Ours is a very engaged and active board. We share a strong camaraderie based on the fact that each of us is dedicated to advancing the mission of the Urban League – empowering communities and changing lives.

Officers

Chair
Peyton T. Hairston, Jr.
Senior Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority

Immediate Past Chair
Annette Winston
Communication Studies
University of Tennessee

Vice Chair
Cynthia M. Moxley
CEO
Moxley Carmichael

Secretary
Rosalyn Tillman
Assistant Dean
Pellissippi State Technical Community College

Treasurer
Frank Rothermel
President
Denark Construction

President
Phyllis Y. Nichols
Knoxville Area Urban League

Board Members

Julia Bentley
Senior Vice President
Saks Incorporated

Tierney Bates
Assistant Director of Development U.T. College of Engineering 

Gwendolyn Brown
Community Volunteer

Russell Byrd
Director of Government & Community Affairs
Comcast Cable Communication

Tom Catani
Vice President – East Operations U.S. Cellular

Alan Chesney, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Human Resources
University of Tennessee

Rita Geier
Associate to the Chancellor University of Tennessee

Christopher Jackson
Location Manager, Tennessee Operation ALCOA Rigid Packaging

Lonnie Jones
Principal
Allstate Insurance of Farragut

Tammy Jurinsky
Manager of Compensation, Benefits, and General Administration
DENSO Manufacturing – Tennessee Inc.

John Lansing
President
Scripps Networks

Sylvia Peters
Community Volunteer

Al Pirie
Vice President of Human Resources Uster Technologies

Rhonda Rice
Executive Vice President
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce

Jonida Robinson
Community Volunteer

Tim Romero
Regional Vice President Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Drew Starke
Dealer Operations Manager
Nissan North America

Deborah Stevens
Shareholder Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop

Bryan Stubblefield
Vice President Regional Manager First Tennessee

Dennis Upton
Vice President
Knoxville Utilities Board

Frank Robinson
Community Volunteer

Debi Welch
Director of Human Resources Knoxville News Sentinel

Avis Young
Operations Supervisor
UPS