Jackson, Tenn. – In celebration of Women’s History Month, 31 women were recognized as 2026 Influential Women of Jackson, TN, on March 6, 2026 at City Hall.

This year’s group of 31 women include: Ashley Akerson, Kimberly Allen, Johnetta Black, Kim Condray, Shannon E. Davis, Mary Beth Eberle, Heather Fitzgerald, Nicci Gano, Cari Griffith, Brooke Hinson, Beverlyann Jetton, Alyssa Marshall, Liz Thompson Mayo, Amy Mays, Mariah McCallister, Kristen McKenney, Jamie Meeks, Twana Miller, Edna Morales, Erin Ozment, Vonda Peet, Susan Pierson, Jessica Ramer Platt, Sandra Ponce, Erin Yessenia Reynolds, Stephanie Raines Riley, Letha Steinkamp, Junetta Tate, Nancy Utley MD, Beth Wilson, and Samantha Wood.

Singer-Songwriter Hope MacGregor served as the guest speaker for today’s event. Hope MacGregor is a songwriter, storyteller, artist, and Army Aviation Veteran. After eight years of active duty military service, Hope put down her uniform and found herself in law school. Then, in the middle of the global pandemic and the middle of school, her car broke down, her grandmother died, her dog got cancer, and her husband ran off with a blonde to Texas. With the encouragement of her father, MacGregor picked up her old guitar and pen – she started writing songs.

Hope’s music is a unique blend of Americana, blues, country, and honesty. She knows how to speak to the most tender parts of life with songs like Why Dogs and For Now. But it is MacGregor’s own brand of take-no-crap humor in her writing that keeps folks coming back for more. Title tracks such as the Matriarch and Sloppy Seconds have gotten airplay across the country and hundreds of thousands of streams.

Since graduating law school, Hope has released two studio albums, toured nationally, and been featured on music festival line ups with Grammy-award winning artists!

Hope moved to Jackson in 2022 and quickly fell in love with the City that she now calls home.

Each of the women received gift bags and a recognition certificate.