
OUR MISSION
We build a stronger Knoxville by developing people and groups, leading to a greater community and region.

Our Team
our board of directors
Board Chair
Frank Rothermel (LK 1999)
President
Denark Construction
Chair-Elect
Liz Stowers (LK 2014 / IK 2024)
Philanthropist, Community Leader, & Volunteer
Past Chair
Jan Brown (LK 2015 / IK 2009)
VP, People & Performance
Tennessee Valley Authority
Secretary
Cheryl Rice (LK 2017)
Attorney/Shareholder
Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis
Treasurer
Carol Carden (LK 2022)
Principal
PYA
Governance Chair
Lamont Belk (LK 2023)
Senior Manager, Employment Law
Tennessee Valley Authority
Development Chair
Buddy Heins (LK 2004)
Vice President
Merit Construction
Community Impact Chair
Javiette Samuel (LK 2021)
Associate Vice Chancellor & Executive Director fo Community Engagement & Outreach
University of Tennessee
Alumni Chair
Aneisa Rolen (LK 2018 / IK 2015)
Executive Director
Pellissippi State Foundation
Selection Chair
Nadim Jubran (LK 2022)
CEO
PIER Group
At-Large
Christi Branscom (LK 2009)
Principal, General Counsel, & Managing Broker
Partners Development
At-Large
Brian Dickens (LK 2023)
Chief Human Resources Officer
University of Tennessee System
At-Large
Cynthia Gibson (LK 2013)
General Counsel
Bush Brothers & Company
At-Large
John Thurman (LK 2018 / IK 2009)
Associate Principal & Architect
McCarty Holsaple McCarty
LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBERS
Donna M. Cobble (LK ’85)
Community Volunteer
Bill E. Arant (LK ’85) *1936-2021*
Retired Bank Executive
James A. Haslam II (LK ’85)
Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Pilot Company
Dale A. Keasling (LK ’85)
Retired President & CEO
Home Federal Bank
Bill B. Sansom (LK ’85)
Chairman and CEO
H.T. Hackney