Class Notes

was recently appointed the Director of Music & Liturgy at Prince of Peace Catholic Church (4,000 registered families) in Flowery Branch, GA.

A reception was held in the Blackberry Farm Gallery on Friday, October 31st from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., in conjunction with the Maryville Last Friday Art Walk for Maryville College alumni Erica Beck ’04 and Mary Louise Sullivan ’06. Beck, a graphic designer for Knoxville public relations firm Moxley Carmichael is displaying a collection that represents her illustration style. Sullivan, a bookbinder, printmaker and artist from Nashville, Tennessee is displaying a collection of work titled “Works in Progress and Production.” The exhibit represents an evolution in product design and includes blank book prototypes from her MFA thesis show, as well as “subsequent iterations and products.”

graduated from Maryville College and has worked as an interpreter in schools, colleges, business offices, hospitals, correctional facilities, political meetings and more. Amber attended graduate school at Xavier University in 2011 in Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling where she interned as a case manager for Deaf families and at a high school in Puerto Rico. Since 2013 she has been on the management team at Sorenson Communications, the leader in video relay technology for the Deaf, as the Director in Atlanta and the Asst. Director in Cincinnati. Amber is an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Cincinnati, and has had the privilege of sitting on the Maryville College National Alumni Board for two terms. Position Title Currently: Assistant Director of Interpreting -VRS Cincinnati Center Previously Director of Interpreting Atlanta and South Atlanta Education: BA from Maryville College 2004: ASL Deaf Studies/ Sign Language Interpreting MA from Xavier University in 2011: Clinical Mental Health Counseling — and 2012 School Guidance and Counseling City of State of Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio

Knoxville, TN-Coulter & Justus, P.C. is pleased to announce that Jenna Campbell, HR Coordinator has recently passed the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Examination. Jenna holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business & Organization Management from Maryville College. She has eight years of experience in HR and has been with Coulter & Justus since June 2011. About the PHR Examination The PHR certification demonstrates mastery of technical and operational aspects of HR practices and U.S. laws and regulation. The credential is for the HR professional who focuses on program implementation, has a tactical and logistical orientation. About Coulter & Justus, P.C. Coulter & Justus began in 1993 when Sam Coulter and Ron Justus purchased the Knoxville office of Ernst & Young. The firm has grown to become a large regional firm with offices in West Knoxville. With a group of 13 Principals and an exceptional staff of over 70, Coulter & Justus provides accounting, audit and tax services as well as business valuations, transaction advisory and financial planning. Additional information about the exceptional people and exceptional service found at Coulter & Justus, P.C. is available at www.cj-pc.com .

On Feb. 17, Trent Gilland ’04 opened the Public House on High, 321 High St., in Maryville, a pub establishment hoping to bring back the lost nostalgia of a true pub to Maryville. See full article in The Daily Times here: http://www.thedailytimes.com/business/public-house-on-high-offers-libations-and-conversations/article_c7be08c9-1aad-56b8-b7a9-5e1f280d54c9.html

Writes in to share that in August of 2022, after 18 years as a part-time Sign Language Interpreter for the Academic Support Center, she was hired as the first full-time staff Sign Language Interpreter at Maryville College with responsibilities primarily in the Behavioral Sciences Division.

Has recently completion of her role as the Communications Director for the Urbana 12 Student Missions Conference and is now moving into a new role with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as Project Manager of InterVarsity’s new Discipleship Initiative. Working for Urbana 12 was an amazing experience that allowed 9,000 college-aged participants commit to serve and learn in a global or cross-cultural setting.

has been appointed as Property Manager at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN

has accepted a position working at the White House in the Council on Environmental Quality. McInnis will serve as a Senior Program Manager in a new position that coordinates several teams, including the Office of Federal Sustainability, which directs all federal government entities on efficient and sustainable practices, as well as the Climate Preparedness Team, which leads the implementation of President Obama’s overarching Climate Action Plan. Additionally, McInnis will be managing over a dozen climate change and sustainability pilots across the country. Prior to this position, McInnis served as communications director, managed EPA’s partnerships with tribal colleges, and served as EPA’s point of contact for several White House Councils. After graduating from Maryville with a degree in environmental studies and piano performance, McInnis served as a trail crew team leader in Alaska and received her Masters of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. McInnis lives on Capitol Hill with her husband, Ariel, and cattle dog, Petal. She currently serves on the Alumni Board and co-founded the Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter, MC in DC with Robbie Champion, Nicole Winters-Brown, Whitman Brown, and Melanie McGarry.

As part of my work with my small business consulting firm, I published four books in 2022. The books are an HR-focused series, The Team Solution Series.
The Hiring Process, The Onboarding Process, The Retention Process, and The Exit Process. https://amzn.to/3yYp0jb
https://www.thejoyofpursuit.com/

currently teaches 11th and 12th grade English at Hunters Lane High School in the Metro Nashville Public School System.

is currently at the University of South Carolina in the Ph.D. program. His research focuses on the sociophonetic variation and change in the English varieties of the American South, particularly of the Appalachian region. My ongoing dissertation work centers on the intersection of monophthongization, intonation, and place-based identity in East Tennessee.

received her masters in Supervision and Administration in 2011 and her Education Specialist degree in 2012 from Lincoln Memorial University.

recently spent three weeks volunteering in the Rarotonga, Cook Islands (South Pacific) with Global Volunteers. While there, he taught Literacy to elementary students as well as volunteered at a center for adults with disabilities.

traveled this past summer to the remote Cook Islands (located in the South Pacific) with Global Volunteers. While there, he taught literacy and math to elementary-aged children. He also volunteered at a center for disabled adults.

On August 31st, 2021 Brandi Smith (2004) and Nick Smith (2003) welcomed their 3rd child, a boy named Deacon Nicholas Smith.

of Mount Olive, Alabama went to her Heavenly Father God’s Home on Nov. 24, 2013. She is survived by her beloved husband Dylan Stovall , 3 week old daughter Keegan Leigh Stovall , Dad Steve Blevins, Step Mom Catherine Accinno Blevins ,Brothers Gary Washington Jr. and Stephen Blevins, and numerous loving Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. She was preceded in death by her Grandparents Bernie and Johnnie Blevins, Ola Mae Moore, and mother Jan McCormick. Stacey graduated from John Carroll Catholic High School in 2000, Maryville College in 2004 with a BA degree in biology, a BSN in 2006 from UAB, and a CRNP-MSN from UAB in 2013. She was employed by UAB hospital in the NICU.

is currently an attorney practicing with Leibowitz Law Firm, PLLC in Knoxville, TN.

has been named interim principal at Carpenters Middle School, where he previously served as assistant principal.

writes in to share that  he was selected as the secondary supervisor for Blount County Schools.