Meet Our Team

Gina Whitmore
Senior Director, Amachi/Compassion Coalition/Resource Center

Carolyn Hansen
Membership Coordinator, Compassion Coalition

Krystal Gourley
Director, Compassion Coalition
Advisory Board
Carren Broadnax
Department of Children’s Services and Overcoming Believers Church
Lynn Clemons
Martin Chapel
Gerri Crutchfield
Concord UMC & Compassion Coalition Volunteer
Melissa Foster
Provision & Community Volunteer
Dr. Emily Hager
Governor’s Faith-Based & Community Initiative
Annetta James
Rogers Memorial Baptist Church
Michelle Hurton
KIN & Church Street UMC
Jim Lavalle
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
Carla Livesay
St. James Episcopal Church
Justin Malkiewicz
First Baptist Concord Church
Chris Martin
President of Knoxville Leadership Foundation
Mark Moreland
Central Bearden
Michelle Myers
Fountain City Ministry Center
Bob Paroski
Faith Promise Church
Mark Steimer
Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church
Bill Tapp
First Church Knox
Char Taylor
Cokesbury Church
Kristine Townsend
Cokesbury Church
Compassion Coalition is an initiative under the umbrella of:

KLF Board of Directors
Dr. Jerry Askew
Archdeacon
St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral
Daniel Carter
President of The Trust Company
Susan Edwards
KLF Secretary
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)
Shannon Hampson
CEO
Abercrombie Radiology
Chris Martin
President
Knoxville Leadership Foundation
Valerie Mire
Partner
Medical Waste of America
Jeff Peters
President (Retired)
The White Stone Group
Avice Reid
Community Volunteer
Dr. John Simmons
Abercrombie Radiology
Randy Smith
KLF Treasurer
Managing Partner
Tradewinds Advisory, LLC
Mike Turner
CEO
Turner Homes
George Wallace
KLF Chairperson
Partner
Wallace Real Estate