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cathy scott, President
Cathy Scott brings a rich background in fund development and educational advancement to her role as the fourth president of Bible in the Schools.
Cathy has served as a corporate sales consultant with the Maclellan Foundation, a professional grant writer and educational advancement consultant, the Director of Development at an independent private school, and in teaching roles at faith-based, public, and private school systems.
Cathy is a graduate of Covenant College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education and a Master's of Education with a specialization in Leadership from the Covenant College Graduate School of Education. Cathy brings 18 years of experience working with schools. She is a certified and licensed educator in both the State of Tennessee and Georgia and holds an All Levels Principal certification with ACSI.
A native of South Africa, she grew up in a family and home in which leadership, organizational management, and integrity were modeled for her by her parents. Her father, Dr. Michael Cassidy, is one of South Africa’s most highly respected leaders and founders of an interracial interdenominational global partnership organization.
DAVID WELSH
Community Engagement Director
MADDY HAAR
Project Manager & Executive Assistant to the President
board of directors, 2019-2020
Mr. Chris Maclellan - Chairman
Vice Chairman, The Maclellan Foundation
Dr. Gary Phillips - Vice Chairman
Pastoral Leadership Team, Signal Mountain Bible Church
Mr. Ben Pitts - Secretary
Agent/Broker, Herman Walldorf Commercial Real Estate
Mr. Bart Rolen - Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer, Southeastern Trust Company
Mrs. Harriet Bond
Former Bible Teacher and High School Guidance Counselor
Mr. Marshall Brock
Wealth Counselor, Keel Point
Mrs. Betsy Brown
President, Pendleton Square Trust Company
Mr. Douglas Brown
Financial Advisor, Senior Vice President, UBS Wealth Management
Mr. Thomas Clark
President, Yama Development
Mrs. Mary Coleman
Retired, IBM Corporation
Mr. Derrick DePriest
Director, Customer Sales, Bellhops
Mr. Jay Everett
Director, Renew Ministries, Calvary Chapel Chattanooga
Mr. Franklin Farrow
Chief Executive Officer, Independent Healthcare Properties
Mr. Steve Frost
President, Tuftco Corp.
Mr. Tom Glenn
President, Elder's ACE Hardware
Mr. Mike Harrell
Owner, Latitude Advisors, LLC
Mrs. Jill Hartness
President, Boyd Buchanan School
Member, Tennessee House of Representatives, District 27
Mr. John Henegar
Principal, West Ridge Group PLLC Certified Public Accountants
Mr. Joey Hogan
President, Covenant Transportation Group
Mrs. Lisa Hutcherson
Wife, Mother, Homemaker
Mr. Rob Huffaker
Practice Leader of Employee Benefits, McGriff Insurance Services
Dr. Ternae Jordan, Sr.
Senior Pastor, Mount Canaan Baptist Church
Mr. Mike Kramer
Chairman, Southeastern Trust Company
Mr. Bob Marshall
Chief Financial Officer, Southern Champion Tray
Mr. Tom McCallie
Retired, Executive Director, The Robert L. & Kathrina H. Maclellan Foundation
Mr. Herbert "Book" McCray
Former Principal, Hamilton County Department of Education, Founder/CEO, Independent Youth Services Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Ralph Mohney
Former President, Bible in the Schools
Mr. Miguel Morales, Jr.
Restaurateur
Mr. Don Morton
Attorney, Miller & Martin PLLC
Mr. Greg Pawson
President, Signal Energy Constructors
Mr. John Phillips
Retired, Vice President Marketing & Sales, McKee Foods
Human Resources Consultant/Business Partner, CHI Memorial
Mr. Jasper Reynolds III
Principal, Lift Media Group
Mrs. Cathy Scott
President, Bible in the Schools
Mr. Britton Stansell
Regional Director, Republic Parking System
Mrs. Eleonore Williams
Retired, CPA, Mauldin & Jenkins
Mr. Bruce Zeiser
Executive Vice President, Southern Champion Tray
Board of Reference, 2019-2020
Mr. Pete Austin III
President, Austin Building Corporation
Dr. James Barber
President, The Generosity Trust
The Honorable William "Muecke" Barker
Retired, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
Retired
The Honorable Jim Coppinger
Hamilton County Mayor
The Honorable Bob Corker
Former United States Senator for Tennessee; Former Chair of United State Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mr. Doug Daugherty, Sr.
President, Hamilton Flourishing
Mr. David Fowler
President, Family Action Council of Tennessee
Mr. John Guerry
Retired
Mr. Henry Henegar
Retired
Mr. Lurone Jennings
Administrator, Chattanooga's Department of Youth and Family
Mr. Ben Landress
Executive President of Management, CBL
The Honorable Ron Littlefield
Former Mayor of Chattanooga
Mr. Hugh Maclellan, Jr.
Chairman Emeritus, The Maclellan Foundation
Dr. Ron Phillips, Sr.
Pastor Emeritus, Abba's House
Mr. David Worland
Executive Director, The Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives, State of Tennessee
Mr. Charles "Chuck" Zeiser
Former President and CEO, Southern Champion Tray; Current Chairman of the Board, Southern Champion Tray
BOARD CHAIRMEN
Dr. J. P. McCallie
1922 - 1970
Mr. Hugh O. Maclellan, Sr.
1970 - 1994
Mr. Thomas H. McCallie III
1994 - 2003
2003 - 2010
Dr. Frank Brock
2010 - 2012
Mr. Steve Frost
2012 - 2015
2015 - 2017
Mr. Chris Maclellan
2017 - Present