PEF is guided by a volunteer board of directors who represent the corporate, higher education, foundation and civic communities of Chattanooga.

Officers and Executive Committee

Jim Hill
Board Chair
Vice-Chair, Tennessee Education Lottery Board

John F. Germ
Board Vice Chair
President/CEO, Campbell & Associates, Inc.

Roger Dickson
Board Secretary
Partner, Miller & Martin

H. Grant Law, Jr.
Board Treasurer
Community Volunteer

Ruth S. Holmberg
Immediate Past Chair
Publisher Emeritus, Chattanooga Times

Dr. Jane W. Harbaugh
Associate Provost for Undergraduate & Special Programs (retired)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Board Members

Margaret C. Card
Community Volunteer

Mary Jo Clark
Vice President, Tennessee PTA
Executive Board, Hamilton County Council of PTAs

Michael Cranford
President
Boys & Girls Club of Chattanooga, Inc.

Billy J. Edwards
Senior Manager of Contract Projects (retired)
Tennessee Valley Authority

Pem Guerry
Senior Vice President
Sungard Signix

Tom Kinser
CEO Emeritus
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

George E. Ricks, Sr.
Community Outreach Coordinator
Southside/Dodson Avenue Community Health Centers

Robert H. Siskin
President
R. H. Siskin and Associates

Dr. Mary P. Tanner
Dean, College of Education and Applied Professional Studies
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga