Board of Directors

Board of Directors photo Fall 2023
Front Row: Jim Kulich, Diane Humpreys-Barlow, Cate Biggs, Cheryl Massingale
Second Row: Peggy Cowan, Jane Carl, Kyle Duke, Gradye Parsons, Bryan Coker
Third Row: Charles Wright, Joe Emert, Wayne Kramer, Mike Davis, Steve Diggs, Jordan McCullough, Charles West
Fourth Row: Ken Bell, Neal McBrayer, Tim Topham, Don Hickman, Greg Gheen, Adriel McCord

Rev. Dr. Emily J. Anderson
Pastor
New Providence Presbyterian Church
Maryville, TN

Dr. William Kenneth “Ken” Bell
Retired Orthopedic Surgeon/Medical Director Ortho Tennessee
Maryville, TN

Ms. Cate Biggs
Founder and Principal,
Writing for Global Engagement
Knoxville, TN

Mr. Jason D. Brooks ’97
President and CEO 
LDA Engineering
Alcoa, TN

Ms. Jane Alexander Carl
Retired
Maryville, TN

Dr. Bryan F. Coker
President
Maryville College
Maryville, TN

Dr. Margaret Cowan
Faculty Emeriti
Bristol, TN

Ms. Mary F. Crawford
Independent Consultant
New York, NY

Mr. C. Michael Davis, Jr., Board Chair
Retired President
Harrison Construction Company
Maryville, TN

Mr. Steve Diggs ’88
President and CEO
Emerald Youth Foundation
Knoxville, TN

Mr. Kyle Duke ‘97
Chief Information Officer
EvidenceCare 
Nashville, TN

Joe Emert
East Tennessee Historian and 
Community Advocate
Maryville, TN

Mr. Greg Gheen ‘83
President, Realty Trust Group
Knoxville, TN

Mr. Don Hickman ‘70
Investigative Quality Consultant
Maryville, TN

Ms. Diane Humphreys-Barlow ’70, Vice Chair
Clinical Social Worker
Knoxville, TN

Wayne Kramer ‘74
Of Counsel
Kramer, Rayson, LLP
Knoxville, TN

Dr. James “Jim” Kulich
Director, Masters in Data Science Program
Elmhurst College
Chicago, IL

Ms. Cheryl S. Massingale
Retired, Associate Professor of Business Law
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

The Honorable W. Neal McBrayer ’86
Judge
Tennessee State Court of Appeals
Brentwood, TN

Dr. Jennifer McCafferty-Fernandez ’94
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

Mr. Adriel McCord ’00, Secretary
VP, Relationship Manager, Private Client Services
First Horizon Bank
Maryville, TN

Mr. Alvin J. Nance ’79
CEO of Development and Management
LHP Capital, LLC
Knoxville, TN

Reverend Gradye Parsons
Stated Clerk
Kodak, TN

Ms. Erin Palmer Polly ’99
Partner
K&L Gates
Nashville, TN

Ms. Marcia Kilby-Rethwilm ’89, Assistant Secretary
Chief Legal Officer
Deroyal Industries
Knoxville, TN

Mr. Adam Ray ’97
Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer
Charter Communications
Stamford, CT

Mr. Timothy A. Topham ’80
Area President, Executive VP, Director
Mountain Commerce Bank
Maryville, TN

Dr. Kenneth D. Tuck ’54
Retired, Ophthalmologist
Roanoke, VA

Mr. Charles West
President/Owner, West Chevrolet
Maryville, TN

Mr. Charles Wright
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
A&E Networks
New York, NY