Leadership Tennessee picks 5 Chattanoogans
Five Chattanooga business leaders are among 45 persons across Tennessee selected to be in the sixth class of Leadership Tennessee, an initiative of the College of Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University.
The Chattanoogan selected for the new class include Jared T. Bigham, executive director of Chattanooga 2.0; Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot, vice president for college and career success at the Public Education Foundation; Hodgen Mainda, vice president of community development at EPB; David Steele, director of civic engagement and assistant professor of practice at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Dakasha Winton, chief government relations officer and senior vice president at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee.
“Each Leadership Tennessee class brings its own experience and insight to the table, and we’re especially excited about Class VI and what they bring to the conversation around critical issues in Tennessee,” Leadership Tennessee Executive Director Cathy Cate said. “Each class grows together over the course of the year as they challenge their perspectives on issues in their communities. We’re looking forward to the conversations Class VI will have over the next year as they develop the program around focus areas they highlight as critical to state success.”
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