Our Board of Directors
2026-2027 Officers
President: Jim Tanner
Lecturer, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Vice President: Ann Willard Fiddler
Attorney, Law Office of Joseph E Willard Jr.
Secretary: Chandler Hale
Associate Advisor, Second Story Real Estate Management
Treasurer: Shelby Payne
SVP, Underwriting and Quoting, Unum
Board Members
Brant Caldwell
CFO, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union
Michele Coffman
Attorney, McColpin & Coffman, PLLC
John Jackson, Past President
Attorney, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel
Beth Johnson
Director of Advertising and Customer Experience, EPB
Amanda Leffler
Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Partners Chattanooga
Barbara Marter
Foundations Administration and Consulting, Marter Management
Maria Matthews
Director of Generosity & Donor Relations, The Generosity Trust
Sarah Miller
Program Manager, Corporate Finance, Treasury, Tennessee Valley Authority
Sonal Modi
Senior Finance Manager, Tennessee American Water
Thomas Palmer
Architect, Principal, AIA, NCARB, Tinker Ma
Tom Williams
Director of Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability; Roper Corporation
Leadership Team
Kevin Hyde
Chief Executive Officer
Rick Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
Karen Sherrill
Chief Communications & Development Officer
Joy Key
Director of Stability Services
Carmen Hutson
Director of Victim Support Services
Kris Davis
Director of Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Tim Tingle
Director of Information Technology
Emily Cox
Director of Human Resources
Lynda LeVan
Director of Grants & Compliance