Leadership
Board of Trustees
Ron Bailey
Chairman
Financial Advisor, LPL Financial
Gene Blair
Member
Financial Advisor, LPL Financial
Corey Whitaker
Member
Vice President, First Horizon Bank
Chet Carney
Member
Owner, Carney’s Carpets
William Decosimo
Member
Principal, Portfolio Manager; Patten and Patten
Craig Miller
Member
Senior VP, Market President, SmartBank
Gigi Lawless
Member
Attorney – Trusts & Estates, Gearhiser, Peters, Elliot & Cannon
Stephanie Graham
Member
Principal, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Office; Patten and Patten
Mickey Hammel
Member
Sr. Assoc. Pastor of Admin/ Woodland Park Baptist Church
Judge Kyle Headrick
Member
Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge
David Holt
Member
Retired CPA/Mauldin and Jenkins, LLC
Steve Jett
Secretary
Retired Attorney
Phillip Pickett
Member
President, AEED, Inc.
Stephen Pike
Member
VP, Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist
Gary Yerbey
Member
Retired, Yerbey Concrete and Construction
Kevin Cardwell
Treasurer
Corporate Controller, Southern Champion Tray
Rob Stone
Member
Principal Engineer, TVA Nuclear
Jimmie Webb
Member
Vice President, Finance, Tuftco
Cecil Hammontree
Member
Jackson Wingfield
Member
Chairman, Wingfield Scale
Administration Staff
Bethel Christian Academy Staff
Kris Twitchell
Middle School and High School Math Teacher
Diana Kidwell
Spanish and English Teacher
Ke'Shay Sampson
High School Science Teacher
Mackenzie Hill
Middle School and High School Teacher
Barry Hurlbut
High School Social Studies Teacher and Intramural Coach