MARTIN, Tenn. — University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, Weakley County Mayor Jake Bynum and Obion County Joint Economic Development Council CEO Lindsay Frilling are three of 45 Tennessee leaders chosen from rural and urban communities across Tennessee to participate in the sixth Leadership Tennessee class.
Class members will spend the next year engaging in collaborative, non-partisan dialogue on issues of statewide importance. The 45 new class members represent each geographic region of the state and come from health care, education, economic development, government, tourism and agriculture. Leadership Tennessee is an initiative of the Lipscomb University College of Leadership and Public Service in Nashville.
Other class members from West Tennessee outside of Memphis include Commissioner Jai Templeton, Tennessee Department of Agriculture; Dr. Logan Hampton, president, Lane College; Justice Roger Page, Tennessee Supreme Court; Dr. Lisa Piercey, executive vice president, West Tennessee Healthcare. Carver, Templeton, Bynum, Piercy and Frilling are all graduates of the UT Martin WestStar Leadership Program, which is in its 29th year of leadership development in West Tennessee and has graduated 798 class members since the program began.
“It’s an honor to be selected to the 2018-19 class of Leadership Tennessee,” Carver said. “I look forward to working with community, industry, governmental and educational leaders from all across the state. I’m excited to represent rural West Tennessee and UT Martin in this statewide initiative.”
“With the selection of Leadership Tennessee Class VI, we’re excited to welcome another group of outstanding Tennesseans to the network of leaders who are committed to finding solutions to some of the state’s most pressing issues,” said Cathy Cate, Leadership Tennessee executive director. “Chancellor Carver’s perspective as a post-secondary leader and a member of a rural, West Tennessee community will enhance the voices of this representative group of Tennesseans. We look forward to learning more about UT Martin’s role in the post-secondary landscape, the importance of the region in the state’s success and learning from Chancellor Carver’s experiences.”
Entering its sixth year, Leadership Tennessee selects a new class of leaders annually to visit different regions and communities of Tennessee, learning best practices and analyzing important issues faced by Tennesseans. To date, Leadership Tennessee has built a network of 175 leaders across the state.
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