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

Dennis Vonderfecht, Chair           
Joe Alexander, Vice Chair       
Jim Duensing, Treasurer
Dr. Mary Jinks, Secretary      
Katie Rawls, TNCPE President & CEO (Ex Officio)

Board

Dr. Lyle Ailshie
Director of Greeneville City Schools
Greeneville

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

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

Dr. David Black
President & CEO
Aegis Sciences Corporation
Nashville

Kenneth Breeden

Executive Vice President, Customer Resources, for the Tennessee Valley Authority
Nashville

Dr. Kevin B. 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

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

 

Dr. Linda Garceau
Dean, East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology
Johnson City

Dr. Mary Jinks
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

Dr. Jerry C. Maliot
Senior Vice President and /Chief Quality Officer for  Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
Memphis

Julie Morath
Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Jean Rush
President
CIGNA Government Services
Nashville

Dennis Vonderfecht

President and CEO of Mountain States Health Alliance
Johnson City

Greg York
Director of Operations
Marvin Windows and Doors
Ripley