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Alfred Degrafinreid II named President and CEO, effective July 1.

Leadership Tennessee is excited to announce the hiring of Alfred Degrafinreid II who, beginning July 1, 2022, will take over as President and CEO, succeeding Leadership Tennessee’s founding Executive Director and President, Cathy Cate. A Signature Program Class VII member, Alfred is a lifelong Tennessean, who brings over a decade of service in government administration, partnership building, and advocacy efforts to this position. Get to know Alfred and read the full press release here.

It is suggested the earliest mention of Tennessee’s Grand Divisions was in the 1835 – 1836 Acts of Tennessee. Since that time, the cultural and geographical distinctions of those three divisions have been a source of pride and, at times, conflict as citizens and lawmakers move towards a unified vision for the state. Citizens across all three divisions are striving to reach goals of educating local leaders on opportunities for action in their specific communities. Leadership Tennessee takes these efforts to the next level; crossing those Grand Division borders to inform and empower business, nonprofit, education and government leaders on the most critical challenges and opportunities that affect the state and create alignment for conversation and action.

Leadership Tennessee provides:

Collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions;
Issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders;
Diverse representation of participants;
Opportunities to effect change.

For more information about who we are and what we're about,
check out our Mission + Vision + Values.

Premium partners

Our Premium Partners make multi-year pledges of financial support
benefitting the Signature Program Class Experiences

Supporters

Our Supporters support all Leadership Tennessee programs including: Signature Program, Community Engagement, and LT NEXT. Funding of meals, transportation, print materials or other materials needed to provide the full Leadership Tennessee Experience.

Friends

Our Friends support all Leadership Tennessee programs including: Signature Program, Community Engagement, and LT NEXT. Funding of meals, transportation, print materials or other materials needed to provide the full Leadership Tennessee Experience.

Leadership Tennessee was founded in 2013 as an initiative of the College of Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University.