Our Team
Emily Walker, Executive Director
Emily Walker has nearly two decades of experience helping clients meet their programming and fundraising goals. After graduating from Furman University with a bachelor’s degree in communications, she helped launch TLC’s successful television series, Trading Spaces, which earned an Emmy nomination. Emily has also helped to produce new television series for HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Animal Planet and The Weather Channel.
She has also worked with multiple non-profits and universities with their online fundraising activities including Sacred Heart University and the University of Pittsburgh. Emily has also led e-solicitation campaigns for the University of Rochester, the Duke Cancer Institute, and the University of California at Davis
Board of Directors
Bret Moore,
President of the Board
President & CEO, Cool Springs Wine and Spirits
Tommy Patey
Treasurer
Group Chief Financial Officer,
Summit BHC’s SUD Division
Jessica Torres,
Recording Secretary
Affiliate Broker,
Zeitlin Sotheby’s International Realty
Autumn Ayres
Community Volunteer
Cole Dowsley
Attorney
Thompson Burton, PLLC
Eric Hardesty
Broker
The Kirkland Company
Ashley Klekamp
Community Volunteer
Mark Lombardi
Business Leader
GE Healthcare Financial Services
Holly McDaniel
Government Relations Manager,
Adams and Reese
Elizabeth Reavis
Elizabeth Reavis
Lissa Roussel
Community Volunteer
Joe Saig
VP, Sales & Marketing
Stock & Option Solutions, Inc.
Cara Sanders
Managing Editor & Director Of Digital Marketing,
Livability.com
Dianne Spencer
Private Banking Client Advisor, Oakworth Capital Bank
