Our Programs

LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE CLASS OF 2026: The Best Class Ever

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Sam Albritton

Market President

FirstBank

San Antonio, TX

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David E. Anderson

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine

University of Tennessee

Wilmington, DE

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Judy Marie Balloff

Owner

Abundance 365

Minneapolis, MN

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Tisha Benton

Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing

University of Tennessee

Wilmington, DE

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Marcus Blair

Founder

Omega Business Solutions

Loudon, TN

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Jonathan Boyd

Chief Engineer

Apex Bank

Kingsport, TN

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Cynthia Cain

Chief Accounting Officer

SmartBank

Waverly, TN

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Tammi Gwinn Campbell

Director of Student & Family Supports

Knox County Schools

Knoxville, TN

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Matt Carr

Chief Financial Officer

South College

Knoxville, TN

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Anthony Charles

Program Director

Men of Valor

Chicago, IL

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Lindsay Conrad

President

Millennial Debt Foundation

Cleveland, TN

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Richard Consoli

Asst. VP KnoxWorx

Knoxville Leadership Foundation

Methuen, MA

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Chad Culver

Senior Director- Sports Commission and Convention Sales

Visit Knoxville

Chattanooga, TN

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Matthew Cummings

Founder

Pretentious Craft Co., Matthew Cummings Studios

Anniston, AL

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Laschinski Tillis Emerson

Founder/Executive Director

A 1 Learning Connections/The S.M.A.R.T. Institute

Jackson, MS

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Jeff Foster

Financial Planner

TVAMP

Knoxville, TN

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Shaun Gleason

Director, Partnerships

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Portland, ME

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Brooke Greene

Executive Vice President & CFO

Bush Brothers & Company

Morristown, TN

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The Very Rev. Chris Hackett

Dean of the Cathedral

St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Kingsport, TN

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Bryan L. Harper

Senior Vice President / Senior Relationship Manager

Regions Bank

Knoxville, TN

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Diana Hull

Vice President

HF Capital

Spring, TX

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Adrienne Ingoldt

SVP, Chief Marketing Officer

Pilot Company

Hermosa Beach, CA

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Bryan Johnson

Government & Community Relations Manager

Tennessee Valley Authority

Pulaski, TN

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Samyah Jubran

Assistant District Attorney General

Knox County District Attorney General

Livonia, MI

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Rebekah Jane Justice

Chief of Urban Design and Development

City of Knoxville

Morristown, TN

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Pierce LaMacchia

Co-Owner & CEO

K Brew

Asheville, NC

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David Landes

President, State Certified Residential Appraiser

The Appraisal Firm, LLC

Pittsburgh, PA

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Monica Langley

Professor of Practice, Haslam College of Business

University of Tennessee

Harriman, TN

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Erica Lyon

Executive Director

Kim Health Center

Oak Ridge, TN

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Laura Mansfield

SVP of Public Relations

Tombras

Knoxville, TN

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Joe McHale

Deputy Chief of Police

Knoxville Police Department

Warner Robins, GA

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Lynn Metler

President/Executive Director

Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee

Huntington, WV

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D. Adam Moore

SVP/Trust Manager

Pinnacle Bank

Oak Ridge, TN

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Katrice W. Jones Morgan

Associate Vice Chancellor

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

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Alex Nicoll

General Counsel & Chief HR Officer

AESSEAL Inc.

Chattanooga, TN

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Cayce Smith Petko

President & Principal Architect

Cope Architecture

Chattanooga, TN

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Porschia Pickett

Executive Director

Wesley House Community Center

Brighton, TN

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Damon Rawls

Commisioner District 1

Knox County Commission

Jacksonville, FL

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Jennifer Reynolds

President

Baxter Properties, LLC

Knoxville, TN

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Megan Hatcher Rhodes

Owner & Commercial Real Estate Developer

Hatcher Hill Properties, LLC

Knoxville, TN

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Kassandra Richardson

Vice President, Personal Trust

The Trust Company of Tennessee

Champaign, IL

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Tracy Richter

Wealth Advisor

Truist

Rockford, IL

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Will Rothermel

Vice President

Denark Construction

Knoxville, TN

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Jeremy Ruby

Minister, Jail Pastor, Outreach

Overcoming Believers Church

Statesville, NC

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Brenda Prater Sellers

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author, Speaker and Entertainer

Former President of CHROMA

Maryville, TN

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Mark Siegel

Chair

Heska Amuna Synagogue

Knoxville, TN

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Laura Slyman

Broker / Owner / Auctioneer

Slyman Real Estate & Auction

Knoxville, TN

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Kurt Stafford

Vice President of Engineering

Knoxville Utilities Board

Kingsport, TN

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Ashley Stowe

Chief Research & University Partnerships Officer

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Columbia, SC

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Bill Street

President & CEO

Zoo Knoxville

Rockton, IL

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Christy D. Sullivan

President & CEO

D & V Distributing

Knoxville, TN

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Jenny Swanson

Chief People Officer

PetSafe Brands

Birmingham, AL

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Jennifer Pearson Taylor

Partner

Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter

Knoxville, TN

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John Tipton

Director of Field Service/COO

Great Smoky Mountain Council, Scouting America

Knoxville, TN

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Elisa Trentham

Storyteller & Founder

Sherwood Media

Knoxville, TN

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Kenyon Warren

CEO

UT Federal Credit Union

East Orange, NJ

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Patty Weaver

VP of External Affairs

Pellissippi State Community College

Fort Lewis., WA

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Ryan White

Market Executive

Fifth Third

Bristol, TN

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Stephen Wills

CEO

Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun

Knoxville, TN

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Nick Wilson

VP, Portfolio Management Team Leader

First Horizon Bank

Winfield, TN