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Leadership
Staff

Gaye Fortner
Co-CEO

Cristie Upshaw Travis
Co-CEO

Phil Belcher
Chief Operating Officer

Jeff Townsend
Vice President, Member Services

Amanda Abshagen
Programs and Communications Manager

Janis M. Slivinski
Administrative Assistant
Board of Directors

David Hines
Chair, Metro Nashville Public Schools

Jay Arkle
Vice Chair, FedEx

Diana Morgan
Secretary, Pilot/Flying J

David Clothier
Treasurer, Pilot/Flying J

Laurie Lee
State of Tennessee

Philip Ransdell
Cracker Barrel

Karen Sones
First Horizon

Christine Stickler
City of Knoxville
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