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LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE CLASS OF 2024: The Best Class Ever
Adrienne Simpson-Brown
Chief United States Probation Officer
United States Probation Office
Mobile, AL
Ali Fraley
VP of Learning & Development
Axle Logisitcs
Setauket, NY
Allison Comer
Executive Director
Muse Knoxville
Memphis, TN
Andrew Brown
Senior Executive to the Superintendent
Knox County Schools
Memphis, TN
Bailey Foster
Founder & President
Real Good Kitchen
Knoxville, TN
Barrett Simonis
President
Pugh CPAs
Memphis, TN
Beth McCabe Holman
President & Owner
RT Lodge
Knoxville, TN
Bill Bruce
Associate Director & Office Lead
Arcadis
Knoxville, TN
Blake Valentine
CFO
United Way of Greater Knoxville
Memphis, TN
Brad Maul
President & CEO
East Tennessee Economic Development Agency
Kearney, NE
Brian Brooks
East Knox Campus Pastor
Faith Promise Church
Knoxville, TN
Brian Ferguson
Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer
EG America
Somerville, NJ
Bryan F. Coker
President
Maryville College
Rutherfordton, NC
Carolyn Levy Gilliam
Member-Attorney
McDonald, Levy & Taylor, PLLC
Farragut, TN
Cathy Shuck
Vice President, Legal Services
East Tennessee Children's Hospital Association
Pittsburgh, PA
Chris Parrott
SVP / Regional Marketing Manager
FirstBank
Knoxville, TN
Courtney Durrett
Commissioner, District 2
Knox County Commission
Knoxville, TN
Dana Soehn
President & CEO
Friends of the Smokies
Springfield, MO
David Jacobi
Owner / Operator
Chick-fil-A at Northshore Town Center
Lawton, OK
David McMillan
Managing Principal of Consulting/Firm CFO
PYA, P.C.
Knoxville, TN
David Powell
Deputy Chief
Knoxville Police Department
Lenoir City, TN
Frank Cuevas
Vice Chancellor for Student Life
University of Tennessee
Naples, FL
Grady S. Vanderhoofven
President & CEO
Three Roots Capital
Delta, CO
Holly Warlick
TV Sports Analyst
ESPN Sports Network
Anderson, SC
Ian Dovan
Founder
Seeds of Change
Greensboro, NC
J. Tomma Battle
Program Coordinator, Relationship Builders
University of Tennessee
Cincinnati, OH
Jason Hardy
General Director & CEO
Knoxville Opera
Tallahassee, FL
John Sergent
Retail Banking Executive
First Horizon
Wichita Falls, TX
Julie A. Blaylock
President & CEO
Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce
Rockville Centre, NY
Keith D. Barber
President & CEO
East Tennessee Foundation
Carthage, NC
Kevin Parton
Senior Director
Knox County Health Department
Knoxville, TN
Kimberly Hill
CEHHS Community Engagement Coordinator
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Lauren Rider
Councilwoman, 4th District
Knoxville City Council
Augusta, GA
Leslie Jackson Elmore
Firm Administrator/Community Volunteer
Elmore, Stone & Caffey, PLLC
Manchester, TN
Lysette A. Aviles
VP, Human Resources
House Hasson Hardware
San Juan, PR
Marcus Hilliard
Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief of Staff
University of Tennessee
Oxford, MS
Mary Sowell
Owner and Nurse Practitioner
Acts of Grace Palliative Care
Lenoir City, TN
Natalie Readett
Team Leader & Area Manager
Pinnacle Financial Advisors
Columbia, TN
Nick McBride
Register of Deeds
Knox County
Knoxville, TN
Nicki Dawson
CFO
Connor Concepts, Inc.
Greeneville, TN
Robin Curry
Principal
Knox County Schools
Morristown, TN
Sam Winston
Optometrist & Owner
Winston Eye and Vision Center
Knoxville, TN
Scott E. Bird
Partner, President & COO
MoxCar Marketing + Communications
Greeneville, TN
Shannon Foster-Boline
Real Estate Broker
Realty Executives Associates, Shannon Foster-Boline Group
Orlando, FL
Stuart F. Oakes
President
TIS Insurance Services, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
Susan Beavers
Accounting and Assurance Principal
Coulter & Justus, PC
Ennis, MT
Syreeta Vaughn
Senior Mission Support Specialist
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Knoxville, TN
Ted Heinig
President, AC Entertainment; Talent Buyer, Live Nation
Live Nation / AC Entertainment
Ridgewood, NJ
Thomas Ford
Owner & President
Massey Electric Company
Knoxville, TN
Thomas White
Director of Sales & Operations
UScellular
St. Louis, MO
Tom Barnett
Vice President, River & Resources Stewardship
Tennessee Valley Authority
Erwin, TN
Vincent Jones, Jr.
Pastor
Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church; Wallace Real Estate
Nashville, TN