Staff

Jim Stewart
Executive Director

Jessica Whitehorn
Education Director

Emilee Null
Marketing Director

Melba Smothers
Bookkeeping Assistant

Mark Costello
Maintenance

Ava Lowery
Education & Programming Coordinator

Job Openings

Board of Directors

Eric Burnett
Retired Paramedic lieutenant
President

​Ardye Graham
Retired- Executive Director of Institute for the Blind
Vice President

David Smart
President/CEO, Trust Federal Credit Union​
Treasurer

Gail Shiminski
Retired- NICU RN
Secretary

Jerry Hill
Member-at-Large

Courtney Alley
Project Manager - City of Chattanooga | Parks and Rec

Diana Gennett
Owner - Gennett Forestry Consulting

Monica Miles
Guest Lecturer - UTC

Michelle Neubel
Herbalist & Owner - Michelle's Herbal Products

Scott Smith
Retired - Director/Chief Pilot, Carrier Global Corporation

Regina Verde
Retired - Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, University of Virginia Health

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