Meet Our Team
We believe in the mission before us.
With a dedicated team of professionals working in a myriad of areas supporting our mission, VMC is fortunate to have skilled, passionate, and knowledgeable people serving both on the front lines and behind the scenes to bring our services to the people who need them most.
2025 Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chair
David Arning, President, Lawson Family Foundation
Vice Chair
Ragan Schriver, PsyD, MSW, Associate Professor and Director MSSW Program, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Treasurer
Mark Walker, Chief Financial Officer, Knoxville Utilities Board
Secretary
Anna Justice, Senior Wellbeing Strategist, Clayton Homes
Past Chair
Nancy Friedrich, Community Volunteer
Officer At-Large
Kaleb Buckner, Marketing, Barnhart Energy Company
Officer At-Large
William Coley, Attorney, Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC
DIRECTORS
Hitch Gilchrist, Project Manager, Merit Construction
Ross Goodman, Relationship Manager, First Bank
Darrell Murrell, General Manager, DLM Inc.
Eric Lutton, District Public Defender, Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office
Eboni Winford, PhD, MPH, Director of Research and Health Equity, River Valley Health
Felix Harris, COO, Knoxville Area Urban League
Kristin Reed, Director of Communications, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Greg Marret, Founder, Marret & Company, PLLC
Ken Knight, General Manager, Crowne Plaza Hotel
Kelly Drummond, Ed. D, PHR, Boys & Girls Club of America
Mark Mamantov, Attorney, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Brittany Bailey, Journalist, WBIR-TV 10
Jordan Thaller, Director of Logistics, Bush Brothers
Beth Ann Carter, Admin, MBI Companies
