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

Carmen Colitz

Founder: Jupiter Pet Emergency and Specialty Center
Class of 2019

Catherine Luther

Catherine Luther

Director, Information Integrity Institute and Minnie Dotty Goddard Distinguished Professor
Class of 2019

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

President and CEO – Aeon
Class of 2021

Amanda Hoefling

Amanda Hoefling

EVP, Chief Administrative Officer: Dairyland Power Cooperative
Class of 2022

Eugene Naughton

Eugene Naughton

President: The Dollywood Company
Class of 2022

Yasmine Mukahal

Yasmine Mukahal

Director, Talent Acquisition (Campus Recruiting): HCA Healthcare
Class of 2022

Everick Spence

Everick Spence

Director of Workplace Health and Safety at Amazon
Class of 2015

KIM EVANOFF

Kim Evanoff

SVP of Sales, Large Format – Red Bull
Class of 2021

Tisha Benton

Tisha Benton

Vice Chancellor for Communications & Marketing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Class of 2020

Ruben Hernandez

Ruben Hernandez

Former Vice President at Tennessee Valley Authority
Class of 1997

Dan Watts

Daniel Watts

CEO, US Signal
Class of 2019

John Horne

Vice President Safety, Health and Environment – Nutrien
Class of 2022

Neal Eash

Neal Eash

Soil Scientist & Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Class of 2022

Robby Beau

Robby Beau

Vice President – U.S. International, Freight and Specialty Services: FedEx Express (Retired)
Class of 1995

Keith Woody

Keith Woody

SVP, Chief Procurement and Real Estate Officer: Fulton Bank
Class of 2002

Phyllis Best

Phyllis Best

Chief Financial Officer, American Chemet Corporation (Retired)
Class of 1994

Chris Leichtweis

Chris Leichtweis

President/CEO of North Wind Group
Class of 2003

Daniel Jetton

Daniel Jetton

Chief Executive Officer at SMNutrition
Class of 2017

Bryan Bonuomo

Bryan Bonuomo

Founder: Patonce Partners
Class of 2006

Stacy Leeds

Stacy Leeds

Willard H. Pedrick Dean at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Class of 2010

Chuck Davison

Chuck Davison

CEO and Board Member: EnerMech, Board Member:  White Fleet Drilling
Class of 2013

Scott Butler

Scott Butler

President: Jones Family of Companies
Class of 2016

James Christmas

James Christmas

Vice President – Customer Success, Global Services Support and Deployment at Dell EMC
Class of 2006

Jasmine Conn

Jasmine Conn

Founder & CEO: Hire Elevation Resources
Class of 2021