2026 Board of Directors

Josh Fuller, Chair, Bank of Tennessee

Bill Forrester, Vice-Chair, First Tennessee Development District

Megan Helton, Secretary, Wander & Thrive Company

Tracey Stratton, Treasurer, Retired – Childress, Inc.

Steve Hightower, Past-Chair, Retired – City of Kingsport

Amanda Bowlin, Board Member, Amanda Bowlin, CPA, PLLC

Wally Boyd, Board Member, Self Employed

Bill Hamilton, Jr., Board Member, Retired – Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Joe Harvey, Board Member, Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP

Jack Lawson, Board Member, Retired – NETWORKS Sullivan County Partnership

Gale Manley, Board Member, Retired – Eastman

Rick Miller, Board Member, American Electric Power

Curtis Montgomery, Board Member, Fidelity Investments

Austin Ramsey, Board Member, Pointech

Karen Rowell, Board Member, Rowell Consulting

Executive Team

Kim Carmichel
President & CEO

Matthew DeLozier, Ed.D.
Chief of Staff

Jeff Bise
Vice President of Donated Goods & Retail Operations

Amanda Adams, M.A.
Vice President of Branding & Community Relations