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Sam Albritton

Sam Albritton

FirstBank

Market President

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

What is your vision for Knoxville 10 years from now?

With the projected growth of the Knoxville MSA, continued thoughtful enhancements with transportation infrastructure, educational opportunities, job opportunities, green spaces and parks, healthcare, zoning and safe neighborhoods.

What is Knoxville's Best Kept Secret?

Knoxville is an easy city to raise a family! From community engagement and support, to educational options, recreational entertainment, cultural options, religious choices and access to higher learning via UTK.

What would you do to strengthen Knoxville?

Create a unified city/county government structure.

What is your favorite Knoxville memory?

After moving to Knoxville in 2004, working in what was then a sleepy downtown - walking across town and through Market Square to discover WDVX and The Blue Plate Special, tapping into my love for live music and bluegrass.

What is your favorite book or what book is currently on your nightstand?

Ron Chernow's "Mark Twain" & Rick Atkinson's "The Fate of the Day"

What is the best advice you have received from a mentor, and who was that mentor?

Continually learn, stretch yourself, dream beyond your current state to achieve your imagined potential and beyond. Former Banking Executive - Jim Piercey

What advice would you give to your 16 year old self?

Having grown up in a small town - Florence, AL - aspire to strive for more than your current surroundings and what you think you can achieve.

Sam Albritton
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