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Board of Directors

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The Board of Directors oversees policies, provides strategic direction, and manages resources for effective operations of Maryville College.  

Maryville College Board of Directors photo taken fall 2025
Back 2: Don Hickman, Wayne Kramer, Patrick Moyer, Chris Housewright, Adriel McCord, Tim Topham, Steve Diggs, Charles West, Mary Crawford, Bryan Coker
Front 1: Teri Brahams, Peggy Cowan, Jennifer McCafferty-Hernandez, Wendy Neff, Kyle Duke, Marcia Kilby, Gradye Parsons, Jane Carl, Jim Kulich, Karla Heidelberg, Marissa McInnis

Ms. Teri Brahams ‘82
Retired, Executive Director of Economic & Workforce Development
Pellissippi State Community College
Alcoa, TN

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

Ms. Claudia Caballero
President & CEO
Centro Hispano de East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Ms. Jane Alexander Carl, Assistant Secretary
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. Steve Diggs 88
President and CEO
Emerald Youth Foundation
Knoxville, TN

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

Ms. Jenny Jett Erwin ‘68
Retired, Regional Administrator
U.S Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau
Reno, NV

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

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

Dr. Karla Beard Heidelberg 88
Professor Biological Sciences
University of Southern California
Los Angeles California

Mr. Chris Housewright 00
Chief Operating Officer at 21st Mortgage
Louisville, TN

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

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

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

Ms. Marissa McInnis 04
Senior Director, Global Sustainability
Verizon
Washington, D.C.

Mr. Patrick Moyer ‘85, MCAA President
President
Balta U.S., Inc.
Chattanooga, TN

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

Rev. Dr. Wendy Neff
General Presbyter
Presbytery of East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Reverend Gradye Parsons, Synod Clergy
Stated Clerk
Kodak, TN

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

Ms. Marcia Kilby-Rethwilm 89, Board Chair
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

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