The Joy of Music School Board

Tyler Boldin is Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee. He has a special interest in helping create intentional and impactful collaborative partnership opportunities and plan...

Volunteering in non-profit organizations has been fulfilling and important to Susan Brackney since 1961 when she became a member of the Knoxville Junior League. Since then, she has been active...

Rick Carl plays screaming big dawg daddy lead trumpet with Boys Night Out Band, and performs with various other legit and not-so-legit ensembles. He holds a B.S. in Music Education...

Trey Coleman, Treasurer for the Joy of Music School, past board president and guitar instructor. He began his involvement with the school in 2005. He is a local banker and...

Mike Combs is Associate Principal Timpanist of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and, until his recent retirement, was Professor of Percussion at the University of Tennessee. He is the founding President...

Sarah Davis, Secretary, returns to the board, having served previously from 2015-2020. She served as Governance Chair from 2016-2020 and returned to that role until 2025. Sarah has been a...

Rachel Ford is Chief Executive Officer of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. She serves on the boards of the Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville Rotary Club, and is a member of...

Jerry Greene, Board President, is the Commercial Banking Team Leader for FirstBank. He is a UT graduate a Tri-Cities area native. He is a drummer/percussionist and a member of the...

Susan “Susie” Haas graduated from Trinity University in Texas majoring in International Studies with concentrations in Economics, Political Science, and German. She relocated to Knoxville moving to her husband’s hometown...

Marsha Hollingsworth is a very active community volunteer having served on a number of non-profit boards including the YWCA Knoxville, Sertoma of Knoxville, and the American Red Cross of East...

Carolyn Martino is an Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience, specializing in mental health. She has worked in Toronto, Chicago, London, New York, and Bangkok. Her other activities...

Rob Masengill, is a Senior VP at Pinnacle Bank in Knoxville. In addition to chairing the JoMS Finance Committee , Rob leads the Latin American Missions Ministry at Two Rivers...

Cavanaugh Mims is a Nuclear Engineer and has a B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee with over 40 years of professional experience in the areas of...

Andrew Parrott has experience in strategic and tactical planning, contract negotiation, new business development, and acquisition, with digital & legacy media marketing expertise. Receiving multiple honors and awards throughout his...

Clay Prewitt is a Group Creative Director at The Tombras Group and co-chairs the JoMS PR/Marketing Committee. A native of Virginia, he graduated from Emory & Henry College with a...

Mick Reed, Board President-Elect, is the Loan Manager for TNConnect Credit Union. He has many years working in the banking and credit union world as well as having a sustained...

Frank Robinson is retired from the City of Oak Ridge and the Tennessee Valley Authority where he served for many years in high-level management positions. Born in Harriman, Tennessee, Frank...

John Rosson graduated from Western Kentucky University. He served in the Army Reserves, specializing in communications. John received his Juris Doctorate at the UT Law School. He was admitted to...

Jennifer A. Sepaniak is President of The Bill Kitt Trust Company, LLC, a private family trust company. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds Master of Accountancy and Bachelor...

Frank Venable had a 39 year career as a Financial advisor here in Knoxville. He started his career with J.C. Bradford & Co. in 1985. After the sale of that...

Shawn White is Director of Commercial Affairs for 560 Media and executive consultant for several global media companies in the television and music sectors. Previously, he was head of rights...

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