We hope you enjoy reading about our Leadership Team.  Also see below the organizations we are proud to belong to:     

More biographies coming soon:

T. Clark Shaw - Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store Chief Executive Officer.  Clark's Old Country Store story began when he was 10 years old and his parents opened the Old Country Store as an antique museum.  Even before that he and his family made wonderful memories collecting antiques in the early 1960's.  Clark started out with the company moving antiques when he was a teen-ager then began working in the dish room as the fastest dishwasher around.  He literally grew up working at the Old Country Store doing various jobs such as cashier and manager.  Today he is our CEO and co-owner of the company.  His visionary leadership and passion for his work are contagious.  He was the co-developer of Casey Jones Village and has been active in the tourism industry at the local, state and national level for over 30 years.   He and his wife, Juanita, have two children, Elizabeth and Brooks.  The whole family works in the company.  Clark's professional and civic involvement have included the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association, the Board of Directors and past State President of the Tennessee Restaurant Association and Board of Directors of the Tennessee Tourism Roundtable.  He has been named Tennessee Restaurateur of the Year, Outstanding Man of the Year, Outstanding Young Tennessean and Tennessee Restaurant "Hall of Fame".  Clark has done community work with such organizations as the Ministry to Men Foundation, Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, Youth Town of Tennessee, Jackson Rotary Club, Boy Scouts of Tennessee and the Red Cross.  He is in leadership at his church Grace Bible Fellowship.

Anne Shaw - Chairman of the Board Emeritus.  Often referred to as the "heart of our company" she is indeed an integral part of the heart and soul of the Old Country Store.   She has been involved in the Old Country Store story being married to Brooks Shaw and together they founded the Old Country Store in April of 1965.   Theirs was a true love story and they stand as a role model to this day of an ideal couple.  Sadly, Mr. Shaw passed away of a heart attack in 1971 but Miss Anne kept the family business and was thrust into being a businesswoman and single parent in one tragic day.   She often credits Norwood and Joyce Jones for much of the success of the Old Country Store with their hard work and daily management of the business.   The Shaw children grew up in the business and she is very proud of the roles they play in the company with Clark as CEO and daughter, Deborah, as Vice President and Marketing Director.   Miss Anne has always been active in her church and community and has served her church in many capacities with grace and devotion all her life.  She is noted for her warm and caring sprit and always has a hug ready to greet her many family and friends.

Juanita Shaw - Gift Buyer/ Special Projects Manager 

Deborah Shaw Laman - Vice President/Marketing Director 

Norwood Jones - President Emeritus.  Norwood and his wife, Joyce, were the original Storekeepers of the Old Country Store.  Natives of Jackson,  they grew up here and both graduated from Lambuth University. After their marriage, they lived in Memphis for 13 years and then moved back to Jackson in 1965 after being chosen to operate the Old Country Store.  The Store was originally a turn of the century general store museum containing one of the finest private collections of items used and sold in general stores.  Over the years it has grown from a small museum to one of Tennessee's Top 10 Travel Attractions.  Mr. and Mrs. Jones worked at the Old Country Store for 37 years until their retirement from day to day operations in 2002.  He is a co-owner partner and stockholder in the company and still maintains an office at the Store.  Mr. Jones owns Land Office Realtors and is active in his real estate company located in the Village.  He and Joyce have two children, Randy and Leigh Ann, and are the proud grandparents of four grandsons.  He has always been active in the community having served in a number of regional and local organizations.

Lawrence Taylor - Director of the Historic Casey Jones Home
& Railroad Museum  See Lawrence and his wife, Norma's, bio below....

Norma Taylor - Casey Jones Museum Historian - Lawrence and Norma both grew up in Jackson and graduated from Jackson High School and Lambuth University.   Lawrence was a sales representative for H.T. Ardinger for 20 years.  He has been with the Old Country Store organization since it moved to Casey Jones Village 30 years ago in 1978.  He is a co-owner partner and stockholder in the Old Country Store. Lawrence has been active in the tourism industry and served a term as president of the Tennessee Hotel-Motel Association.   Norma is a former teacher.   Lawrence and Norma make a great team at the Casey Jones Museum. Their son, Mark, and daughter-in-law, Jill, have two children - Jude and Eliza Beth and, needless to say, they love being grandparents.

Amy Schwartz - Operations Manager/Human Resources

Lorie Williams - Accounts Payable/Bookkeeping

Kim Pennington - Restaurant Dining Room Manager

Jeff Hale - Restaurant Kitchen Operations Manager &

Sales & Catering Manager

Alison Tritt - Reservations/Sales & Catering

Jennie Turner - Kitchen Coordinator

We are proud to be associated with the following professional organizations:

National Restaurant Association   www.restaurant.org

Tennessee Restaurant Association  www.thetra.com

Tennessee Tourism Roundtable  http://www.tenntourismroundtable.com/

International Culinary Tourism Association   www.culinarytourism.org

Slow Food USA  www.slowfoodusa.org

Southern Foodways Alliance  www.southernfoodways.com

Southern Food & Beverage Museum   SOFAB  www.southernfood.org

Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee  www.tast.tn.org

Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce   www.jacksontn.com. Also be sure to visit the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau website at www.jacksontncvb.com

Jackson Hotel & Lodging Association

Tennessee Association of Museums   www.tnmuseums.org

Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau  www.memphistravel.com

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