Since taking office in December 2019, Mayor Indya Kincannon has appointed 114 community leaders and people with specialized expertise to serve on boards, commissions and committees. She said they “are committed to making Knoxville better, and they demonstrate that with their energy and fresh perspectives.” Visit here to find info on the purpose, makeup and meeting schedule of 55 boards, commissions, committees and other panels, as well as info on ways to volunteer or apply for appointment to a board. Here are the most recent mayoral appointees. Read the list carefully, for here you will find future mayors and city council members:
Historic Zoning Commission: Travis Tillman, Beth Eason, Hallie Hearnes, Lynne Randazzo
Police Advisory & Review Committee: Jenae Anderson Easterly
Mayor’s Maker Council: Mary Thom Adams, Kiame Biandudi, Marianne Canada, Barron Hall, Forrest Kirkpatrick, Jasmine Newton, Brigid Oesterling, Marshall Prado, Haseeb Qureshi, Kelly Sullivan, Marcus Williamson
Employee Benefits Advisory Council: Linda Pardue
Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization: Isaac Thorne
Mayor’s Council on Disability Issues: Nancy Welch
Public Property Naming Committee: Bryan Berry
Design Review Board: Rick Blackburn
Diversity Business Advisory Council: Bing Cao, Tiki Dixon, Travis Holloway, Cassandra Stuart, Nikitia Thompson
Deferred Compensation Committee: Donna Dyer, Rodney Phipps
Knoxville’s Community Development Corp.: Scott Broyles
Food Policy Council: Rhea Kinney
Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB): Claudia Caballero
Knoxville Transportation Authority: Sandy Booher, Chris Couch, Ashley Osborne
Industrial Development Board: Susan Brown, Keith Garrett
Neighborhood Advisory Council: Emma Ellis-Cosigua, Philip Hipps, Breyauna Holloway, Alanna McKissack, Brent Waugh
City Tree Board: Natalia Almonacid, Robert Graves, Charles Kwit
Pension Board: Twuanna Munroe Ward
Animal Control Board: Dr. Lisa Chassy
Greenways Commission: Stephanie Bailey, Ginger Conner, Jason Cottrell, Shauna Godlevsky, Jody Mullins, Andrea Schneibel
Public Arts Committee: Claudio Gomez, Damon Rawls, Oren Yarbrough
Board of Zoning Appeals: Eboni James
Better Building Board: Kaylin Chesney
Employee Benefits Advisory Council: Whitney Bean, Lily Seabolt
Civil Service Merit Board: Stephanie Taylor