Board

Ijams Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Ijams Nature Center exists to protect the public trust.

The Board’s duties are governance, including financial- and mission-related oversight and fund development. Board composition includes appointed members from the City of Knoxville, Knox County, Knoxville Garden Club, and Knox County Council of Garden Clubs. Members at large serve two, three-year terms. The Board meets at Ijams bi-monthly.

OFFICERS

President: Carl Van Hoozier Jr., Retired, Vulcan Materials Company
Treasurer: Jodie Birdwell, TVA
Secretary: Nancy Howell, University of Tennessee, Representative, Knox County Council of Garden Clubs
Immediate Past President: Andy Oakes, UBS

EMERITUS MEMBER

Sherri Lee, Retired Chair of the Board, Southeast Service Corporation

APPOINTED MEMBERS

Karyn Adams, Knoxville City Council Member, District 1
Rachel Butzler, Deputy Director, City of Knoxville Public Service Department
Sheryl Ely, Director, City of Knoxville Parks & Recreation
Larsen Jay, Knox County Commissioner, At Large Seat 10
Matthew Kellogg, Executive Director, Appalachian Mountain Bike Club
Joseph Mack, Senior Director, Knox County Parks & Recreation
Cary Slatery, Representative, Knoxville Garden Club

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Grant Boyd, The Trust Company of Tennessee
Samma Bromley, Harper Auto Square
Brandon Bruce, Market Square Venture & 21 Tech Hub
Ramsey Cohen, Clayton
Oly Cumpian, Benehiits
Mike Glover, M.D., Retired
Anna Kern, InsideTrack
Martha Kern, Strong Stock Farm
Trent Kinkaid, Elmore, Sonte & Caffey, PLLC
Anabel Lino, Rate
Mike McKinney, Environmental Studies; Earth, Environmental & Planetary Studies, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Brandon Pace, Sanders Pace Architecture
Doug Snover, Messer Construction
Andrew Spatz, Hedstrom Landscape Architecture