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Board of Directors

Responsible for governance and funding, the Board of Directors provides the TNCPE, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, strategic direction by developing policy and managing resources to ensure the sustainability of the organization. The board is composed of distinguished leaders from all sectors of Tennessee’s economy.

Officers

Ms. Melanie Hendricks, Chair           
Dennis Vonderfecht, Vice Chair       
Dr. Michael Browder, Treasurer
Mr. Charles Lee, Secretary      
Ms. Katie Rawls, President (Ex Officio)

Board

Dr. Lyle Ailshie
Director of Greeneville City Schools
Greenville

Dr. Joe Alexander
Associate Dean of Belmont University's Massey School of Business
Nashville

Dr. Robert R. Bell
President of Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville

Kathy M. Bergeson  
Corporate Advisor for FedEx Express
Memphis

Kenneth Breeden
Executive Vice President for the Tennessee Valley Authority
Nashville

Dr. Michael Browder
General Manager of Bristol Tennessee Essential Services
Bristol

Kevin Carter
Chief Operating Officer of Budweiser of Clarksville/Cookeville/Hopkinsville/ and Owensboro
Cookeville

Dr. Kevin Churchwell
CEO and Executive Director of the Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville

Thom Crosby
President and CEO of Pal's Sudden Service
Kingsport

Gerry Daly
General Manager of The Honors Course
Chattanooga

 

Jim Duensing
Executive Vice President and CFO for Caterpillar Financial Services
Nashville

Melanie Hendricks
Vice President of Global Quality at Cummins Filtration
Nashville

Dan Hilgenkamp
Plant Manager for Eaton Corporation
Newbern

Dr. Mary Jinks
Associate Vice President of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service
Knoxville

Commissioner Matthew Kisber
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Nashville

Lewis Lavine
President of the Center for Nonprofit Management
Nashville

Charles Lee
Vice President of Business and Finance at The University of Memphis
Memphis
Dr. Jerry C. Maliot
Senior VP/Chief Quality Officer for  Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
Memphis

Dennis Vonderfecht
President and CEO of Mountain States Health Alliance
Johnson City

John Williams
President and CEO of Tennergy
Jackson