Our Programs

LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE CLASS OF 2025: The Best Class Ever

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Debbie Abrams-Cohen

TCSEPP State Director

UT SWORPS

Knoxville, TN

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Janine Al-Aseer

Clinical Faculty and Director of the Boyd Community Schools Collaboration Hub

University of Tennessee

Huntington Beach, CA

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Kumi Alderman

Executive Director

Asian Culture Center of TN

Iwakuni, Japan

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Callie Archer

President

Junior Achievement of East Tennessee

Murphy, NC

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Greg Ashley

Chief Financial Officer

Stowers Machinery Corporation

Broadford, VA

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Cheryl Ball

Chief Policy Officer

City of Knoxville

Lebanon, VA

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Andy Beam

Executive Vice President / Senior Lending Officer

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Columbus, GA

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Kimberly Black

Owner

Trusted Field Services

Dallas, TX

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Samma Harper Bromley

General Counsel

Harper Auto Square

Knoxville, TN

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Amy Brooks

Executive Director

Knoxville-Knox County Planning

Mount Clemens, MI

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Chrystal Armstrong Brown

Chief Impact Officer

United Way of Greater Knoxville

Columbia, TN

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Ziad Burbar

Principal Key Expert, System Architect

Siemens Molecular Imaging

Birzeit, Palestine

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Lindsay Cates

Vice President, Marketing & Strategy

The Trust Company of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

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Chuck Cerny

Judge

Knox County General Sessions Court

Indianapolis, IN

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Julia M. Coco

Senior Vice President, Clinical Integration

University Health System (University of Tennessee Medical Center)

Mt. Prospect, IL

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Ryan Connor

President

Mollenhour Gross, LLC

Knoxville, TN

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Julius Cox

EVP & Chief People Officer

Pilot Company

Houston, TX

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Matt Daniels

Founder

Apex Bank

Cleveland, TN

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Brian Evans

Deputy Chief

Knoxville Police Department

Knoxville, TN

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Melanie R. Fuertes-Hunt

Chief of Staff

East Tennessee Behavioral Health

Dayton, OH

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Lindsey Gallaher

President

Museum of Appalachia

Norris, TN

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Katrina Hall-Smith

Co-Founder

J225 Ventures & It Takes a Village

Knoxville, TN

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Terry Hill

Knox County Chairwoman and District 6 Commissioner

Knox County Commission

Dayton, OH

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James Holden

Chief Operating Officer

East Tennessee REALTORS®

Clarksburg, WV

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Justin Irick

Chief Financial Officer

Tombras

Knoxville, TN

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Steve Jenkins

Chief Executive Officer

Positively Living & Choice Health Network

Knoxville, TN

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Rebecca Jones

Vice President, Financial Operations and Performance

Tennessee Valley Authority

Bristol, TN

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Mandy King

Senior Director of Marketing & Communications

Clayton

Copperhill, TN

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Yvonnca Landes

Realtor

The Landes Team at Realty Executives

Harriman, TN

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Molly Landman

Chief Marketing Officer

PetSafe Brands

Kansas City, MO

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Katie Linkous

President

Freedom Investment Group

Spokane, WA

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Robert F. Loggins, Jr.

Director of External Affairs & Community Engagement

Bush Brothers & Company

Hattiesburg, MS

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Dale Madden

President; Co-Owner

Earthadelic Enterprises, LLC; Made Easy Concrete, LLC

Knoxville, TN

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Sable Manske

Senior Vice President, Small Business Regional Leader

U.S. Bank

Imperial, NE

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Jeff Markman

Vice President

Markman's Diamonds

Knoxville, TN

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Joseph Mazer

Dean, College of Communication and Information

University of Tennessee

Mount Carmel, PA

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Sean McDermott

Deputy District Attorney General

Knox County District Attorney General's Office

Roanoke, VA

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Brent McDougal

Senior Pastor

First Baptist Church of Knoxville

Birmingham, AL

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Andrew McGranaghan

Chief Development Officer

Wallace Real Estate

Knoxville, TN

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Ryan McGrew

Owner

RightWay Insurance

Knoxville, TN

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Bridgett McMahan

President

BESCO & Engert

Seattle, WA

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Jay Moneyhun

Attorney

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Greenville, SC

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Dexter Murphy

Region 5 Director

Knox County Schools

Bolivar, TN

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Jeffery A. Ollis II

Physician and Anesthesia Medical Director

Covenant Anesthesia Group

Oliver Springs, TN

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Andrew Osakue

Co-Founder

Educator Resource Center

New Orleans, LA

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Mac Overton

Former Investment Officer

Retired

Knoxville, TN

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John Patterson

President & CEO

StrataG

Media, PA

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Pete Pearson

CEO

OrthoTennessee

Augusta, GA

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Steven G. Pettit

Knoxville Market President

FirstBank

Canton, OH

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Carlos Pinilla

Partner

Monarca

La Paz, Bolivia

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Britney Sink

Director of Annual Giving and Donor Engagement

Pellissippi State Foundation

High Point, NC

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Lee Smith

Owner CEO / Executive Director

Triple F Elite Sports Training / No Athlete Left Behind

Knoxville, TN

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Richard A. Smith

Broker/Owner

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Dean-Smith Realty

Knoxville, TN

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Vaiden Taylor

Director of Private Events

The Club at Gettysvue

Cleveland, MS

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Bill Trimble

President/CEO

Wm. S. Trimble Co., Inc.

Knoxville, TN

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Morgan Vance

Director of Strategic Initiatives + Advancement

Pat Summitt Foundation

Knoxville, TN

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Heather Waliga

Morning anchor

WBIR

Minot, ND

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Holly Williams

Architect

Holly Young Williams Architect

Knoxville,TN

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Mary Mac R. Wilson

Chief Operating Officer

Cathedral Of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Knoxville, TN

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Jason Young

Dean, College of Architecture and Design

University of Tennessee

Pulaski, TN

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David Youngblood

CFO

Strategic Acquisitions Group

Memphis, TN