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Chamber Foundation Board

Chair – Mark Kinser, Retired
Vice Chair – Jeff Dykes, BrightRidge
Treasurer / Secretary – Andy Dietrich, Champion Chevrolet-Cadillac
President / CEO – Bob Cantler
Tembra Aldridge, The Mall at Johnson City
Cathy Byers, Eastman Credit Union
Dr. Dennis Depew, ETSU College of Business & Technology
Andy Dietrich, Champion Chevrolet-Cadillac
Hugh Ferguson, First Bank & Trust
Jennifer Keller, Baker-Donelson
Chuck Mason Jr.
Neil Poland, Mullican Flooring
Melissa Steagall-Jones, Blackburn Childers & Steagall
Tony Treadway, Creative Energy
Guy Wilson
General Counsel: Philip R. Baker, Baker Ensley & Shade PLLC

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