Staci is a paralegal at the law offices of Butler, Vines & Babb a long standing firm that specializes in personal injury, insurance defense and general matters of law. Before her present position, Staci was a freelance paralegal in both Dayton, Ohio, and Knoxville. She has been an active volunteer with the Knoxville Dogwood Arts Festival and, while a student at Roane State Community College, was on both the President’s List and the Dean’s List.

John David Curry is a native Chattanoogan with a B.S. in Organizational Management, an M.S. in Administration and Human Resource Management and has certification as a Tennessee State Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator.  He is a retired senior manager with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Nuclear Power Generation Division.  Prior to moving to Knoxville, he served as president of the Signal Mountain Area Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of Directors of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce.  John David also served on the Signal Mountain City Commission.  He has had various leadership roles in the Boy Scouts of America, the United Way and Catholic churches in the Knoxville Diocese.  He is currently president of the Riverhill Gateway Neighborhood Association in Knoxville and is a member of the Board of Directors for the James White Fort.

Ron is employed by Home Trust Bank’s Bearden office. He is a retail business designer, developing more than a dozen retail outlets including co-creator of Forum Gifts in Knoxville. He is on the Advocacy Board for the Hearing & Speech Foundation of Blount County. He is active with multiple charitable organizations including volunteer service and fund raising.

John is retired from First Horizon Bank as SVP of the Bank’s Regional Operations Center after 40 years of service. Active in the Blount County community, John has served on numerous United Way of Blount County committees over the past 20 years, and was Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2012. He is currently a member of the Community Impact Committee.  John was a member of the Leadership Blount Class of 1999 and later served on Leadership Blount’s Board and as their Board Chair.  He is also a member of the East Tennessee Regional Leadership class of 2015.  He is currently on the board of the Hearing & Speech Foundation and serves as the foundation’s Executive Director.

Founder of an international company for training and development, Ms. Asbury has been involved since 1977, starting in Knoxville, with the apartment business. She is an empowering speaker, author and committed to the leadership of the next generations thru podcasts. A South Knoxville native, Brenda is no stranger to community service thru the efforts of her father, Bill Hays who was a spiritual leader and ran for County Commissioner.

She has lived and worked in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Nashville. Having completed her work path she is currently assisting Neyland Associates with development in the Southeast.

She went to the University of Tennessee and East TN State and studied architecture. She has numerous national awards for her efforts and endeavors.

Melinda is a retired Registered Nurse after 25 years of practice at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. She began her career in nursing in the operating room at UT. After earning specialty certifications in the OR and Orthopedics, she worked with University Orthopedic Surgeons until her retirement. Currently Melinda volunteers in the community for several nonprofit organizations. She is the advocacy leader and serves on the advocacy board of the Hearing & Speech Foundation. She is chair of the Fort’s Beautification Committee.

Over twenty five years in healthcare industry, starting as a therapist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and later, director of community outreach for Tennova Healthcare.

Currently direct a program dedicated to support and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Amedisys, Inc..

Born and raised in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains – attended University of Tennessee and hold master’s degree in health, safety and leisure.

State of Tennessee volunteer long-term care ombudsman.

Avid scuba diver, American Red Cross instructor for CPR/AED/First aid and Wilderness First Aid, and volunteer for Cancer Support Community and Mobile Meals.

John R. Rosson, Jr. graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1970, and received his Juris Doctorate at the University of Tennessee Law School in 1975. He was admitted to practice law in 1976 and continues to be in private law practice. In addition to his private practice, he has been the Knoxville City Municipal Judge since 1986. Additionally, he is currently a member of the Knoxville Bar Association, serving on the Professionalism Committee; he is a member of the American Bar Association, having served on the Executive Committee of Specialized Courts; he is a member of the American Judges Association, of which he has served on the Board of Governors; he is a member of the Tennessee Municipal Judges Conference, currently serving on the Legislative Committee and having served on the Board and as the Chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee; he is a member of The Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Community Action Committee, Board of the Knoxville-Knox County CAC Office on Aging, Board of the Joy of Music School, the Board of the Parkinson Foundation, the Board of the James White Fort and has served on the Board of the Sertoma Club. He is a member of the PAD KAC legal fraternity. He was honorably discharged after serving in the Army Reserves and National Guard from 1970 to 1976. He is a member of the West End Church of Christ.

Marcus was born in Brazil. I was adopted at age 4 and raised in Lenoir City. I have worked in sales all my life. I currently work for Realty Executives with The Wala Habiby team. He is one of the top Realtors in TN. I love my career and helping people achieve their dreams and getting to know new people.  I have 3 Children. Trey-25, Emily-19, and Isabella 17. I enjoy working out and socializing with friends in my off time.

Alan Williams is a native East Tennessean with deep roots and strong ties to the James White family history.

He is a long time TV and radio veteran beginning at WBIR-TV, WATE-TV, WVLT-TV and WIVK radio. He’s now involved in special media projects and proud to serve on the board in promoting Knoxville’s first family.

Griffin graduated from Carson-Newman University with a degree in Business Marketing and Management. He currently works as a Realtor for Trotta Montgomery Real Estate and volunteers for Hoof & Harness Experiential Learning in his spare time. Griffin formerly served as the Head of Marketing and Sales for Kusa Systems. Additionally, he was involved with the Regas Restaurant History Project.