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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](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Carmen-Colitz-2-300x300.jpg)
Carmen Colitz
Founder: Jupiter Pet Emergency and Specialty Center
Class of 2019
![Catherine Luther](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Catherine-Luther-300x300.jpg)
Catherine Luther
Director, Information Integrity Institute and Minnie Dotty Goddard Distinguished Professor
Class of 2019
![Eric Johnson](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eric-Johnson-300x300.jpg)
Eric Johnson
President and CEO – Aeon
Class of 2021
![Amanda Hoefling](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Amanda-Hoefling-300x297.jpg)
Amanda Hoefling
EVP, Chief Administrative Officer: Dairyland Power Cooperative
Class of 2022
![Eugene Naughton](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eugene-Naughton-300x300.jpg)
Eugene Naughton
President: The Dollywood Company
Class of 2022
![Yasmine Mukahal](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Yasmine-Mukahal-300x300.jpg)
Yasmine Mukahal
Director, Talent Acquisition (Campus Recruiting): HCA Healthcare
Class of 2022
![Everick Spence](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Everick-Spence-300x300.jpg)
Everick Spence
Director of Workplace Health and Safety at Amazon
Class of 2015
![KIM EVANOFF](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/KIM-EVANOFF-300x300.jpg)
Kim Evanoff
SVP of Sales, Large Format – Red Bull
Class of 2021
![Tisha Benton](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tisha-Benton-Headshot-300x300.jpg)
Tisha Benton
Vice Chancellor for Communications & Marketing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Class of 2020
![Ruben Hernandez](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ruben-Hernandez-300x300.png)
Ruben Hernandez
Former Vice President at Tennessee Valley Authority
Class of 1997
![Dan Watts](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dan-Watts-v.21-300x300.png)
Daniel Watts
CEO, US Signal
Class of 2019
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John Horne
Vice President Safety, Health and Environment – Nutrien
Class of 2022
![Neal Eash](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Neal-Eash-300x300.png)
Neal Eash
Soil Scientist & Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Class of 2022
![Robby Beau](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Robby-Beau.png)
Robby Beau
Vice President – U.S. International, Freight and Specialty Services: FedEx Express (Retired)
Class of 1995
![Keith Woody](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Keith-Woody-286x300.png)
Keith Woody
SVP, Chief Procurement and Real Estate Officer: Fulton Bank
Class of 2002
![Phyllis Best](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Phyllis-Best-500x675-1.jpg)
Phyllis Best
Chief Financial Officer, American Chemet Corporation (Retired)
Class of 1994
![Chris Leichtweis](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chris-Leichtweis-1.png)
Chris Leichtweis
President/CEO of North Wind Group
Class of 2003
![Daniel Jetton](https://haslamgradprograms.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Daniel-Jetton-Headshot55.jpg)
Daniel Jetton
Chief Executive Officer at SMNutrition
Class of 2017