Since taking office in December 2019, Mayor Indya Kincannon has appointed 114 community leaders and people with specialized expertise to serve on boards, commissions and committees. She said they “are committed to making Knoxville better, and they demonstrate that with their energy and fresh perspectives.” Visit here to find info on the purpose, makeup and meeting schedule of 55 boards, commissions, committees and other panels, as well as info on ways to volunteer or apply for appointment to a board. Here are the most recent mayoral appointees. Read the list carefully, for here you will find future mayors and city council members:

Historic Zoning Commission: Travis Tillman, Beth Eason, Hallie Hearnes, Lynne Randazzo  

Police Advisory & Review Committee: Jenae Anderson Easterly

Mayor’s Maker Council: Mary Thom Adams, Kiame Biandudi, Marianne Canada, Barron Hall, Forrest Kirkpatrick, Jasmine Newton, Brigid Oesterling, Marshall Prado, Haseeb Qureshi, Kelly Sullivan, Marcus Williamson 

Employee Benefits Advisory Council: Linda Pardue

Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization: Isaac Thorne  

Mayor’s Council on Disability Issues: Nancy Welch

Public Property Naming Committee: Bryan Berry

Design Review Board: Rick Blackburn

Diversity Business Advisory Council: Bing Cao, Tiki Dixon, Travis Holloway, Cassandra Stuart, Nikitia Thompson  

Deferred Compensation Committee: Donna Dyer, Rodney Phipps

Knoxville’s Community Development Corp.: Scott Broyles 

Food Policy Council: Rhea Kinney

Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB): Claudia Caballero

Knoxville Transportation Authority: Sandy Booher, Chris Couch, Ashley Osborne

Industrial Development Board: Susan Brown, Keith Garrett

Neighborhood Advisory Council: Emma Ellis-Cosigua, Philip Hipps, Breyauna Holloway, Alanna McKissack, Brent Waugh

City Tree Board: Natalia Almonacid, Robert Graves, Charles Kwit  

Pension Board: Twuanna Munroe Ward  

Animal Control Board: Dr. Lisa Chassy

Greenways Commission: Stephanie Bailey, Ginger Conner, Jason Cottrell, Shauna Godlevsky, Jody Mullins, Andrea Schneibel  

Public Arts Committee: Claudio Gomez, Damon Rawls, Oren Yarbrough

Board of Zoning Appeals: Eboni James

Better Building Board: Kaylin Chesney  

Employee Benefits Advisory Council: Whitney Bean, Lily Seabolt  

Civil Service Merit Board: Stephanie Taylor