Board of Directors
Monique Anderson, Associate Dean, University of Tennessee Registrar
Judith Brookshire, MSSW, Tennessee School for the Deaf- Co-Chair
Nancy Carnes, J.D., Attorney, U.S. Department of Energy
Denzel Dukes, University of Tennessee, Children's Mental Health Research Center
Diana Gossett, Special Education Specialist, Knox County School System
John Lawrence, Director of Finance, Phillips and Jordan
Susan Lee, R.N., Matria Healthcare, Secretary
Johnnie Morgan, Special Education Teacher, Knox County Schools
Richard Norris, CPA, Treasurer
Terry Ray, Owner, JRB Controls Inc.
Elizabeth Ann Ritchie, Community Volunteer, Co-Chair
John Thomas, Financial Advisor, Smith-Barney
Advisory Council
Dr. Andrew Zimmerman, M.D., Director of Medical Neuroscience, Center for Autism Related Disorders, Kennedy Kriger Institute; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Brian Bonfardin, M.D., Assistant Director, Helen Ross McNabb Center
Dr. Gene Hayes, Professor, Department of Exercise, Sport and Leisure Studies, The University of Tennessee; Director, Camp Koionia
George Kershaw, member and Past President, Helen Ross McNabb Foundation Board
Rev. George Doebler, Director of Chaplaincy Services, UT Medical Center
Elisabeth Rukeyser, Former Commissioner, Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, State of Tennessee
Founding Board Members (Honorary Status)
Linda Holtzclaw
Barbara Rentenbach
Carole Schenk
Executive Director
Tom Beeson, MAT