Graduates the East Tennessee Regional Leadership Association Program
Class of 1999
Jackie Nichols, President, Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, Anderson County
Ted Scroback, Tennessee Financial Group, Anderson County
Carolyn Forster, Director, Leadership Blount, Blount County
Larry Martin , Coordinator, Special Projects, Maryville City Schools, Blount County
Teresa Spatz, Assistant to County Executive, Campbell County
Cindy Nance, Executive Director, REACHS, Campbell County
Roger Hansard, Claiborne County School System, Claiborne County
Sherry Butler, Grants Director, City of Newport, Cocke County
Jane Myers, Community Volunteer, Cocke County
Joyce Sewell, County Commissioner, Grainger County
Donna Walker, Grainger County
Becky Burks, TVA, Jefferson County
Dr. Helen Cole, Loudon County Public School Information Officer, Loudon County
Anna Vandervliet, Loudon County Education Foundation, Loudon County
Sherry Burgess, Account Representative, Valley Printers, Monroe County
Martha Moree, Citizen’s National Bank, Monroe County
Carol Smallridge, Director, Leadership Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge
David Rose, M.I.S. Manager, Dagger, Inc., Roane County
Paul Goldberg, Dean, Continuing Education, Roane State Community College, Roane County
Jamesena Miller, Retired, University of Tennessee, Sevier County
R. B. Summitt,II, Executive Vice President, Sevier County Bank, Sevier County
Bob Miller, Public Affairs Officer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Class of 2000
Rick Meredith, Register of Deeds, Anderson County
Jerry Holbrook , JHL Enterprises, Anderson County
David Cockrill, Architect, Cockrill Design and Planning, Blount County
Greg McClain, Electric Director, City of Alcoa, Blount County
Teresa Spatz, Assistant to County Executive, Campbell County
Cindy Nance, Executive Director, REACHS, Campbell County
Marisa Anders, Lincoln Memorial University, Claiborne County
Frankie Cody, Sessions Court Clerk, Cocke County
Bill Howerton, Grainger County Commissioner, Grainger County
Debbie DeBord, Assistant Vice President, Citizen’s National Bank, Grainger County
Sherry Burgess, Valley Printers, Monroe County
Martha Moree, Citizen’s National Bank, Monroe County
Monica Austin, Planner, City of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge; Ray Smith, Y-12, Oak Ridge
Sonny Hunter, Kingston Chiropractic, Roane County
Pete Malmquist, Veterinarian, Roane County
Kay Collier Pittman, Pres. Hotel Division, Collier Development, Sevier County
Linda Ogle, Owner, Riverside Towers, Sevier County
Bob Miller, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Betty Vickers, Research Associate and Director, UT Center for Business and Economic Research
Class of 2001
Eric Rauch, Manager, Mideast Region, TVA Resource Stewardship, Anderson County
Rick Scarbrough, City of Clinton 911 & Community Education Coordinator, Anderson County
Dr. Jane Qualls, Superintendent, Alcoa City Schools, Blount County
Pam Young, Manager, American Express World Travel, Blount County
Fred Cole, Executive Director, REACHS/Campbell County’s Promise, Campbell County
Jay Willoughby, Assistant County Executive, Campbell County
Larry Goad, President, Zion’s Rental, Claiborne County
John Carrell, Cocke County Sherriff’s Dept., Cocke County
Keith McKinney, General Manager, Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center
Ruth Christian, Appalachian Electric Cooperative, Grainger County
Sarah Sharp Fennell, Records Department, Grainger County Sheriff’s Department, Grainger County
Laurens Tullock, President, Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville, Knox County
Jim Begalla, Director, World’s Fair Park & Festival Center, Knox County
Kelley Thomas, Manager, Workforce Network, Loudon County
Shan Harris, President/CEO, Monroe Chamber of Commerce, Monroe County
Tammy Lee, Norman Lee Real Estate, Monroe County
Joe Valentino, Executive Director, Oak Ridge Convention & Visitors Bureau, Oak Ridge
Penelope Uselton, Daniels & Uselton, P.C., Roane County
Kim Harris, Manager, Workforce Network, Roane County
Jana Thomasson, Publisher, The Mountain Press, Sevier County
Robert Fox, Sr., Chief of Police, Sevier County
Phil Francis, Assistant Superintendent, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Class of 2002
Joyce S. Klee, Co-Owner, Clinton Physical Therapy Center, Anderson County
Jo Ann M. Scroback, Anderson County Career and Technical Center, Anderson County
Sandra S. Davis, Executive Director, United Way of Blount County, Blount County
W. Kent Rogers, Administrator, MorningView Village, Blount County
Randy Brown, Manager, Campbell County Workforce Network, Campbell County
Traci Dower, Partner, Ayers L.P., Campbell County
Rick Byrd, Insurance Agent, Tennessee Farmers Insurance Companies, Claiborne County
Jeffrey M. Lewis, Senior Vice President, Citizens Bank, Claiborne County
Derrick B. Woods, Detective, Cocke County
Denise Webb, Cocke County School System, Cocke County
Charlie Shell, General Manager, Clayton Homes, Grainger County
Michael A. Collins, Apprentice Funeral Director, Smith Funeral Home, Grainger County
Lauren Gass, Community Volunteer, Jefferson County
Steven Chambers, Sales/Marketing Rep., Jefferson/Cocke County Gas Utility, Jefferson County
Kim Wood McClamroch, Community Advocate, Knox County
Saadia L. Williams, Executive Director, Knoxville, Project Change, Knox County
Ann Harvey, Executive Director, United Way of Loudon County, Loudon County
Pam Price, Director, Tellico Education Consortium, Monroe County
Dale A. McConnaughay, Editor, The Oak Ridger, Oak Ridge
V. Louise Mixon, Realtor, Oak Ridge
Teresa Kirkham, Roane County Property Assessor, Roane County
Diana Knobloch, Executive Director, Roane County United Way, Roane County
Trenta H. Swann, Assistant Vice President, Mountain National Bank, Sevier County
Patricia A. Wallace, Office Manager, Wallace & Jones Law Office, Sevier County
Jack Piepenbring, Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Class of 2003
Pamela Cotham, Anderson County Purchasing Agent, Anderson County
Dave McCoy, Director of Development, Methodist Hospital Foundation, Anderson County
Adina Chumley, President, President, Chumley Communications, Blount County
Lea Anne Law, APR, Marketing Coordinator, UT, Blount County
Stephanie Grimm, Director of Youth Services, REACHS, Campbell County
Michael Freeman, General Manager, Lyk-Nu Auto Collision & Service Center, Inc., Campbell County
Joyce Love, Internal Auditor & Compliance Officer, First Century Bank, Claiborne County
Kim Large, Food/Nutrition Director, Claiborne County Hospital & Nursing Home, Claiborne County
Susan M. Mason, Office Manager, Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center, Cocke County
Gerald Ottinger, Deputy Property Assessor, Cocke County
Kelly Longmire, Office Manager, Tennessee Homegrown Tomatoes, Grainger County
Jeffrey Wayne Dalton, Chief Deputy, Grainger Co. Sheriff Dept., Grainger County
Jason Shoemaker, Vice-President, Hodge Electric, Hamblen County
Daryl Brady, Executive Vice President, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson County
Phil Kindred, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Jefferson Co. Dept. of Education, Jefferson County
Patricia (Pat) Dreyer Parr, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Area Manager, Loudon County
Lisa McClung, Director of Marketing & Sales, Lost Sea, Monroe County
Vera E. Kirkland, Executive Assistant, Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, Monroe County
D. Jane Miller, Community & Visitor Relations, BWXT Y-12, LLC, Oak Ridge
Wanda McCrosky, Director, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Oak Ridge
Lynne H. Spires, Asst. Vice President, Citizens National Bank, Roane County
Evette D. Northern, Office Manager, Big Rock Building Products, Roane County
Brenda McCroskey, Executive Director, Sevierville Chamber of Commerce, Sevier County
Matt Ballard, General Manager, Sevier County Utility District, Sevier County
David Nevin, C & G Enterprises, Union County
Pearl L. Coffey, Director, Union County Family Resource Center, Union County
Class of 2004
Brian Jenkins, Executive Director, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Anderson County
Denise Wilburn, Director of Federal Projects, Anderson County Board of Education, Anderson County
Mark Cate, Vice President for Advancement & Admissions, Maryville College, Blount County
Joy Bishop, President, Bishop Property Management, Blount County
Howard T. Holdredge, Investment Officer, First National Bank, Campbell County
Beth Lawson, Administrative Assistant, Campbell County Chamber of Commerce, Campbell County
Richard Jennings, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, Claiborne County
Susan Stone, Human Resource Director, Claiborne County Hospital and Nursing Home, Claiborne County
Leonard “Topper: Allen, Manager of Water Treatment, Newport Utilities, Cocke County
J. William Myers, Attorney, Myers & Bell Attorneys, Cocke County
Paul Q. Merritt, County Mayor, Grainger County
Deborah Cameron Rose, Director of Economic Development, Douglas Cherokee, Grainger County
Mike Norton, District #1 County Commissioner/ Water & Wastewater Superintendent, Jefferson County
Eric Larry Masters, Lead Measurement Tech, Jefferson-Cocke County Utility District, Jefferson County
Bruce Anderson, Attorney, Anderson, Reeves & Cooper, Knox County
Lynne L. Fugate, Executive Director, Nine Counties. One Vision., Knox County
Sharon Addison, Senior Consultant, ADG Services, Loudon County
Kelly King, Executive Assistant, Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, Monroe County
William Fain, Unit Manager, Tennessee Koyo Steering, Monroe County
Stephanie Price, Manager of Computer Training & Professional Development, Oak Ridge
Jean (John) F. Burleson, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Wackenhut Services, Oak Ridge
Una Coffman, Chairperson of the County Commission, Roane County
Harriet Walker, Manager of ORNL Federal Credit Union, Roane County
William Y. Carroll, Jr., Executive Vice President & CFO, Citizens National Bank, Sevier County
William H. Black, Jr., Director, Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries, Sevier County
Colleen Beeler, Union County School Board, Union County;
Mary Beth Kitts, Union County Register of Deeds, Union County
Class of 2005
William Wilburn, Public Affairs Representative, BWXT Y-12, Anderson County
Jerry Wells, Assistant Vice President, First National Bank of LaFollette (Clinton Branch), Anderson County
Herb Handly, EVP of Tourism, Smoky Mountains Visitors Bureau, Blount County
Andy White, Senior Vice President, Strata – G, LLC, Blount County
Kim Perkins, Acting Program Director, REACHS/Bright Horizons, Campbell County
Scott Stiner, Customer Service Manager, LaFollette Utilities, Campbell County
Mike Sharp, Road Superintendent, Claiborne Co. Hwy. Dept., Claiborne County
Kelly W. Chumley,Vice President, First Century Bank, Claiborne County
Bill Newman, Senior Vice President, National Bank of Tennessee, Cocke County
Sharon Ragan Bryant, Branch Manager, US Bank, Cocke County
Eddie E. Holbrook, Jr., General Manager (Owner), Greenlee Campground RV & Marine, LLC, Grainger County
Harold Frazier, General Manager, Free Flow Inc., Grainger County
Todd Kesterson, Staking Tech, Appalachian Electric Cooperative, Jefferson County
Dan Noe, Alderman, Town of Dandridge, Jefferson County
Lucille Griffo, CEO, Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council, Inc., Knox County
Kathy Hamilton, Director of Finance, Connex South LLC, Knox County
Lawrence Segrest, CFO, Greenleaf Industries, Loudon County
Susan B. Williams, Director, Loudon County Center of Roane State Community College, Loudon County
Jerry Sloan, Owner, Sloan-Phillips Enterprises, LLC, Monroe County
Kristie M. Smith, Bank Officer, Citizens National Bank, Monroe County
John B. Wharton, General Manager, Lockwood Greene Engineering & Contrstruction, Oak Ridge
Leigha Stewart, Branch Manager, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Oak Ridge
Mark E. Powers, Director, Tennessee Technology Center at Harriman, Roane County
Daniel Peterson, CPA, Roane County; Jay Lowe, Executive Director, Leadership Sevier, Sevier County
Cassandra W. Quinn, Marketing Officer, Sevier County Bank, Sevier County
Jill Beason, Community Service Leader, St. Mary’s Health System, Union County
Mary Nevin, CSBG Specialist, Union County
Class of 2006
Martin L. Anderson, Director, Safety & Performance Assurance, Wakenhut Services, Inc., Anderson County
Deborah Brown, Branch Manager, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Anderson County
Leslie Rutherford, Assistant Director, Blount Memorial Wellness Center, Blount County
Chad Berry, Associate Professor of History, Maryville College, Blount County
Sharon W. Baird, Site Director, Roane State Community College, Campbell County
Victoria Spradlin, Assistant Vice President – Lending, The Peoples National Bank, Campbell County
Dennis Shipley, Executive VP/Director, Claiborne County Chamber of Commerce, Claiborne County
Martha Sowder-Whitworth, Owner/Operator, Frostee Freeze Restaurant, Claiborne County
Amy France, Financial Consultant, US Bancorp Investments & Insurance, Cocke County
Jan Berretta, Office Manager, Newport Sand & Gravel, Cocke County
Lisa Cabbage, Activity Director, Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care, Grainger County
Anthony Carver, Extension Agent I, UT Extension, Grainger County
Debra Williams, General Manager, Morristown Area Chamber, Hamblen County
Linda Leonard, Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager, First Peoples Bank, Jefferson County
Anne Marie Potts, Accountant, Jefferson County
Avice Evans Reid, Senior Project Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knox County
Michael McClamroch, President/CEO, East Tennessee Foundation, Knox County
Sheila R. Borders, Family & Consumer Science Agent, University of Tennessee, Loudon County
Debbie Gossage, Monroe County; Denise Hill, Monroe County
Michael A. Hubbard, Group Leader, ORAU, Oak Ridge
Lee G. Brooks, Jr., Vice President and Deputy General Manager, Wackenhut Services, Inc., Oak Ridge
Tyler Overstreet, Psychotherapist/Psychological Examiner, Pellissippi Psychiatry & Counseling, Roane County
Troy Beets, Kingston City Mayor, Roane County
Doug Kirchhofer, President, Tennessee Smokies Baseball, Sevier County
Deborah E. Dowling, Executive Director, Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation, Sevier County
Debbie Cox, Realtor/Owner, Agent First Team Realty, Union County
Jane S. Janeway, Realtor, First Team Realty, Union County
Class of 2007
James P. Zonar, Director, Productivity Improvement, BWXT Y-12, Anderson County
Garry Jones, Financial Advisor, UBS, Anderson County
Cathy Cate, Executive Director, Leadership Blount, Blount County
Denia Lash, Director of Occupational Health, Blount Memorial Hospital, Blount County
Robin Aiken, Executive Secretary, Powell Clinch Utility District, Campbell County
Steven M. Ward, Operations Manager, H&E Block and Supply, LLC, Campbell County
Betsy Maples, Director of Development, Claiborne County Hospital, Claiborne County
Dorothy Patterson, Interviewer Supervisor, TN Department of Labor & Workforce, Claiborne County
Kandee Veridal, Director of Operations, Cocke County Partnership/Chamber of Commerce, Cocke County
Iliff McMahan, Jr., Cocke County Mayor, Cocke County
Ruth Wells, Retired VP/Branch Manager, Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Grainger County
Sheila Carpenter Varner, Director, Grainger County Senior Citizens Center, Grainger County
Jim Oakley, Managing Broker, ReMax Between the Lakes, Jefferson County
Harrell H. Webb, Financial Manager, Carrier & Maurice Investment Advisors, Jefferson County
Linda A. Dietrich, Executive Director, Ministerial Association Temporary Shelter, Inc., Hamblen County
Micah-Shane Brewer, Administrative Assistant, Morristown Chamber of Commerce, Hamblen County
Chris Kahn, Community Volunteer/Cooking School Coordinator for Women Today Expo, Knox County
Mary Linda Schwarzbart, Business & Grants Consultant, CSD of Knoxville, Knox County
Jennifer Faddis, Marketing/PR Coordinator, Park West Medical Center, Loudon County
Klair Kimmey, K. Kimmey Design, Loudon County
Debbie Gossage, Sales & Customer Service, Blount Memorial Occupational Health, Monroe County
Sharon Ezell, HR Generalist, Mastercraft, Monroe County
Greta Ownby, Executive Vice President, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge
Brenda Curtis, Director, Human Resources, Wackenhut Services, Inc., Oak Ridge
Mike Farmer, Roane County Mayor, Roane County
Teresa Duncan, RSCC Vice President Continuing Education/Workforce Development, Roane County
Sande Weiss, Vice President, WonderWorks, Sevier County
Ray Johnson, President, Johnson Pest Control, Inc., Sevier County
Shannon Carey, Editor, Union County Shopper News, Union County
Lisa Booker, Branch Manager/Assistant Vice President, First Century Bank, Union County
Cathleen Cook, Chief Resource Education, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Dana Peterka, Chairman, Greater Knoxville SCORE Chapter
Class of 2008
Joseph R. Stainback, IV, Department Manager, B&W Y-12, Anderson County
Scott Vowell, Assistant Fire Chief, B&W Y-12, Anderson County
Melissa Copelan, Community Relations Manager, Alcoa Inc., Blount County
Jennifer Wackerhagen, VP, Resource Development, United Way of Blount County, Blount County
Debbie Petree, Workforce Director, East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc., Campbell County
Glenn McGuire, Director of Operational Finance, St. Mary’s of Campbell County, Campbell County
Amber L. Mayes, Internal Audit, First Century Bank, Claiborne County
Henry Clay Blazer, Teacher, Cocke County High School, Cocke County
Anne Bryant Williams, Cocke County Finance Director, Cocke County
Karen Bourgeois, Executive Director, Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care, Grainger County
Linda Rich, Field Supervisor, TN Field Office, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Grainger County
Todd Morgan, City Planner, City of Morristown Dept. of Community Development, Hamblen County
Don Cason, President and CEO, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson County
John McClellan, Community Banking Officer, Tennessee State Bank, Jefferson County
David Watson, Executive Director, East Tennessee Community Design Center, Knox County
John J. Goddard, Extension Director, UT Extension, Loudon County
Samuel A. Beverly, III, MBA, Administrator, Sweetwater Home for Seniors, Monroe County
Jennifer L. Wilson, President/CEO, Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, Monroe County
Katy Brown, President, Oak Ridge Convention & Visitors Bureau, Oak Ridge
Jill Baker, Executive Director, Keystone Adult Day Program, Oak Ridge
Terri Likens, Editor, Roane County News, Roane County
Kathy Parks, Director of Admissions and Marketing, Rockwood Care & Rehab Center, Roane County
Robin Turner, Owner, WonderWorks, Sevier County
Marian Oates, Retired, Former Executive Director, Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council, Knoxville and Former Data Processing Director, City of Oak Ridge, Sevier County
Jason Bailey, Teacher, Luttrell Elementary School, Union County
Gregory Davis, Chief Technology Officer, HID Laboratories, President, Machinesoft and Union County Commissioner, Union County