Adam was raised in upstate NY. He moved to Knoxville in 2007. He has primarily worked in non-profits since relocating to East Tennessee. He served an Americorps term with Keep Knoxville Beautiful, worked at Stanley’s Greenhouse, managed Knox Recycling Coalition, co-directed Beardsley community farm, and is currently the Assistant Director…
View moreTaiwo (Tye) Sutton, is the Executive Principal at Vine Middle School as he is from Dayton,Ohio married to Holly Sutton and a father to 6 children. As Fall of 2024 will mark his 30th yearin education. Mr. Sutton spent his 1st as year principal at Vine Middle Magnet School (previously…
View moreNick learned to protect the native landscape of East Tennessee from a very young age. Born andraised in Knoxville, he comes from a long line of Appalachian land stewards who taught him theimportance of caring deeply about the land and its people. Take a walk with Nick and you’ll endup…
View moreErica’s favorite pastime as a young child was creating a “garden” wherever she was, out ofwhatever materials she could find. Now she is in the business of creating gardens, and shecouldn’t be more thrilled. Originally from Raleigh, NC, Erica studied Biological Engineering at NC State University.Wanting a more hands-on experience,…
View moreFemeika started her health foods brand Meik Meals, in 2019 and continued to pivot in theentrepreneurial scene to address major health crisis within the black community such as mentalhealth, postpartum, medical and food apartheid becoming the founder of The Lotus ProgramExperience and the Rooted East Knoxville Collective. Femeika retired from…
View moreChris Battle, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, is an alumnus of Morehouse College and holds Master’s degrees in Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and in Hebrew Bible from Cincinnati Bible College. He has served as pastor in several cities including Bowling Green, KY, Hackensack, NJ, Cincinnati, OH, and Knoxville,…
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