2025 Board of Directors

Bill Forrester, Chair, First Tennessee Development District

Steve Hightower, Vice-Chair, RetiredCity of Kingsport

Megan Helton, Secretary

Tracey Stratton, Treasurer, Retired – Childress, Inc.

Amanda Bowlin, Past-Chair, Amanda Bowlin, CPA, PLLC

Josh Fuller, Board Member, Eastman Credit Union

Wally Boyd, Board Member, Bob Callahan Realtors

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

Mickey Jones, Board Member, JTH Industrial

Gale Manley, Board Member, Retired – Eastman

Stephanie McClellan, Board Member, Johnson City Press

Rick Miller, Board Member, American Electric Power

Karen Rowell, Board Member, Retired8X Consulting

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

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

Executive Team

Morris Baker
President & CEO

Kim Carmichel
Chief Financial Officer 

Matthew DeLozier, Ed.D.
Vice President of People Operations

Jeff Bise
Vice President of  Donated Goods & Retail Operations

Amanda Adams, M.A.
Director of Communications

Darrell Sherer
Director of Business Development

2025 Board of Directors

Bill Forrester, Chair, First Tennessee Development District

Steve Hightower, Vice-Chair, RetiredCity of Kingsport

Megan Helton, Secretary

Tracey Stratton, Treasurer, Retired – Childress, Inc.

Amanda Bowlin, Past-Chair, Amanda Bowlin, CPA, PLLC

Josh Fuller, Board Member, Eastman Credit Union

Wally Boyd, Board Member, Bob Callahan Realtors

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

Mickey Jones, Board Member, JTH Industrial

Gale Manley, Board Member, Retired – Eastman

Stephanie McClellan, Board Member, Johnson City Press

Rick Miller, Board Member, American Electric Power

Karen Rowell, Board Member, Retired8X Consulting

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

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

Executive Team

Morris Baker
President & CEO

Kim Carmichel
Chief Financial Officer 

Matthew DeLozier, Ed.D.
Vice President of People Operations

Jeff Bise
Vice President of Donated Goods & Retail Operations

Amanda Adams, M.A.
Director of Communications

Darrell Sherer
Director of Business Development