2025 – 2026 Board of Directors
Name
Position
Company
Shane Smith
President
Smoky Mountain Children’s Home
Gayle Mrock
Vice-President/Government Relations
Holston Home
Brandi Haws
Treasurer/Finance & Operations
Health Connect America
Pamela Madison
Secretary/Membership Relations
Monroe Harding
Mark Bouie
Chair Legislative Relations
Meritan
Nicole Coning
Chair Professional Development
Harmony Family Center
Dennis Fleming
Chair TACF Restructuring
Porter-Leath
Elizabeth Blasbery
Executive Committee At-Large
Chambliss Center
Jannet Murray
Executive Committee At-Large
Compassionate Care
Esther Ampofo
Board Director
Kharis Care
Ken Bender
Board Director
Childhelp
Lauren Bobrowski
Board Director
McNabb Center
Sherry Butler
Board Director
Memphis Recovery Center
Nancy Christian
Board Director
The Florence Crittenton Agency
LaWanda Christmon
Board Director
Therapeutic Interventions
Carol Cox
Board Director
Centerstone of Tennessee
Eric Dunkerly
Board Director
Universal Health Services
Jamie Emery
Board Director
CCS/Steppenstone
Ashley Evans
Board Director
Frontier Health
Paul Fridenstine
Board Director
Parkridge Valley
Laurie Gardner
Board Director
TN Baptist Children’s Home
Cecilia Hamilton
Board Director
Free Will Baptist Family Ministries
Flora Iduoze
Board Director
Virtue Community Care
Laura Lackey
Board Director
Clarvida
Darian Lyons
Board Director
StepStone Family & Youth
Dennis Fleming
Board Director
Porter-Leath
Darian Lyons
Board Director
StepStone Family & Youth
Melissa McBride
Board Director
Youth Opportunity Investments
Susan Mills
Board Director
Goodwill Homes
Brian Oakley
Board Director
The King’s Daughters’ School
Ami Parker
Board Director
AGAPE – Nashville
Deborah Pobi
Board Director
Shalom Community Center
Tamela Rystrom
Board Director
MillarRich
Brenda Stanton
Board Director
Omni Family Services
Rachel Starnes
Board Director
Evergreen Life Services
Nikki Swann
Board Director
Youth Villages
Aba Turkson
Board Director
Beyond Care Living
Mike Yuhas
Board Director
TN Children’s Home
Regional Presidents
Name
Region
Company
Patrick Addison
Southeast Tennessee
TN Baptist Children’s Home
Mark Akers
East Tennessee
Childhelp
Jennifer Cougill-Harris
Middle Tennessee
Youth Villages
Dennis Fleming
West Tennessee
Porter-Leath
Aaron Shankle
Northeast Tennessee
Clarvida
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