The Members of the Leadership Cocke County Class of 2008
Chad Burchette, teacher Edgemont Elementary School, Owner Burchette Landscaping
Kathy Edmonds, Co-owner Performance Exhaust, Edmonds Multiple Storage and Edmonds Machine
Linda Heinzelman, retired, Leadership Cocke County board member and Class of 2009 facilitator
Karen Hekel, Sunset Gap Community Center
Dori McKinney, Executive Chef Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center - Owner and Executive Chef of the English Mountain Chef
Shannon Moore, National Bank of Tennessee, Investor
Duay O'Neil, retired CCHS teacher, Newport Plain Talk, Reporter
Lula Ozmun, Administrative Assistant, Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice
Carlene Robinson, Cocke County Senior Center, Director
Steve Tweed, Food, Nutrition & Environmental Services Manager, Baptist Hospital of Cocke County
Linda Lewanski, CTTP, TMP - Cocke County Partnership Tourism Director
Linda Wester, Employee Benefit Specialist, Hurt Financial
Roddy Woods, Account Executive, Charter Media
In March 2008, the class spent two days getting to know one another and participate in a number of indoor and outdoor skills building sets. Pictured above are the class members after completing an exercise emphasizing a team approach to the obstacle course.
Kneeling in front - Roddy Woods
1st Row (l to R) - Karen Hekel, Kathy Edmonds, Linda Wester and Amber Green
2nd Row (l to R) - Chad Burchette, Brad Davidson, Steve Tweed, Duay O'Neil, Shannon Moore, Lula Ozmun, Linda Heinzelman, Dori McKinney, Linda Lewanski and Carlene Robinson
On October 12, 2008 the class traveled to Dollywood for a "fun day." While at the Park, the class met with the General Manager/VP of Dollywood to discuss a variety of topics concerning Cocke County and tourism.
Pictured from left to right
Linda Wester, Linda Heinzelman, Dori McKinney, Lula Ozmun, Steve Tweed, Linda Lewanski, Duay O'Neil, Karen Hekel and Kathy Edmonds
Not Pictured - Chad Burchette, Brad Davidson, Carlene Robinson, Roddy Woods, Shannon Moore