Board of Advisors

Mr. Jim Haslam II

Chairman, Founder, Pilot Corporation


Dr. Marianne Wanamaker

Dean, The Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Ms. Cynthia Baker

Board Member



Mr. Darek Baker

Board Member



Mr. Patrick Butler

Retired president and CEO, America’s Public Television Stations; Former senior vice president, The Washington Post; Former special assistant to Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker Jr; Former speechwriter for President Gerald R. Ford


Dr. Jimmy Cheek

Chancellor Emeritus, University of Tennessee, Knoxville



Mr. David Colquitt

Hospitality Entrepreneur and Lawyer



Mr. Bob Corker

Former Senator


Ambassador AB Culvahouse

Former US Ambassador to Australia, White House Counsel to President Ronald Reagan alongside then Chief-of-Staff Howard H. Baker Jr.



Ms. Shuwanza Goff

Vice President of Political Advocacy for Hyundai Motor Group



Mr. David Golden

Chief Executive Officer, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Research Corporation


Mr. Thomas Griscom

Retired Executive Editor, Chattanooga Times Free Press, former Director of Communications, President Ronald Reagan



Dr. Susan S. Hubbard

Deputy for Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory



Mr. Heath Shuler

Former Congressman


Mr. Don C. Stansberry, Jr.

Attorney (retired), Stansberry, Petroff, Marcum & Blakley; business advisor and real estate developer; UT Board of Trustees, Huntsville, TN



Mrs. Liz Stowers

Philanthropist



Mr. John Tolsma

Founder, Knowledge Launch