Tennessee Chapter

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Welcome Welcome to the Tennessee Chapter

The Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Our chapter covers East, Middle and Southeast Tennessee. Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many opportunities for you to get involved. Your participation in any way will help us achieve our mission - finding a cure for all people with CF. Take a moment to check out our upcoming events and learn more.

Events Get involved with our local events

There are 6 upcoming events for this chapter.

East Tennessee Great Strides
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Southeast Tennessee Great Strides
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Middle Tennessee Great Strides
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Nashville's Top 30 Under 30
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Tennessee CF Cycle for Life
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Tennessee Xtreme Hike
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Supporters We’d like to thank the people and businesses that support us
Platinum National Corporate Champions

Thank you to our Platinum National Corporate Champions!

American Airlines
Gold National Corporate Champions

Thank you to our Gold National Corporate Champions!

Abbvie CHOATE
Learn more about our National Corporate Champions
Key Supporters

The Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recognizes and thanks our supporters for their generosity and support in the fight against cystic fibrosis.

Advance the Cure BancCard Baxter Properties Brauer CAT Financial Cure finders Enterprise rent-a-car Guardian Wealth HCAHealthcare-TriStarHealth HUB INTERLACE Kelly Construction Lee Universtiy MadeFirst Northstar Pinnacle Financial Partners tpmbLAW
For information on how you can become a supporter, please call (865) 583-0355 or (615) 255-1167.
Care Centers
Find a CF Care Center Near You

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-accredited care centers provide expert care and specialized disease management to people living with cystic fibrosis.

Meet Our Local Team Tennessee Chapter Board and Staff
Board

Dr. Norm Scarborough, Board Chair
Dr. Rebekah Brown, Care Center Liasion
Dr. Clay Callison, Care Center Liasion
Paige Christenberry
Calea Davis, Emeritus Member
Linda Dresser
Kayla English
Pam Gaffney
Rod Jack
Liz Hall
Pierson Hibbs
Bailie Klages
Josh Ledbetter
Dr. Ashley Manus, Care Center Liasion
 

Jeanne Marchetti, Emeritus Member
Wes Perry
Dr. Diane Quintero, Care Center Liasion
Allison Reichenbach, Emeritus Member
Jennifer Reynolds, Emeritus Member
Kira Roberts, Emeritus Member
Kristen Sharp
Ron Taylor, Emeritus Member
Jessica Thomason
Dr. James Tolle, Care Center Liasion
Chelsea Troutt
Bruce VanCleve
David Wells
 

Staff

 

Knoxville Office
5401 Kingston Pike, Suite 230
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: 865-583-0355
Email: tennessee@cff.org


Nashville Office
3401 Mallory Lane, Suite 100
Franklin, TN 37067
Phone: 615-255-1167
Email: tennessee@cff.org

Tennessee Chapter Staff

Leigh Ellington
Executive Director
lellington@cff.org

Dustin Tracy 
Associate Executive Director 
dtracy@cff.org

Sean Hipps
Development Director
shipps@cff.org

Merritt Piper
Development Manager
mpiper@cff.org



Jolly Johnson
Senior Development Director
jjohnson@cff.org

Katherine Hofstetter
Development Director
khofstetter@cff.org

Veronika Kesey
Administrative Manager
vkesey@cff.org