What is your vision for Knoxville 10 years from now?
Regularly considered a top 10 mid-size city in America to live, work, own a business, raise a family, as measured by reputable sources and quality of life surveys.
What is Knoxville's best kept secret?
The Values of Its People - Kindness, Hospitality, Selflessness
What would you do to strengthen Knoxville?
Focus on early childhood education and brain development; invest in affordable housing solutions; continue ensuring downtown is vibrant and attractional to top talent; raise civic IQ.
What is your favorite Knoxville memory?
1982 World's Fair
What is your favorite book or what book is currently on your nightstand?
Building a Vibrant Community - Quint Studer
What is the best advice you have received from a mentor, and who was that mentor?
Never underestimate the difference you are making. - Quint Studer
What advice would you give to your 16 year old self?
Read more books, invest more of your income, focus on building better relationships with people that matter.
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