Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association

More than 1,800 people are proud to call themselves Leadership Chattanooga alumni. The Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association (LCAA) offers ongoing professional development, networking and leadership opportunities.

Mission Statement

The Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association (LCAA) supports Leadership Chattanooga and provides its diverse alumni with continued leadership training and opportunities for networking and civic engagement.

Strategies

To provide and foster support for the Chattanooga Chamber Foundation (through recruitment and selection, curriculum development, facilitation and mentoring) primarily for the Leadership Chattanooga program.
To support LCAA’s annual operations through recruitment and retention of members by an annual sustainable dues strategy.
To offer support and resources to expand talent and leadership initiatives to the Chattanooga area and the broader at the LCAA Board’s discretion.

Joining LCAA

LCAA members receive access to fun networking events, informative conversations with important community leaders, and other benefits. Through LCAA, Leadership Chattanooga alumni also “pay it forward” by serving as essential, community-driven benefactors of each year’s incoming class.

LCAA membership is open to all Leadership Chattanooga graduates, with annual dues set at approximately $60 per year (lifetime membership is available for a one-time donation of $500).

LCAA 2024-2025 Board of Directors

Officers

President –Janie Varnell, LC’15, Davis & Hoss, PC
President Elect – Terran Anderson, LC’20, United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Past President/Nominating Chair – Althea Jones, LC’18, TVA
VP Financial Vitality – Marcus Cade-Johnson, LC ’19, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union
Vice President of Communication and Technology – Kate Izell, LC’24, Izell Marketing Group
Vice President of Leadership and Traditions – David Roddy, LC’12, Hamilton County Government
2024-25 Curriculum Committee Chair – Dr. Trae Cotton, LC’19, Chattanooga State Community College

Class Representatives

Arielle Hayes, LC’24, Hamilton County Schools
Prentice Gilbert, LC’24, TVA

At-Large Members

Andrew Zito, LC’20, Chattanooga Lookouts
Anthony Easter, LC’22, Chattanooga Police Department
Danny Grzesik, LC’21, University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Erik Gray, LC’08, Wellfleet
Ginny Kelly, LC’22, Bad Beard Events
Hannah Oliver, LC’24, Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Reginald Cooper, LC’24, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Robert Morris, LC’22, TVA
Sharon Law, LC’15, Rawlins Infra Consult
Tenasa McGhee, LC’23, Non-Profit Resource Center