Our Board

Jim Catanzaro : Chairman of the Board

Jim Catanzaro

Chairman of the Board

Over nearly 30 years, Jim has built a robust law practice at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel serving industry leaders in the health care, nonprofit and commercial business areas. He also has extensive experience serving in leadership positions with area nonprofits.

Dean Krech : Past Chairman

Dean Krech

Past Chairman

Dean has served as JHM CPAs’ president since 2013 and oversees all operations of the firm and its 45-member staff.

Shelly Killian : Treasurer

Shelly Killian

Treasurer

Shelly Killian is a senior vice president in commercial banking at First Horizon, where she has worked in a variety of roles since 2008. Her second child went through occupational and speech therapy, which is why she wholeheartedly supports the Center’s mission of ensuring every person has access to these vital services.

Gerald Street : Secretary

Gerald Street

Secretary

Gerald has worked for Komatsu, the second largest construction equipment manufacturer in the world, for 33 years. He’s held many positions, such as production planning coordinator, purchasing coordinator, technical support engineer, warehouse manager and various assembly manager positions.

Marco Forato : Board Member

Marco Forato

Board Member

Marco Forato is the chief strategy officer for Unum Group, one of the world’s leading providers of workplace financial protection benefits. He is also a board member of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga's Y-CAP program and The Enterprise Center.

Melissa White : Board Member

Melissa White

Board Member

Melissa is passionate about servant leadership, program and people development, envisioning, collaboration, operations management and project oversight, strategic planning, and community impact. She is actively involved in the Junior League of Chattanooga and also serves on Chi Omega’s House Corporation Board.

Joey Thomas, NREMT, JD, MPH : Board Member

Joey Thomas, NREMT, JD, MPH

Board Member

Joey's been at the Chattanooga Fire Department for the past 10 years. During this time, he also served as a social worker in North Georgia. His interests include harnessing innovative health policy to improve Chattanooga’s healthcare delivery systems through public and private partnerships. He's also a current JA Henry YMCA Branch board member.

Marsha Easter : Board Member

Marsha Easter

Board Member

Marsha is an experienced banker with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry for nearly two decades. She's a member of Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute, Chattanooga State Dinner of Firsts, The Canyons board and is the fifth-grade girls’ basketball assistant coach at Chattanooga Christian School.

Adam Gerson : Board Member

Adam Gerson

Board Member

Adam is a human resources professional and a member of the Young Leadership of Chattanooga, Jewish Federation and the Ohio State Alumni Association.

Carrie Crowe MSN, RN : Board Member

Carrie Crowe MSN, RN

Board Member

Carrie joined Russ Blakely & Associates in 2016 as a clinical consultant focusing on population health. Through her experience working in some of our country’s leading hospitals, she has seen firsthand how building a healthy workplace culture is the key to a successful and healthy workforce.

Rebecca Farinash Love : Board Member

Rebecca Farinash Love

Board Member

Rebecca currently practices bankruptcy law at Farinash & Stofan. She’s a member of Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority, serves as the financial advisor for the Eta Epsilon Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta at Virginia Tech and is a member of the Tennessee Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorder Foundation.

Courtney Painter : Board Member

Courtney Painter

Board Member

Courtney Painter in acute care at Parkridge Medical Center and specializes in adult dysphagia. She is also a certified neonatal therapist with a focus in swallowing disorders and feeding neonates in the NICU at Parkridge East Hospital. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Junior League of Chattanooga and National Association of Neonatal Therapists.