| Richard S. Brown - is the Senior Pastor of Payne Avenue Baptist Church. He has been married to his wife, Kirktenia, for eighteen years and they have three children. |
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Doug Harris - is a franchisee for
Papa John's Pizza. He is a founding board member of the Compassion
Coalition and has a passion to see business owners involved in community
transformation. Doug’s community service involvement includes
mentoring urban youth. Doug also serves on the board of Knoxville
Leadership Foundation, Fellowship Evangelical Free Church, Brittany Place
Homeowners Association and the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association. |
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Jon Lawler - is the Director of the Implementation Office of the Knox County 10 Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness. He serves on a number of
non-profit boards and has had a relationship with Compassion Coalition
from its beginning. |
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Carol McEntyre -
is on the pastoral staff at First Baptist Knoxville as the minister to University students. She has a MSW degree from Baylor University and a MDiv degree from Truett Seminary. She is married to Michael McEntyre who is the youth pastor at First Baptist Knoxville. |
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Dr. Adam E. McKee, III -
is the Senior Pastor of Lennon-Seney United Methodist Church. He earned the Doctor of Ministry degree at the Theological School of Drew University, the Master of Divinity Degree from Virginia Union University, and a BA in Sociology from Bethune-Cookman College. He has served a variety of community based organizations as a board member including Habitat for Humanity, African-American Advisory Board at UTC, Chattanooga United Way and Chattanooga Endeavors. He and his wife Charlotte have one daughter who is a student at Howard University. |
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David Nelson -
is a business partner at Rodefer Moss &
Co, PLLC. He is a board member at Big Brothers Big Sisters, Fountain
City Town Hall, Kings
Fellowship, and Faith Community
Church. He volunteers at a single mom’s ministry,
Maynard
Elementary School, Volunteer
Ministries, and Angelic Ministries, among other places. David’s personal
mission is to make a difference in people’s lives. |
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Dick Nixdorf -
is the President and CEO of Industrial Ceramic Solutions. He is a member of Westlake Church having served as an elder and deacon, small group leader, mission team leader and financial course instructor. He and his wife, Marjorie, have been married 31 years and have two children. |
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David Walker -
is the Executive Director of the Tennessee Conference Community Development Corporation and Pastor of Lomax Temple AME Zion Church. He and his wife Denise have been married for one year. David has three children. |
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Juanita Winters -
is a member at Fellowship Church and has ministered in the areas of rehabilitation work, counseling, teaching and working with the homeless and elderly. She has been married to John, the pastor over missions & outreach at Fellowship Church, for 20 years. They have three children. |
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Phil Young -
is the Senior Pastor of Salem Baptist Church. Phil is the Mission Development Director for Knox County Association of Baptists and is on the Christian Services Committee of TBC as well as a member of the Norton Institute Board of Directors for Carson-Newman College. He and his wife, Kim, have been married for twenty-two years and have three children. |
