We are pleased to announce the selection of the following community and civic leaders to participate in the Flagship Program of Leadership Knoxville. During the year, class members will participate in monthly sessions and focus on Servant Leadership. This year’s class is the largest class in our thirty-plus years and we are excited to begin our journey with them. Please join us in congratulating the Leadership Knoxville Class of 2018. We look forward to working with them throughout the 2017-2018 year and helping them become the Best Class Ever!
Current Class
Partner/Owner
SRW & Associates
Susan Arp
President/Owner
The Pavilion at Hunter Valley Farm
Nancy Barger
President
BGT Recruiting & Consulting
Christine Bell
Gallery Manager/Local Artist
The University of Tennessee
Mike Berry
Senior VP and Chief Engineer
Knoxville Utilities Board
Gabe Bolas
Chief Development Officer
The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Kathy Boyd
Business Development & Training Manager
Coulter & Justus, PC
Patsy Bragg
President/Owner
Wood Properties, Inc.
George Brown
SVP/Chief Medical Officer
Covenant Health
Mark Browne
Owner
Millstone Builders
Bart Carey
Commissioner
Knox County Commission
Michele Carringer
Director of Communications & Social Strategies
Visit Knoxville
Erin Donovan
Senior Advisor
Rather & Kittrell Capital Management
Tim Eichhorn
Community Outreach Deputy Director
Knox County
Sarah Fansler
Federal Defender
Federal Defender Services of Eastern TN
Beth Ford
Director-Office of Redevelopment
City of Knoxville
Dawn Michelle Foster
Vice President & COO
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
Steven Godbold
Associate Pastor
Church Street United Methodist Church
Matt Hampton
Principal
Avison Young
Jim Holleman
Director, Integrative Medicine
The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Rocio Huet
Executive Vice President/COO
The University of Tennessee System
Tonja Johnson
Vice President of Development
Knoxville Chamber
Michelle Kiely
Executive Director
The Muse Knoxville
Ellie Kittrell
Director of Marketing and Communications
GRIDSMART Technologies, Inc.
Christie Knapper
Chief Deputy District Attorney General
District Attorney General, 6th District
Sam Lee
Orthopedic Surgeon
Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic
Bob Madigan
Managing Partner
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Richard Matlock
President
Webb School of Knoxville
Michael McBrien
Director Marketing & Community Relations
WBIR-TV
Kara McFarland
General Manager Customer Delivery
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mark Meigs
Deputy Chief
Knoxville Police Department
Kenny Miller
Executive Director
Bridge Refugee Services, Inc.
Drocella Mugorewera
President and CEO
The Development Corporation of Knox County
Todd Napier
President
Hickory Construction, Inc.
Ben Pinnell
President
Junior Achievement of East Tennessee
Chip Reed
President
Home Federal Bank of TN
David Reynolds
CEO
Rodefer Moss & Co, PLLC
Jimmy Rodefer
Executive Director
Pellissippi State Foundation
Aneisa McDonald Rolen
Senior Vice President
The Trust Company
Chad Schollaert
Managing Principal of Audit & Assurance Services
Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C.
Mike Shamblin
VP Field HR & Talent Acquisition
Pilot Flying J
Paul Shore
Vice President
Ackermann PR
Tommy Smith
Executive Principal
Fulton High School
Rob Speas
Partner
Gulfstream Capital
Davis Tarwater
Associate Principal/Architect
McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects & Interior Designs
John Thurman
Senior Vice President
Scripps Networks Interactive
Traci Topham
Assistant Director
Tennessee College of Applied Technology
Patrick Wade
Principal
Mary Beth West Communications, LLC
Mary Beth West
Owner
Secret City Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
Adam White
Scout Executive/CEO
Great Smoky Mountain Council, BSA
David Williams
Vice President of Human Resources
LHP Capital, LLC
Lindsay Willis
Financial Advisor
Patriot Investment Management
Taylor Wortham
Director; President & CEO
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; UT-Battelle