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
Chair
Jan Brown (LK ’14/IK ’09)
Director, Ethics & Compliance and Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chair-Elect
Frank Rothermel (LK ’99)
President
Denark Construction
Secretary
Cheryl Rice (LK ’17)
Attorney / Shareholder
Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis, P.C
Treasurer
Carol Carden (LK ’22)
Principal
PYA
Past Chair
Jerry Bodie (LK ’05)
Executive Vice President & COO
White Realty & Service Corporation
Governance Chair
Lamont Belk (LK ’23)
Senior Manager, Employment Law
TVA
Development Chair
Buddy Heins (LK ’04)
Vice President
Merit Construction
Community Impact Chair
Javiette Samuel (LK ’21)
Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of Community Engagement and Outreach
UT Knoxville
Alumni Chair
Nancy Barger (LK ’18/IK ’15)
Owner, Barger Concepts LLC, Co-Host, Joey & Nancy, WIVK-FM
Selection Chair
Hallerin Hilton Hill (LK ’96)
CEO & Founder
Anything is Possible, LLC
Ad Hoc – 40th Anniversary Committee Chair
Susan Dakak (LK ’16/IK ’13)
President
Smart Views LLC
At-Large
David Brace (LK ’15)
Mayor’s Chief of Staff
City of Knoxville
Brian Dickens (LK ’23)
Chief Human Resource Officer
UT System
Cynthia Gibson (LK ’13)
General Counsel
Bush Brothers Company
Santi Sanabria (YLK ’17/IK ’21)
Sales Executive
ExpoQuip
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