Maureen Patteson, President
President, Media Directions Advertising
Lisa McConnell, VP/Secretary
VP/Operations Manager, Smith Barney
Mick Reed, Treasurer
Vice President,
Business Banking,
First Tennessee Bank
Katie Kline, President-Elect
Sr. Manager, Community Relations, TVA
Penny Arning, Community Volunteer
Lia Ballentine, Communications Manager, Marriott Business Services
Jennifer Bennett, University of Tennessee Professional & Personal Development
Bill Beuchat, Claims Manager – Risk Management, Pilot Travel Centers LLC
Juanita Cannon, Retired Educator
Mary Pom Claiborne, Communications Administrator, Knox County Library
Henry J "Jerry" Collins, Sr. Manager, Communications, TVA
Scott Daniel, Senior Brand Manager, Bush Brothers
Susan Edwards, Immediate Past President
VP Communications and Environmental Stewardship, KUB
Henrietta Grant, Community Volunteer
Kimberly K. Henry, Director of Operations,
The Development Corporation of Knox County
Adrian Jay, Executive Producer, DoubleJay Creative
Kenneth Libby, Business Manager,
Children’s Defense Fund Haley Farm
Jeanne McDonald, Author
Janice McKinley,
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center
Virginia K. "Ginny" Morrow, Sr. VP, Philanthropy, Covenant Health
Carol Petersen, Community Volunteer
Teresa Scott, Assistant VP, Philanthropic Services, Clayton Bank and Trust
Vivian Vega,
Custom Publishing Managing Editor,
KNS Media Group
Alice R. Bowling Wirth, Community Volunteer
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—Brad Meltzer