Meet the Leaders of JA East Tennessee
JA’s influential board of directors is comprised of senior executives and business leaders who represent diverse facets of our local economy. In the quest to position JA as a vital educational force for children, they are willing and able to deliver their own organization’s resources and influence others to do the same.
Executive Board
Chairman of the Board — Brandon Bruce, Co-Founder of Uncat
Past-Board Chair — Shannon Harper, Vice President & COO Harper Auto Square
Secretary — Christa Early, Staffing Solutions – Area Market Development Manager
Treasurer — Eric Elliott, Elliott Advisory Group – MBA/ CPA
Grant Rosenberg, Denark Construction – Vice President Business Development
Lisa Rottmann – Stowers Machinery
Tamara Boyer – East Tennessee Foundation – Legal Counsel & VP for Advancement
Travis Edmondson, FirstBank – Knoxville Area President
Anne Rochester, NAI Koelle RM Moore – CFO
Callie Archer, Junior Achievement of East TN – President
Board of Directors
Chris Allen, Tennessee Smokies – President & COO
Callie Archer, Junior Achievement of East TN – President
Eugenia Almedia, A New Hue– Founder
Brent Ball, FirstBank – Knoxville Market President
Robert Barger, First Century Bank – President & CEO
Lita Belcher, Lita Belcher Interior Design – Owner
Tamara Boyer, East Tennessee Foundation – General Counsel, VP for Advancement
Steven Brooks, SL Tennessee– Asst. Manager of Sales
Brandon Bruce, Uncat – Cofounder
Price Cooper, Fountain Leasing, LLC – Executive Vice President
Mike Cohen, Cohen Communications Group – Owner
Lisa Courtney, Team Health – VP of Human Resources
John Curry, Regal Entertainment Group – Senior Vice President
Kristine Davenport, The Trust Company of Tennessee – Relationship Manager
Krissy DeAlejandro, tnAchieves – Executive Director
Bruce Duggins, Regions Bank – VP of Regional Sales
Leslie Godfrey, Pinnacle Financial Partners -Senior VP & Financial Advisor
Christa Early, Staffing Solutions – Area Market Development Manager
Eric Elliott, Elliott Advisory Group, LLP – President and CEO
Brittany Ford, Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance – Portfolio Manager
Kim Frazier, Hardin Valley Planning Advocates – Founder and Director
Harry Gross, SunTrust Bank– Executive Vice President
Marcus Hall, Marc Nelson Denim – Owner
Erin Harlow, Michael Brady, Inc.-Vice President of Architecture
Shannon Harper, Harper Auto Square – President and Dealer Principal
Andy Lowe, LBMC, Knoxville Market Leader
Andrew Murr, Barge Waggoner – Vice President
Amy Pangelinan, CapStar Bank – Knoxville Market President
Courtney Potts, First Tennessee Foundation – Community Investment Coordinator
Anne Rochester, NAI Koella RM Moore, Inc. – CFO
Grant Rosenberg, Denark Construction– VP Business Development
Lisa Rottmann, Stowers Machinery – GM of Marketing and Strategy
Kris Tatum, Citadel Construction & Old Forge Distillery– Executive Vice President of Business Development
Peter Ullrich, Ullrich Printing – Owner
Patrick Wade, TCAT Knoxville -Assistant Director
Steve Vanderink, Pilot Company – Vice President of Regional Sales
Kristin Waldschlager, Consolidated Nuclear Security Y-12 – Educational Outreach