Meet the Staff
We’re here to help.
Brent Waugh
Chief Executive Officer
BWaugh@tennesseebig.org
865.243.3879
Whitney Baker
Mentor 2.0 Program Director
WBaker@tennesseebig.org
865.243.8846
Tyler Boldin
Chief Development Officer
TBoldin@tennesseebig.org
865.243.3880
Jennifer Davis
Program Director
JDavis@tennesseebig.org
865.512.9911
Erin Flynn
Match Support Specialist
EFlynn@tennesseebig.org
865.474.8655
Rene Griggs
Quality Assurance Director
RGriggs@tennesseebig.org
865.214.4620
Vivian Gwinn
Community Engagement Director
VGwinn@tennesseebig.org
865.243.8093
Lorien Pace
Office Manager
LPace@tennesseebig.org
865.474.8650
Conner Patterson
Match Support Director
CPatterson@tennesseebig.org
865.862.9984
Traci Sisson
Mentor 2.0 Program Coordinator
TSisson@tennesseebig.org
865.523.2179
Ripley Owens
Director of Customer Relations and Enrollment
ROwens@tennesseebig.org
865.474.8652
Laurie Stone
Match Support Specialist
LStone@tennesseebig.org
865.329.0168
Jennifer Sulfridge
Enrollment and Match Specialist
JSulfridge@tennesseebig.org
865.474.8656
Jake Thomas
Mentor 2.0 Program Coordinator
JThomas@tennesseebig.org
865.862.6425
Chris Whitehead
Program Specialist
CWhitehead@tennesseebig.org
865.329.0279
Melissa Dixon, Tri Cities
Program Coordinator
MDixon@tennesseebig.org
423.247.3240 x 4
Rob Montgomery, Tri Cities
Program Specialist
RMontgomery@tennesseebig.org
423.247.3240 x 1
Board of Directors
Diana Salesky, President
Consultant
Nick Wilson, President-Elect
First Horizon Bank
VP, Portfolio Manager
Barrett Simonis, Treasurer/Secretary
Pugh CPAs
Partner
Ryan Willis, Program Chair
Ackermann Marketing & PR
Vice President
Janet Bales
Wal-mart
Manager
David Bratcher
UPS
Marketing Manager
Deedee Brownlee
Knox County Schools, Maynard Elementary
School Counselor
Carol Davis
Pilot Flying J
Manager, Enterprise Products
Jimmy Delaney
University of Tennessee Athletic Department
Associate AD, Marketing and Sales
Travis Edmondson
First Bank
East Tennessee Regional President
Carly Harrington
Knox County Schools
Director of Public Affairs
Amanda Hubbard
Citi Group
Assistant Vice President, Fraud
David Murrell, EdS
Blount County Schools
Assistant Director of Operations
Maria Nia
EdFinancial
HR Generalist
Dipakkumar Patel
Michael Brady Inc.
Architectural Project Manager
Derrick Reasor
United Parcel Services (Tri-Cities)
Management
Aaron Riley
Perfectserve
BDR Manager
Richard Riley
U.S. Department of Energy
Accountant
Betty Sue Sparks
University of Tennessee
Assistant Professor of Practice
Jordan Spradling
Pilot Flying J
Senior Director, Transportation
Brandon Stroud
Regal Corporate Headquarters
VP, IT Operations & Logistics
Charles Swanson
City of Knoxville
Attorney
Kal Vayilapalli
Radio Systems Corporation
ERP Functional Manager
Alaka Williams
Discovery Network
Sr. VP HR – US Networks
Lyndsay Zachery
US Cellular
Agent Sales and Development Manager