Celebrating 30 Years of Executive MBA – Strategic Leadership Excellence
The Executive MBA – Strategic Leadership (EMBA-SL) has been an essential part of Graduate and Executive Education in the Haslam College of Business for 30 years – and it’s still going strong. As we celebrate the program’s 30 anniversary, who better to champion its impact than EMBA-SL graduates?
As we celebrate 30 years of the EMBA-SL program equipping business leaders with the executive competencies to take their organizations into the future, 30 alumni themselves will tell you what drew them to Haslam’s EMBA-SL, speak about their experiences in the program and share what it has done for their careers.
Carmen Colitz
Founder: Jupiter Pet Emergency and Specialty Center
Class of 2019
Catherine Luther
Director, Information Integrity Institute and Minnie Dotty Goddard Distinguished Professor
Class of 2019
Eric Johnson
President and CEO – Aeon
Class of 2021
Amanda Hoefling
EVP, Chief Administrative Officer: Dairyland Power Cooperative
Class of 2022
Eugene Naughton
President: The Dollywood Company
Class of 2022
Yasmine Mukahal
Director, Talent Acquisition (Campus Recruiting): HCA Healthcare
Class of 2022
Everick Spence
Director of Workplace Health and Safety at Amazon
Class of 2015
Kim Evanoff
SVP of Sales, Large Format – Red Bull
Class of 2021
Tisha Benton
Vice Chancellor for Communications & Marketing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Class of 2020
Ruben Hernandez
Former Vice President at Tennessee Valley Authority
Class of 1997
Daniel Watts
CEO, US Signal
Class of 2019
John Horne
Vice President Safety, Health and Environment – Nutrien
Class of 2022
Neal Eash
Soil Scientist & Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Class of 2022
Robby Beau
Vice President – U.S. International, Freight and Specialty Services: FedEx Express (Retired)
Class of 1995
Keith Woody
SVP, Chief Procurement and Real Estate Officer: Fulton Bank
Class of 2002
Phyllis Best
Chief Financial Officer, American Chemet Corporation (Retired)
Class of 1994
Chris Leichtweis
President/CEO of North Wind Group
Class of 2003
Daniel Jetton
Chief Executive Officer at SMNutrition
Class of 2017
Bryan Bonuomo
Founder: Patonce Partners
Class of 2006
Stacy Leeds
Willard H. Pedrick Dean at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Class of 2010
Chuck Davison
CEO and Board Member: EnerMech, Board Member: White Fleet Drilling
Class of 2013
Scott Butler
President: Jones Family of Companies
Class of 2016
James Christmas
Vice President – Customer Success, Global Services Support and Deployment at Dell EMC
Class of 2006
Jasmine Conn
Founder & CEO: Hire Elevation Resources
Class of 2021