LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE CLASS OF 2025: The Best Class Ever
Debbie Abrams-Cohen
TCSEPP State Director
UT SWORPS
Knoxville, TN
Janine Al-Aseer
Clinical Faculty and Director of the Boyd Community Schools Collaboration Hub
University of Tennessee
Huntington Beach, CA
Kumi Alderman
Executive Director
Asian Culture Center of TN
Iwakuni, Japan
Callie Archer
President
Junior Achievement of East Tennessee
Murphy, NC
Greg Ashley
Chief Financial Officer
Stowers Machinery Corporation
Broadford, VA
Cheryl Ball
Chief Policy Officer
City of Knoxville
Lebanon, VA
Andy Beam
Executive Vice President / Senior Lending Officer
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Columbus, GA
Kimberly Black
Owner
Trusted Field Services
Dallas, TX
Samma Harper Bromley
General Counsel
Harper Auto Square
Knoxville, TN
Amy Brooks
Executive Director
Knoxville-Knox County Planning
Mount Clemens, MI
Chrystal Armstrong Brown
Chief Impact Officer
United Way of Greater Knoxville
Columbia, TN
Ziad Burbar
Principal Key Expert, System Architect
Siemens Molecular Imaging
Birzeit, Palestine
Lindsay Cates
Vice President, Marketing & Strategy
The Trust Company of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Chuck Cerny
Judge
Knox County General Sessions Court
Indianapolis, IN
Julia M. Coco
Senior Vice President, Clinical Integration
University Health System (University of Tennessee Medical Center)
Mt. Prospect, IL
Ryan Connor
President
Mollenhour Gross, LLC
Knoxville, TN
Julius Cox
EVP & Chief People Officer
Pilot Company
Houston, TX
Matt Daniels
Founder
Apex Bank
Cleveland, TN
Brian Evans
Deputy Chief
Knoxville Police Department
Knoxville, TN
Melanie R. Fuertes-Hunt
Chief of Staff
East Tennessee Behavioral Health
Dayton, OH
Lindsey Gallaher
President
Museum of Appalachia
Norris, TN
Katrina Hall-Smith
Co-Founder
J225 Ventures & It Takes a Village
Knoxville, TN
Terry Hill
Knox County Chairwoman and District 6 Commissioner
Knox County Commission
Dayton, OH
James Holden
Chief Operating Officer
East Tennessee REALTORS®
Clarksburg, WV
Justin Irick
Chief Financial Officer
Tombras
Knoxville, TN
Steve Jenkins
Chief Executive Officer
Positively Living & Choice Health Network
Knoxville, TN
Rebecca Jones
Vice President, Financial Operations and Performance
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bristol, TN
Mandy King
Senior Director of Marketing & Communications
Clayton
Copperhill, TN
Yvonnca Landes
Realtor
The Landes Team at Realty Executives
Harriman, TN
Molly Landman
Chief Marketing Officer
PetSafe Brands
Kansas City, MO
Katie Linkous
President
Freedom Investment Group
Spokane, WA
Robert F. Loggins, Jr.
Director of External Affairs & Community Engagement
Bush Brothers & Company
Hattiesburg, MS
Dale Madden
President; Co-Owner
Earthadelic Enterprises, LLC; Made Easy Concrete, LLC
Knoxville, TN
Sable Manske
Senior Vice President, Small Business Regional Leader
U.S. Bank
Imperial, NE
Jeff Markman
Vice President
Markman's Diamonds
Knoxville, TN
Joseph Mazer
Dean, College of Communication and Information
University of Tennessee
Mount Carmel, PA
Sean McDermott
Deputy District Attorney General
Knox County District Attorney General's Office
Roanoke, VA
Brent McDougal
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Knoxville
Birmingham, AL
Andrew McGranaghan
Chief Development Officer
Wallace Real Estate
Knoxville, TN
Ryan McGrew
Owner
RightWay Insurance
Knoxville, TN
Bridgett McMahan
President
BESCO & Engert
Seattle, WA
Jay Moneyhun
Attorney
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Greenville, SC
Dexter Murphy
Region 5 Director
Knox County Schools
Bolivar, TN
Jeffery A. Ollis II
Physician and Anesthesia Medical Director
Covenant Anesthesia Group
Oliver Springs, TN
Andrew Osakue
Co-Founder
Educator Resource Center
New Orleans, LA
Mac Overton
Former Investment Officer
Retired
Knoxville, TN
John Patterson
President & CEO
StrataG
Media, PA
Pete Pearson
CEO
OrthoTennessee
Augusta, GA
Steven G. Pettit
Knoxville Market President
FirstBank
Canton, OH
Carlos Pinilla
Partner
Monarca
La Paz, Bolivia
Britney Sink
Director of Annual Giving and Donor Engagement
Pellissippi State Foundation
High Point, NC
Lee Smith
Owner CEO / Executive Director
Triple F Elite Sports Training / No Athlete Left Behind
Knoxville, TN
Richard A. Smith
Broker/Owner
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Dean-Smith Realty
Knoxville, TN
Vaiden Taylor
Director of Private Events
The Club at Gettysvue
Cleveland, MS
Bill Trimble
President/CEO
Wm. S. Trimble Co., Inc.
Knoxville, TN
Morgan Vance
Director of Strategic Initiatives + Advancement
Pat Summitt Foundation
Knoxville, TN
Heather Waliga
Morning anchor
WBIR
Minot, ND
Holly Williams
Architect
Holly Young Williams Architect
Knoxville,TN
Mary Mac R. Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Cathedral Of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Knoxville, TN
Jason Young
Dean, College of Architecture and Design
University of Tennessee
Pulaski, TN
David Youngblood
CFO
Strategic Acquisitions Group
Memphis, TN