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GOD BLESS AMERICA! I love the United States of America, the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. This is the month of July, the month in which we celebrate our freedom and the men and women who fight to make and keep us free. I give them HONOR in this EWI Connect for fighting and serving. I have family in the military today and some that have fought in previous wars and the sac- rifices that they have made are so worthy of recognition. I hope that you feel the same way. Many of you may have loved ones that have served or are serving and some that may have even given their lives. You see, nothing is really free freedom comes at a price. Please join us on July 13 th as we celebrate and thank our Armed Forces for their service to our country. It is going to be a wonderful meeting. Wow! Didn’t Anthony Munoz knock it out of the ballpark for our June Executives Luncheon! We had 98 present for the luncheon. I am told that it was the largest number that we have had at a meeting so far. The food was delicious, and I have heard nothing but good things about it all. Thank you to each of you for all that you are doing to make EWI such a success in Chattanooga. I knew when I first joined this organization that EWI could rock Chattanooga and I think that we are. Remember the date : the Reading Rally is going to be on September 17 th this year. Please plan now to block off some time to come and be a part of this very worthwhile program. MAKE IT A GREAT MONTH! Your Chapter President, Lynda Childress CEO, Luken Holdings, Inc. Letter from the President Chattanooga Edition Chartered in 1987 July, 2010 President’s Message p. 1 • Meeting Notice & Speaker p. 2 • Salute to Our Troops p. 3—5 • Philan- thropy for July p. 6- 7 • Website Trivia & Who Am I? p. 8 • June Meeting Photos p. 9-10 • Commit- tee Reports p. 11-12 • Member Spotlight p. 13 • Firm News & Announcements p. 14-15 • Corporate Dates to Note p. 16 • Officers & Directors p. 17 • Member Firms p. 18 2009-2010 Officers and Directors Lynda Childress, President Luken Holdings, Inc, Chattanooga Margaret Browning, Vice President/President Elect Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Barbara Tawater, Secretary Northgate Title Escrow, Inc, Chattanooga Heather Burrell, Treasurer MCA Mike Collins & Associates, Chatta- nooga Charlie Rosenquist, Sgt-At-Arms BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Catherine Cox, Membership Director Lyndhurst Foundation Michelle Withorn, Program Director EMJ Corporation Kerry Smith, Ways & Means Director State Farm Chattanooga Barbara Verhine, Publications Director, The University of Tennessee at Chatta- nooga Nancy Harrison, Director-at-Large UtiliFlex Support Our Troops

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GOD BLESS AMERICA! I love the United

States of America, the Land of the Free and

the Home of the Brave. This is the month of

July, the month in which we celebrate our

freedom and the men and women who fight to

make and keep us free. I give them HONOR

in this EWI Connect for fighting and serving. I

have family in the military today and some

that have fought in previous wars and the sac-

rifices that they have made are so worthy of

recognition. I hope that you feel the same way.

Many of you may have loved ones that have

served or are serving and some that may have

even given their lives. You see, nothing is really free – freedom

comes at a price. Please join us on July 13th as we celebrate and

thank our Armed Forces for their service to our country. It is going to

be a wonderful meeting.

Wow! Didn’t Anthony Munoz knock it out of the ballpark for our

June Executives Luncheon! We had 98 present for the luncheon. I am

told that it was the largest number that we have had at a meeting so

far. The food was delicious, and I have heard nothing but good

things about it all. Thank you to each of you for all that you are doing

to make EWI such a success in Chattanooga. I knew when I first

joined this organization that EWI could rock Chattanooga and I think

that we are.

Remember the date: the Reading Rally is going to be on September

17th this year. Please plan now to block off some time to come and

be a part of this very worthwhile program.

MAKE IT A GREAT MONTH!

Your Chapter President,

Lynda Childress

CEO, Luken Holdings, Inc.

Letter from the President

“Growing our chapter, growing our community,

growing ourselves.”

Chattanooga Edition

Chartered in 1987 July, 2010

President’s Message p. 1 • Meeting Notice & Speaker p. 2 • Salute to Our Troops p. 3—5 • Philan-thropy for July p. 6-7 • Website Trivia & Who Am I? p. 8 • June Meeting Photos p. 9-10 • Commit-tee Reports p. 11-12 • Member Spotlight p. 13 • Firm News & Announcements p. 14-15 • Corporate Dates to Note p. 16 • Officers & Directors p. 17 • Member Firms p. 18

2009-2010 Officers and Directors Lynda Childress, President Luken Holdings, Inc, Chattanooga Margaret Browning, Vice President/President Elect Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Barbara Tawater, Secretary Northgate Title Escrow, Inc, Chattanooga

Heather Burrell, Treasurer MCA Mike Collins & Associates, Chatta-nooga Charlie Rosenquist, Sgt-At-Arms BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Catherine Cox, Membership Director Lyndhurst Foundation Michelle Withorn, Program Director EMJ Corporation Kerry Smith, Ways & Means Director State Farm Chattanooga Barbara Verhine, Publications Director, The University of Tennessee at Chatta-nooga

Nancy Harrison, Director-at-Large

UtiliFlex

Support Our Troops

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JULY MEETING

Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:30 pm—Meet, Greet and Networking 6:00 pm—Dinner

Where: Doubletree Hotel Vision Ballroom, Salon B 407 Chestnut Street

Parking: Free Parking in the open lot beside the hotel or $5.00 Valet Parking

Speaker: Representatives from each branch of our Armed Services

Topic: Salute to Our Troops

Let every nation know,

whether it wishes us well or ill,

that we shall pay any price, bear any burden,

meet any hardship, support any friend,

oppose any foe,

to assure the survival and success of liberty.

John F. Kennedy

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The EWI Chattanooga Chapter would like to take this opportunity to honor

our friends and family members that have served in the Armed Services.

Listed below are the men and women who have dedicated their lives for our

freedom. No words are adequate to express our undying gratitude for your

service and sacrifice to the great United States of America.

Sergeant George Angel, Korean War

Matthew Angel, Marine Corps,

Jason Bowling, Army Reserves, Afghanistan

Major Jeremy Bowling, Army, 2 tours in Iraq, Afghanistan

Private 1st Class, Eway Bowman, Army, World War II

Captain Kymberly Chavez, 1988-1999, Army, Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Fort Hood, Camp Doha, Camp Osan, Fort Benning

3rd Class Petty Officer Zachary Cleary, Navy, Submarine, Seattle, WA

Sergeant David Davis Sr., Army, Vietnam

1st LT Keithlin D. Durkee, Army, Vietnam

Corporal William Earl, Air Force, 1955—1961, Alaska, Nebraska

MSGT Dale Harrison, Air Force, 1958 - 1978, TX, AL, MS, CO, Oki-nawa, KS, WA, CA

Airman First Class Mike Harrison, Air Force, Scott Air Force Base

Sergeant Roy Hindmon, Vietnam (deceased)

Chief Petty Officer Kevin Hurst, Navy, Iraq Freedom/Afghanistan

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Cadet Katie Hurst, Army, Basic Training

Major Todd Jackson – Army – Bosnia, Iraq & Afghanistan

MSGT Robert L. Lewis, Marine Corps, Vietnam Conflict

Staff Sargent LeBron MaDaris, Army, World War II - Aleutian Is-lands - Infantry - Little Rock, Arkansas

Staff Sergeant Francis J. Martin: Marine Corps, South Pacific and an Atomic Vet (was in Nagasaki for the clean-up)

Lieutenant JG Eleanor B. Martin: Navy Nurse, California and Phila-delphia Navy Yard

MSGT Jeffrey Owings, Air Force, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, Bosnia, Cuba, Germany (8 tours in middle east, 1 undis-closed location)

Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Jud A Parks, Navy Seabees, World War II

Staff Sergeant Harold Phelps - Army, World War II (Buried at Ar-lington Cemetery - Worked at the Pentagon after leaving military)

Specialist Todd Pool, Army, Korea & Germany

3rd Class Petty Officer Jessie Reynolds, Navy Seal

Airman E3, Leonard Roberts Jr., Persian Gulf War/Desert Storm

Seaman 1st Class, John Roberts, Navy, World War II

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Sergeant Leonard Roberts Sr., Army, Korean War

Specialist Henry Rosenquist, Army National Guard, Afghanistan

Colonel William F. Todd, Marine Corps (Iraq, Djibouti, Sinai Penin-sula, Japan, Korea, Germany and Norway)

Sergeant Jimmy Verhine, Army, Germany & Turkey

Corporal Grover Verhine, Army, World War II (deceased)

Specialist Larry Verhine, Army, Vietnam

Corporal Wendell O. Walker, Army 1st Calvary, Korean War

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PHILANTHROPY OPPORTUNITY FOR JULY

If you would like to help the Chattanooga

military families, as well as the troops of C

-Troop 1-108th Infantry, please refer to

the list on the following page.

Thank you to Henry Rosenquist who has

volunteered to handle shipping the items

to ensure that we meet the mailing re-

quirements (see below). Money will also

be appreciated and will be used to cover

the shipping costs. Also, if you would like

to bring cards to say “THANK YOU,”

please bring those to the July 13 meeting.

Mailing Instructions:

*Put any item that could leak or melt or which is scented in a leak-proof zip-sealed bag!

*Use a sturdy corrugated, brown Kraft box, as free of other markings as possible.

*Fill all extra space with foam peanuts, bubble wrap, popcorn

*Double tape all seams with strong packing or shipping tape. Make sure you have a strip going around all sides.

*Fill out a "Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note" at the Post Office. Briefly list the contents & underestimate the value to discourage

thieving. In the upper left corner write "Operation Military Pride" with your complete return address so they know it's safe to open (or it

might get tossed)! In the bottom left corner write If the person to whom this box is addressed has been redeployed, please keep the box

and share it with your unit.

The post office will supply you with free flat rate boxes if you inform them that it is going to one of our military troops. If I remember

correctly, the flat rate to send the box is between $10-$15.

Remember, this is “in-kind” participation. You are not obligated to

bring items unless you so desire. All contributions are deeply appreciated.

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PHILANTHROPY OPPORTUNITY FOR JULY

Food Items Practical

*Instant coffee. There are many flavored coffees

that are very good.

*Dry cereal. (The small, indi-vidual serving boxes stay

very fresh.) *Clorox wipes *Lotion

*Powdered Gatorade. *Salsa *Baby wipes *Dental floss

*Powdered hot chocolate *Summer sausage *Razors, shaving cream *Baby powder

*Candy, of course. (M & M's are great, hard candy-

anything that won't melt.)

*Fast food condiments (Hot sauce, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper packets,

relish, Mayo) *Shampoo, conditioner *Foot powder

*Tea bags *Lollipops *Soap or body wash *Cotton balls

*Slim Jim's *Marshmallows *Mouth wash *Liquid hand sanitizer

*Crackers and Easy Cheese. Triscuits and

Ritz crackers are great. *Oatmeal *Deodorant *Breath mints

*Single servings of bagged chips. (The small

bags stay fresh longer.)

*Spices (Onion powder, gar-

lic powder, spice all, etc ) *A big fluffy towel *Eye drops

*Little Debbie snack

cakes

*Kool-Aid (presweetened of

course) *Chapstick *Nail files

*Bubble gum *Tuna *Lip balm *Bug off

*Rice Krispie Treats *Gum *Sun block *Blankets

*Kraft Easy Mac *Chips *Skin so soft (Avon) *Single sheet sets

*Microwave popcorn *Ragu Express

*Beef jerky *Canned chicken Just for fun

*Granola bars *Salad dressing

*Send batteries. It sounds simple, but people forget.

(AA & AAA)

*Paperback book or magazines (must be very careful that con-tents would not offend Afghani-stan people. (Nothing with ads for

underwear & stuff…)

*Power bars *Instant soup *A stress ball. *Electronics hand held games

*Dried fruit *Chex mix

*Stamps, paper and enve-

lopes *Mini fans

*Canned soup *Journals *Bandannas

*Yo Yo's *CD, Games, and Movies

*Frisbees *Send electronic games.

*Dart boards

*Foam footballs and basketballs, the miniature size. These will be

used constantly!

*Hackie sacks

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What would you like to see on

our local EWI website:

www.ewichattanooga.org.

Please e-mail Heather with any

new ideas you might have for

the website committee at

[email protected].

Website Trivia Contest

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I work in a male-dominated

industry.

I worked in Las Vegas & Hawaii

(learned to hula).

I love skeet shooting.

Who

Am I

?

Do you know who this is? Check your

August Connect for the reveal.

June Who Am I?

I have ridden in a NASCAR at ATL Motor Speedway going 180 mph.

I was Atlanta’s Snappy the Camera Bug..

I performed at school carnivals as Giggles the Clown and made balloon animals.!

Were you able to guess?

Kathy Lee is the representative for Heart-

land Payment Systems and has been an EWI

member since 2008.

I want to thank all my EWI friends for the prayers during and following my dad’s lung transplant surgery (and re-transplant). He had many complications followed by many blessings. As of today, he is moving out of ICU onto the transplant floor where he will be for the next 6-8 weeks. His body is ac-cepting the new lungs and we are very thankful for the donors that came available to us. We are also thankful for the excellent team of doctors, surgeons and nurses at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida that having been working around the clock to help him fight off pneumonia and pain. It truly is a blessing and a miracle of God that he is with us today. He is well on his way to recovery now! I strongly encourage anyone that may be interested in becoming an organ donor to visit http://www.donatelifetn.org/ .

Jody Hermann, Barge Waggoner Sum-ner & Cannon, Inc.

Never in the face of human conflict

has so much been owed by

so many to so few.

Winston Churchill

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JUNE EXECUTIVE LUNCHEON

Anthony Munoz

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JUNE EXECUTIVE LUNCHEON

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Sergeant At-Arms Report

By: Charlie Rosenquist

There were 98 attendees at the

June meeting.

56 Guests Present

42 Representatives Present

0 Lifetime Members Present

1 Sustaining Members Present

55% of Firms Were Present

Membership Committee Report

By: Catherine Cox

Open Classifications

for EWI

Listed below are some of the vacant classifi-

cations which we can fill for the Chatta-

nooga Chapter.

If you know anyone or have any contacts in

these categories, please get in touch with a

member of the Membership Committee

(Lori Slatton, Margaret Browning, Michelle

Withorn, Carolyn Stringer, Catherine Cox,

or Joyce Harlin).

Textile & Fabric Mill Industry

Tobacco Industry

Toys

Trading Stamps

Transportation – Air

Transportation – Land

Transportation – Water

Veterinarian Medicine

Waste Management

Water Supply, Irrigation

Wood Industry

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

Nominating Committee Report

By: Nancy Harrison

The Nominating Committee would like to thank the current Board members for their exemplary service and commitment to EWI.

Our 2010-2011 President will be Margaret Browning, Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, who was elected last year.

We are pleased to announce the following 2010-2011 EWI of Chattanooga Board nominees and thank them for their will-ingness to serve.

Vice President/President-Elect: Michelle Withorn, EMJ Corporation

Secretary: Barbara Tawater, Northgate Title Escrow, Inc.

Treasurer: Kristina Smith, First Tennessee Bank

Sergeant-at-Arms: Ani Yacoubian, Yacoubian Tailors

Membership Director: Carrie Harlin, Southern Adventist University

Program Director: Barbara Verhine, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Communications Director (formerly Publications Director): Kate Pinson, CMC Publications

Ways and Means Director: Kathy Sok, Reliable Building Solutions, Inc.

Director-at-Large: Lynda Childress, Luken Holdings, Inc. Sincerely, Nancy Harrison, Chair Margaret Browning Carrie Harlin

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

Annual Meeting Information

The Nominating Committee has selected the following Delegates to represent

EWI of Chattanooga at the September 25, 2010,Annual Meeting in Kansas City,

Missouri.

Delegate Lynda Childress, Luken Holdings, Inc.

Delegate Margaret Browning, Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Company United

Delegate Michelle Withorn, EMJ Corporation

First Alternate Delegate Kerry Smith, State Farm

Second Alternate Delegate Ani Yacoubian, Yacoubian Tailors

There will be an election of Delegates at the July meeting.

At our September Annual Business Meeting, we will review the Annual Meeting

agenda and vote whether these Delegates are “informed but uninstructed” or

“informed and instructed.”

Nominating Committee

Nancy Harrison, Chair

Margaret Browning

Carrie Harlin

The Nominating Committee presents the following information regarding

the Annual Meeting in Kansas City on September 25, 2010.

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Member Spotlight

Kathy Lee

Heartland Payment Systems opened its doors in 1997. Today the company processes more than 11 million transactions a day and more than $80 billion in transactions a year. Heartland is the 4th largest payment processor in the United States and 9th in the world.

Heartland provides businesses with debit/credit card processing, online pay-ments, check processing, remote deposits, payroll, Marketing Cards, and more. Heartland Payment Systems is known for fair, fully disclosed pricing and for em-powering merchants to take control of their payments processing costs. Its

commitment to merchants is further defined by The Merchants Bill of Rights which levels the playing field for business owners by identifying 10 essential rights that can help you achieve greater suc-cess-from your right to know the fees you pay for every transaction to your right to have live cus-tomer support 24/7/365.

Kathy Lee started with Heartland in October, 2008 as a Relationship Manager. She tries to educate each merchant whether they are ready to do business with her or not. In an industry that has histori-cally been known for taking advantage of merchants by making statements hard to read and hiding fees, she uncovers those fees and helps merchants be able to ask the right questions. With Heart-lands’ full disclosure policy, Kathy feels good about being able to help merchants.

Kathy moved to Chattanooga over 30 years ago from Atlanta. She has 2 step-sons, 3 daughters and 4 grandchildren, ages 7, 4, 15 months, and 4 months. In July, 2009, she went to Las Vegas and “married (never say never) a wonderful guy”, and now has 2 wonderful step daughters, too. She and Rob plan to retire on the lake in Tennessee. They love being outside whether it is grilling out, walking or just taking the grandkids to throw rocks in the water. She says she feels truly blessed with her family and her new husband.

Kathy was a member of EWI back in the early 90’s. Being a single mom with kids very active in sports and other activities, she had to give it up. Years later, Carolyn Stringer and Catherine Cox encouraged her to come visit again. When she visited, she says she realized what a great group of women it was and saw an energy and connection that she had not seen in a while. The rest is his-tory…..

Kathy Lee, we enjoy the energy you bring to us, too.

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FIRMS NEWS ● ANNOUNCEMENTS

“The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been selected

by G.I. Jobs magazine as a Military Friendly School for 2011.

This honor places you in the top 15% of all schools nationwide.

UTC’s steadfast commitment to educating our great nation’s mili-

tary veterans will enable the United States to prosper for genera-

tions to come.”

Representative: Barbara Verhine

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Representative: Kathy Sok

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Our Mission EWI brings together key individuals from di-

verse businesses for the purpose of promoting

member firms, enhancing personal and profes-

sional development, and encouraging commu-

nity involvement.

Our Vision To be a professional organization that creates

value for its member firms and their representatives through career develop-

ment, business connectivity, and involvement in local communities.

Our Strategic Goals 1. To strengthen, expand and broaden membership.

2. To provide member firms with meaningful benefits.

3. To actively promote education for all representatives.

4. To achieve a high level of community visibility through service.

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CORPORATE

DATES TO NOTE

September 23-25, 2010

63rd LCAM in Kansas City

September 22-24, 2011

64th LCAM in Minneapolis

Executive Women International—EWI of Chattanooga Lynda Childress, 2009-2010 Chapter President

Luken Holdings, Inc. E-Mail: [email protected]

Ph: 423-756-1200 Fax: 423-266-5913

Executive Women International EWI of Chattanooga

P.O. Box 11522 Chattanooga, TN 37401

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PRESIDENT

Lynda Childress Luken Holdings [email protected]

423-424-2195

VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT

Margaret Browning Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Co. [email protected]

423-494-0553

SECRETARY

Barbara Tawater Northgate Title Escrow, Inc. [email protected]

423-875-9533

TREASURER

Heather Burrell MCA Mike Collins & Associates [email protected]

423-892-8899

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

Charlie Rosenquist BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee [email protected]

PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR

Barbara Verhine The University of TN at Chattanooga [email protected]

423-425-4141

WAYS AND MEANS DIRECTOR

Kerry Smith State Farm, Chattanooga [email protected]

423-870-1809

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Catherine Cox Lyndhurst Foundation [email protected]

423-756-0767

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Michelle Withorn EMJ Corporation [email protected]

423-855-1550

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

Nancy Harrison UtiliFlex [email protected]

423-280-7582

Did you know...The EWIConnect is available to you to “toot your horn!” Have you had a promotion? Has

your firm done something newsworthy recently? Received an award? Made an acquisition? Share the

news with your network of business associates in our newsletter. Simply send your information to Bar-

bara Verhine at: [email protected] by the 3rd Monday of each month. We look forward to

hearing about your exciting news!

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

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ADS Security Linda Pervis

Air Filtration Service Sabie Holley

Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc. Jody Hermann

Baylor School Brenda Waddell

BI-LO, Inc. Sue Moore

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Pamela Blaylock

Charlie Rosenquist

BMW of Chattanooga Isabel Ober

Catoosa County Climate Controlled Pamela Grant

& Regular Storage

Chattanooga Area Chamber of Christie Kelly

Commerce Lori Slatton

Chattanooga Bakery Fredia Higdon

Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Margaret Browning

Company United

Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Lori Dodd

Bureau

Chattanooga Funeral Home Kay Low

Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Djuana Tomlin

Chattanooga Head Start Joey Martel-James

Chattanooga State Technical Barbara Morgan

Community College

Chattanooga Times Free Press Amy Fowler

Citadel Broadcasting Corporation Kelly McCoy

CMC Publications Kate Pinson

COS Business Products & Interiors Connie Mills

Courtyard & Residence Inn by Marriott Cindy Ward

Dimension Designs Inc. Christine Stephens

Diversified Companies, LLC Kim Pendergrass

ELD Associates, LLC Frances Cannon

Zelma Pack

EMJ Corporation Michelle Withorn

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Summer Blevins

EPB Telecom Valerie Lucas

Erlanger Health System Priscilla Williams

First Tennessee Bank Kristina Smith

Fitness Together Rachel Reeves

Fletcher Bright Company, Realtors Elaine Peterson

Sandy Wright

Heartland Payment Systems Kathy Lee

Kayser-Roth Corporation Debra Gates

Kenco Logistics Carolyn Pool

Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC Beverlee Bartley

Mary Ellen Maycann

Nena Powell

Luken Holdings Tammy Babb

Lynda Childress

Carolyn Stringer

Lyndhurst Foundation Catherine Cox

MBG Organizing Solutions Melissa Gratias

MCA, Mike Collins & Assoc., Inc. Heather Burrell

Kristen Smith

Miller & Martin PLLC Sharon Diegel

Northgate Title Escrow, Inc. Barbara Tawater

Oehmig Travel Consultancy Carla Hilling

Office Team Sandy Saylors

Reliable Building Solutions, Inc. Kathy Sok

Republic Parking System Kelley Eblin

River City Consulting Joyce Harlin

Rone Regency Jewelers Ashley Spinelli

Smith, Laura c/o Studio LaVie’ Laura Smith

Southern Adventist University Carrie Harlin

State Farm Kerry Smith

Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union Karen Hannifin

The Chattanoogan Hotel Christy Barker

The Krystal Company Colleen Fieser

The University of Tennessee at Barbara Verhine

Chattanooga

Town & Country Barber Shop Marti Brown

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Janice Houser

Unique Gifts and Promos Nancy Landreth

Melba Wolfe

United Way of Greater Chattanooga Delores Lewis

UtiliFlex Nancy Harrison

Wabash Trailer Sales, LLC Becky Rudewicz

Wild Moon Resort & Ranch Cindy Bruce

Yacoubian Tailors Ani Yacoubian

Sustaining Members Jan McAfee

Dottie Jones

Penny Walker

Life Member Nancy Templeton

July 2010 Chattanooga Edition

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