprofit organizations; helping them effectively share their mission and impact.
In 2021, Andrew received the 2020 Mississippi GIVE Award for Outstanding Service in the Promotion of Volunteering & Community.
Jerome Tennille is the Director of Social Impact & ESG for The Uplift Agency, a boutique corporate social impact & sustainability firm that focuses on full ESG integration. Prior to joining Uplift, Jerome led Marriott International's global volunteerism program on the company's social impact team. Jerome also has a nonprofit background where he held the position of Senior Manager of Impact Analysis and Assessment for Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), a national organization that offers help, hope, and healing to all those grieving the death of a loved one serving in America’s armed forces. Jerome also served on the board of directors of Peace Through Action USA for four years and also serves on the PsychArmor Institute Advisory Committee for the School of Volunteers & Nonprofits. Jerome holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in operations management and a Master of Sustainability Leadership (MSL) from Arizona State University. Jerome is designated as Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA), is an appointed Commissioner for the State of Maryland GOSV office, and is also a veteran of the US Navy.
