Current Partners

The Cherokee Farm advisory committee is a diverse group of individuals representing various stakeholders. The group facilitates communication and meets periodically for briefings and to provide input.

Denise Barlow

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Mike Caudle

Vice Chancellor for Health System Affairs, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Sylvia Davis

Vice President for Strategic Planning and Operations, University of Tennessee

Joe DiPietro

Vice President for Agriculture, University of Tennessee

Mike Edwards

President and CEO, Knoxville Chamber

Brad Fenwick

Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Randy Gentry

Director, University of Tennessee Knoxville Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE)

Jim Hart

President, Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Joe Landsman

President and CEO, University Health System, Inc.

Thom Mason

Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Lindsay McDonough

Board Member, Aslan Foundation

John McRae

Dean for the College of Architecture and Design, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Tom Midyett

Chairman, Southeast Advocacy and Neighborhood Representative

David Millhorn, Chair

Executive Vice President, University of Tennessee

Margie Nichols

President's Chief of Staff, University of Tennessee

Jim Neutens

Dean of the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health and Science Center and University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville

Ron Nutt

CEO, Advance Biomarker Technologies

John Rader

President of Student Government Association, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Gary Rogers

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Tennessee

Gary Sayler

Director, University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Joint Institute for Biological Sciences/Distinguished Professor of Microbiology, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Jan Simek

Interim Chancellor, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Jeff Smith

Deputy Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Don Stansberry

Trustee, University of Tennessee

Thomas Zacharia

Associate Lab Director for Computing & Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Vice President for Science & Technology, University of Tennessee