Sara had a 25 year career in public housing and is on the board of American Property Management in Knoxville, TN.  She has been a volunteer with The Restoration House since day one having walked with three participating families over the last ten years.

Grant was the Executive Director at Compassion Coalition for 11 years and now is a chaplain for Dominion Senior Living. He is an extremely well-respected leader in the Knoxville community, and has been helping bring about shalom in the community for decades.

Ola is a social worker with a tremendous amount of experience having served at the Salvation Army and most recently as the VP of the Knoxville Area Urban League.

Bill worked with UTK Athletics for a number of years and is now the CFO of Information International & Associates.

Jack’s whole career was in the YMCA.  He brings a tremendous amount of nonprofit experience and passion to the board of The Restoration House.

Gabe is the CEO of KUB. He was raised by his single mom and understands the challenges and the opportunities. He and his wife Tarah, have three amazing children and have been actively engaged in The Restoration House for years before coming onto the board.

Carolina is a realtor with Fox and Fogarty. She is active in the community through Centro Hispano and other local organizations. As a single mother she uniquely understands the struggles of the mother-led families of The Restoration House.

Doug is retired after 27 years in the plastics industry. He and his wife, Marcie are long time members at Fellowship church and have both engaged with The Restoration House for years.

Dylan is a former Knoxville Fellow. He and his wife, Lia are worship at Resurrection Presbyterian Church. He is the VP at Axle Logistics.

Joshalyn and her husband have three children and nine amazing grandchildren. She understands the challenges that many mother-led families face, having been a single mother early on. Joshalyn is the VP of Community Development for the East Region for First Horizon Bank and has served on several boards including, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Homesource East TN, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission, Wesley House, United Way, and the Tennessee Affordable Housing Coalition.

Kara’s background is in communications and event management. She previously worked for the Carolina Panthers and now is VP; Corporate Events Manager, CEO and Executive Communications at Bank of America. She is a native of East Tennessee.

Keely is a Financial Advisor with Pinnacle Financial Partners. She is a commercial lenders, but says her greatest passion is helping lower-income families access homeownership. Keely has seen firsthand the life change difference owning a home can make.

LaTonya is a professor of accounting at UTK and an entrepreneur. She and her husband have three beautiful little girls. LaTonya has served on the boards of GirlTalk, Uunik Academy, and Jack and Jill. One of her passions is seeing mom’s empowered so their children have access to every opportunity.

Shelly is an attorney at Owings Wilson Coleman. She is also a longtime member of Central Baptist Church in Fountain City. Shelly is highly skilled and brings tremendous expertise to the board.

These are community members who have served on the board in years past, and worked to build a strong foundation in order to impact single mother families long into the future.