Class VI
2018-2019
A cohort of 45, Class VI convenes a diverse group of leaders representing numerous professional sectors, including: healthcare, education, economic development, government, tourism and agriculture.
Titles and organizations listed are reflective of positions held during program participation.
jeff Aiken
President
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
Columbia
Daryl Arnold
Sr. Pastor/Founder
Overcoming Believers Church
Knoxville
Robyn askew
Shareholder
Lewis, Thomason, King, Krieg and Waldrop, PC
Knoxville
Jared Bigham
Executive Director
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
Chattanooga
jake bynum
County Mayor
Weakley County Government
Dresden
dan Caldwell
Senior Manager, Learning Pathways
Nissan Group of North America
Murfreesboro
Jerry Caldwell
Executive Vice President and General Manager
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol
Keith carver
Chancellor
The University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin
john clark
Mayor
City of Kingsport
Kingsport
rob clark
Chief Government Affairs Officer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis
bryan daniels
President & CEO
Blount Partnership
Maryville
tosha Downey
Advocacy Director
Memphis Education Fund
Memphis
beth Duffield
SVP, Education & Workforce Development
Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
Murfreesboro
Mike Dunavant
United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
United States Department of Justice
Memphis
lindsay frilling
CEO
Obion County Joint Economic Development Council
Union City
Cynthia Gibson
Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (former)
Knoxville
Mitch graves
President and CEO
HealthChoice LLC
Memphis
logan Hampton
President
Lane College
Jackson
Valerie Hayes
Managing Director
Deloitte
Brentwood
Shanna Hughey
President
Think Tennessee
Nashville
Paige Kisber
President and CEO
Hospital Alliance of TN
Nashville
Charlie Koon
VP Corporate & Military Business Development
F&M Bank
Clarksville
Alan Levine
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ballad Health
Johnson City
Stacy Lightfoot
Vice President, College & Career Success
Public Education Foundation
Chattanooga
Jon Lundberg
State Senator
State of Tennessee
Bristol
Hodgen Mainda
Vice President Community Development
EPB - Electric Power Board
Chattanooga
jeff McCord
Vice President, Economic and Workforce Development
Northeast State Community College
Kingsport
amy new
Assistant Commissioner, Community and Rural Development
State of Tennessee Dept. of Economic and Community Development
Nashville
Victoria Niederhauser
Dean & Professor
University of Tennessee, College of Nursing
Knoxville
toks Omishakin
Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Planning/Environment
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Nashville
Roger Page
Justice
State of Tennessee
Jackson
Lisa Piercey
Executive Vice President
West Tennessee Healthcare
Milan
Ann Pruitt
Executive Director
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
Nashville
Emily Reynolds
Vice Chairman
Tennessee Board of Regents
Nashville
Gabe Roberts
Deputy Director & Chief Operating Officer
TennCare
Nashville
Tara Scarlett
CEO/President
Scarlett Family Foundation
Nashville
Todd Skelton
Deputy Counsel to the Governor
State of Tennessee, Office of the Governor
Nashville
Leslie Lynn smith
President and CEO
Epicenter Memphis
Memphis
David Steele
Director of Civic Engagement & Assistant Professor of Practice
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga
Deborah Taylor Tate
Director
Administrative Office of the Courts
Nashville
jai Templeton
Commissioner
Tn Department of Agriculture
Nashville
tish Towns
Chief Administrative Officer
Regional One Health
Memphis
Aundrea Wilcox
Executive Director, Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship
Kingsport Chamber of Commerce
Kingsport
Kurt Winstead
Brigadier General & Partner/Attorney
Tennessee National Guard & Rudy Winstead Turner, PLLC
Franklin
Dakasha Winton
Chief Government Relations Officer, Senior Vice-President
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Chattanooga