Board of Advisors

Explore the Board of Advisors for the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs. Learn more about the individuals who help advance the School’s mission through teaching, research, service, and engagement.

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