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<\/svg> Directors<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Elizabeth DeMartino Newton<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Director<\/h4>\n

edemarti@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Kathy Kidd<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Program Director<\/h4>\n

kkidd@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Dani Rose Thibus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Program Director<\/h4>\n

drose@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/svg> Teaching Staff<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Elizabeth Braddock<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Educator<\/h4>\n

ebraddoc@vols.utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Jess Capps<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Demonstration Educator<\/h4>\n

jblair17@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Siarra Briggs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Educator<\/h4>\n

sbrigg14@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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 <\/td>\n

\n

Emily Reed<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Educator<\/h4>\n

ehickma3@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Cassie Sorrells<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Demonstration Educator<\/h4>\n

csorrel4@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Lauran Gieske<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Demonstration Educator<\/h4>\n

lgieske@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Kim Goodell<\/h3>\n

Educator<\/h4>\n

kgoodell@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Natalie Griffith<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Educator<\/h4>\n

ngriff18@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Emily Harlow<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Demonstration Educator<\/h4>\n

emungena@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Raleigh Sloan<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Educator<\/h4>\n

rsloan9@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Open Position<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Demonstration Educator<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\"\"<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Rebecca Jenkins<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Coaching Demonstration Educator and Assistant Director of Innovation and Pedagogy<\/h4>\n

rjenks1@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\"\"<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Erin Keck<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Educator<\/h4>\n

ekeck1@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Tracy Lee<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Demonstration Educator<\/h4>\n

tdeford@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Meghan Bennett<\/h3>\n

Demonstration Educator<\/h4>\n

MABennett@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Julie Carter<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Demonstration Educator<\/h4>\n

jcarte83@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Abigail Ihle<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Educator<\/h4>\n

aihle@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/svg> Administrative Support Staff<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Tammy Sommers<\/h3>\n

Business Manager<\/h4>\n

tsommers@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Brittany Williams
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Administrative Associate II,<\/h4>\n

Scheduling Coordinator<\/h4>\n

bwilliams21@utk.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Laura Moore
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Administrative Associate,<\/h4>\n

Enrollment Specialist<\/h4>\n

rmk678@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

<\/h3>\n

Matthew Graham<\/h3>\n

Accounting Specialist<\/h4>\n

gsw594@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/svg> Program Support Staff<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Travis Wealand<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Food Program Coordinator<\/h4>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PHOTO COMING SOON<\/td>\n\n

Jo Gillenwater<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cook: White Avenue<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Stephen Rhodes
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cook: Lake Avenue<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

George Lovell<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Loving Memory<\/h4>\n

1.13.50 – 11.18.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Jaysea Haun<\/h3>\n

Program Support Specialist<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Liv Specht<\/h3>\n

Program Support Specialist<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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