LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE CLASS OF 2026: The Best Class Ever

Sam Albritton
Market President
FirstBank
San Antonio, TX

David E. Anderson
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Tennessee
Wilmington, DE

Judy Marie Balloff
Owner
Abundance 365
Minneapolis, MN

Tisha Benton
Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing
University of Tennessee
Wilmington, DE

Marcus Blair
Founder
Omega Business Solutions
Loudon, TN

Jonathan Boyd
Chief Engineer
Apex Bank
Kingsport, TN

Cynthia Cain
Chief Accounting Officer
SmartBank
Waverly, TN

Tammi Gwinn Campbell
Director of Student & Family Supports
Knox County Schools
Knoxville, TN

Matt Carr
Chief Financial Officer
South College
Knoxville, TN

Anthony Charles
Program Director
Men of Valor
Chicago, IL

Lindsay Conrad
President
Millennial Debt Foundation
Cleveland, TN

Richard Consoli
Asst. VP KnoxWorx
Knoxville Leadership Foundation
Methuen, MA

Chad Culver
Senior Director- Sports Commission and Convention Sales
Visit Knoxville
Chattanooga, TN

Matthew Cummings
Founder
Pretentious Craft Co., Matthew Cummings Studios
Anniston, AL

Laschinski Tillis Emerson
Founder/Executive Director
A 1 Learning Connections/The S.M.A.R.T. Institute
Jackson, MS

Jeff Foster
Financial Planner
TVAMP
Knoxville, TN

Shaun Gleason
Director, Partnerships
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Portland, ME

Brooke Greene
Executive Vice President & CFO
Bush Brothers & Company
Morristown, TN

The Very Rev. Chris Hackett
Dean of the Cathedral
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
Kingsport, TN

Bryan L. Harper
Senior Vice President / Senior Relationship Manager
Regions Bank
Knoxville, TN

Diana Hull
Vice President
HF Capital
Spring, TX

Adrienne Ingoldt
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Pilot Company
Hermosa Beach, CA

Bryan Johnson
Government & Community Relations Manager
Tennessee Valley Authority
Pulaski, TN

Samyah Jubran
Assistant District Attorney General
Knox County District Attorney General
Livonia, MI

Rebekah Jane Justice
Chief of Urban Design and Development
City of Knoxville
Morristown, TN

Pierce LaMacchia
Co-Owner & CEO
K Brew
Asheville, NC

David Landes
President, State Certified Residential Appraiser
The Appraisal Firm, LLC
Pittsburgh, PA

Monica Langley
Professor of Practice, Haslam College of Business
University of Tennessee
Harriman, TN

Erica Lyon
Executive Director
Kim Health Center
Oak Ridge, TN

Laura Mansfield
SVP of Public Relations
Tombras
Knoxville, TN

Joe McHale
Deputy Chief of Police
Knoxville Police Department
Warner Robins, GA

Lynn Metler
President/Executive Director
Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee
Huntington, WV

D. Adam Moore
SVP/Trust Manager
Pinnacle Bank
Oak Ridge, TN

Katrice W. Jones Morgan
Associate Vice Chancellor
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Alex Nicoll
General Counsel & Chief HR Officer
AESSEAL Inc.
Chattanooga, TN

Cayce Smith Petko
President & Principal Architect
Cope Architecture
Chattanooga, TN

Porschia Pickett
Executive Director
Wesley House Community Center
Brighton, TN

Damon Rawls
Commisioner District 1
Knox County Commission
Jacksonville, FL

Jennifer Reynolds
President
Baxter Properties, LLC
Knoxville, TN

Megan Hatcher Rhodes
Owner & Commercial Real Estate Developer
Hatcher Hill Properties, LLC
Knoxville, TN

Kassandra Richardson
Vice President, Personal Trust
The Trust Company of Tennessee
Champaign, IL

Tracy Richter
Wealth Advisor
Truist
Rockford, IL

Will Rothermel
Vice President
Denark Construction
Knoxville, TN

Jeremy Ruby
Minister, Jail Pastor, Outreach
Overcoming Believers Church
Statesville, NC

Brenda Prater Sellers
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author, Speaker and Entertainer
Former President of CHROMA
Maryville, TN

Mark Siegel
Chair
Heska Amuna Synagogue
Knoxville, TN

Laura Slyman
Broker / Owner / Auctioneer
Slyman Real Estate & Auction
Knoxville, TN

Kurt Stafford
Vice President of Engineering
Knoxville Utilities Board
Kingsport, TN

Ashley Stowe
Chief Research & University Partnerships Officer
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Columbia, SC

Bill Street
President & CEO
Zoo Knoxville
Rockton, IL

Christy D. Sullivan
President & CEO
D & V Distributing
Knoxville, TN

Jenny Swanson
Chief People Officer
PetSafe Brands
Birmingham, AL

Jennifer Pearson Taylor
Partner
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Knoxville, TN

John Tipton
Director of Field Service/COO
Great Smoky Mountain Council, Scouting America
Knoxville, TN

Elisa Trentham
Storyteller & Founder
Sherwood Media
Knoxville, TN

Kenyon Warren
CEO
UT Federal Credit Union
East Orange, NJ

Patty Weaver
VP of External Affairs
Pellissippi State Community College
Fort Lewis., WA

Ryan White
Market Executive
Fifth Third
Bristol, TN

Stephen Wills
CEO
Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun
Knoxville, TN

Nick Wilson
VP, Portfolio Management Team Leader
First Horizon Bank
Winfield, TN