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Dr. Avice Evans Reid is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee. She received her primary and secondary education in the Knoxville School System, and is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Knoxville College (B.S- Mathematics) and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Covington Theological Seminary (Master of Ministry and a Doctor of Ministry).

Dr. Reid entered her 2nd retirement from Knoxville City Government in February 2020, after serving for 12 years.  For eight years she served the citizens of Knoxville as the Executive Director of the Police Advisory and Review Committee and four years as the Senior Director of Community Relations for the City of Knoxville. She was the liaison between community organizations and City Government, addressing the concerns of these groups, and supervised community engagement efforts including the City’s Save Our Sons initiative, the Police Advisory and Review Committee (PARC), Title VI Programs and chaired the City’s Internal Racial Equity Committee.  Prior to serving in City Government, Dr. Reid retired after 34 years of service from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in various capacities, including Mathematician, Systems Analyst, Senior Project Manager and Senior Manager of Information Technology.

She is very active in the Knoxville community and is serving or has served as a Director on boards such as Leadership Knoxville (Board Chair (2020 – 2021) / Class of 1995); Home Federal Bank of Tennessee; East Tennessee Foundation; Community Building Institute (Board Chair); The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee; Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee (Past Board Chair); Alpha Pi Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (Past President); and Alpha Pi Omega Foundation (Immediate Past President); The Knoxville (TN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated (Past President); the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Board; the Community Television of Knoxville Board; The United Way of Greater Knoxville (Past Secretary); Knoxville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross (Past Treasurer); the Helen Ross McNabb Foundation; Leadership Knoxville’s Introduction Knoxville Committee (Past Chair); YWCA of Knoxville (Past President); Covenant Health System Quality Improvement and Professional Relations Committee; the Executive Women's Association (Past President); Alliance for Better Nonprofits; Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center; and the Knoxville Public Safety Foundation.

Her service extends beyond the local community.  Dr. Reid served two terms as a member of the board of directors for the National Association for Civilian Oversite of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) and serves as the Executive Administrative Assistant of The Church of God Sanctified, Incorporated.  She is also a Trustee, Church Administrator and Sunday School teacher at the Cherry Street Church of God.

Dr. Reid was recognized for her exemplary contributions to the community and leadership by the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians East Tennessee Region as the 2021 Trefoil Society Honoree; YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley as the 2016 Tribute to Women Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; the Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council as a 2009 Women of Achievement honoree; and as the Bronze Woman of the Year (2001 – 2002) by the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Incorporated.  She is also the recipient of the TVA Women of Distinction - Science and Technology Award; is a graduate of Leadership East Tennessee (Class of 2006) and Leadership Tennessee (Class VII).

Avice’s interests revolve around making Knoxville a welcoming community and helping young people see endless possibilities for their future--especially those who don’t have many positive role models in their immediate surroundings.  Avice enjoys reading, travel, building a positive community, and loving on her grandchildren. She has been married to Gary J. Reid for over 49 years; mother of two adult daughters and two sons-in-law; and grandmother to four grandchildren.