2026 – 2027 Board of Directors
Name
Position
Company
Gayle Mrock
President
Holston Home for Children
Brenda Stanton
Vice-President/Government Relations
Omni Family of Services
Brandi Haws
Treasurer/Finance & Operations
Health Connect America
Pamela Madison
Secretary/Membership Relations
Monroe Harding
Ken Bender
Chair Legislative Relations
Childhelp
Jamie Emery
Chair Professional Development
Counseling & Consultation
Ami Parker
Board of Director
Agape – Nashville
Carol Cox
Board of Director
Centerstone
Liz Blasbery
Board of Director
Chambliss Center for Children
Laura Lackey
Board Director
Clarvida
Jannet Murray
Board Director
Compassionate Care
Ashley Evans
Board Director
Frontier Health
Susan Mills
Board Director
Goodwill Homes Community Services
Lauren Bobrowski
Board Director
McNabb Center
Tamela Rystrom
Board Director
MillarRich
Eric Dunkerly
Board Director
Universal Health Services
Paul Fridenstine
Board Director
Parkridge Valley
Dennis Fleming
Board Director
Porter-Leath
Shane Smith
Board Director
Smoky Mountain Children’s Home
Darian Lyons
Board Director
StepStone Family Services
Laurie Gardner
Board Director
TN Baptist Children’s Home
Mike Yuhas
Board Director
TN Children’s Home
LaWanda Christmon
Board Director
Therapeutic Interventions
Tyrene Green
Board Director
Youth Opportunity Investments
Niikki Swann
Board Director
Youth Villages
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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