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THE IRIS
SOCIETY

THE IRIS SOCIETY

The Iris Society honors donors who contribute $1,000 or more within the calendar year or include TJC in their estate plans. Like irises, we are known for our resilience. Like so many of our clients, partners, and community members, we are faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles every day. We just keep working, and we could not do so without our supporters. Their generosity and compassion allow us the opportunity to fight for the dignity, independence, and opportunity for all Tennesseans.

IRIS SOCIETY MEMBERS

Mike & Cynthia Abelow 

Chandrika Achar ★ 

Beth Adams 

Ronette Adams-Taylor ★ 

Vic & Linda Alexander 

Edgar & Kathi Allen 

Denise Alper 

Dr. Kathryn Anderson 

Hunter & Leigh Atkins 

Kim & Bert Bailey

Jim & Ellen Barry ★  

Isaiah S. Beard 

Jane Beasley 

Kathryn Beasley 

Sam & Michelle Beckman ☨ 

Margaret Behm & Harlan Dodson, III 

Luke R. Belsito & Josephine J. Belsito

Shaun M. Bennett 

David Berger 

Barri Bernstein 

Drs. David & Terry Jo Bichell 

Robb Bigelow 

Anne Blake & Judson Rogers 

Frank & Melissa Bloch 

Charles W. & Baylor Anne Bone 

Alexander & Jean Bonnyman 

Rev. Anne B. Bonnyman ☨ 

Dr. Brian & Ms. Jean Bonnyman ★ 

Gordon & Hon. Claudia Bonnyman 

Dr. Houston Bonnyman ★ 

Robert Boone

Paul Bousquet 

Virginia Bousquet 

Robert & Anne Brandt ☨ 

Jennifer Buhl

Michael Buhl 

Martin & Mary Liz Burns ★ 

Drs. Brenda Butka & J. Thomas John 

Sumter Camp & Sherry Knott ★ 

Paul Campbell III & Emily Campbell 

David Cañas ★ 

Dr. Angelo & Ms. Regina Canonico 

Bill & Trudy Carpenter

Frank & Kay Carter 

Kay Caudle 

Richard & Vicki Chambers ☨ 

Drs. Brian & Julia Christman 

Al Cocke & Juliet Griffin

Charlotte Collins & Gerald West ★ 

Josh Collins 

Linda G. Cooper

Ellen Corenswet & John Morgan 

Mary Bell Crossman 

Kevin & Katie Crumbo 

Wendi Dalby ★ 

Karen Davis 

John & Joy Day 

Hon. Karl Dean & Ms. Anne Davis 

John & Natasha Deane 

Matt & Beth Deeb 

Regina & James Derzon

Mark & Sherry Deutschmann 

Jason Dinger & Kristen Keely-Dinger 

Jacqueline B. Dixon 

Carol & Christopher Dunn ★ 

Marshall & Michelle Eakin 

Sherie L. Edwards ★ 

Mike Engle & Pam Auble  

David Esquivel 

Dave Ettinger & Kitty Calhoon 

Mary Falls & Jim Cooper 

Dr. Dale Farran 

Deborah & John Farringer ★ 

Dr. Sabrina Finney 

Jon & Penny Frere 

Diana Gallaher ★ 

Dr. Kevin & Ms. Alyson Gallaher 

Sarah Fisher Gardial ★ 

Michael & Virginia Gardner 

Frank & Amy Garrison 

Drs. Mark & Nan Gaylord 

Jeff & Allyn Gibson ★ 

Dr. Joseph Gigante & Ms. Felice Apolinsky

Harris N. & Danielle Gilbert 

Nate & Lillian Gilmer ★ 

Luvell Glanton

John & Mary Green ★ 

Riney & Lynn Green 

Diane & John Grover

Judith C. Guerry & Charlotte Ann Shea 

Patricia C. Gunn, Esq. 

Joe & Desa Haase ★ 

Ann & David Hake

Susan & Charlie Hale 

Bob & Donna Hamilton 

Miriam Harmatz ☨ 

Ruth Ann & William Harnisch 

Tamara Hart & Mike Jameson 

Jacob Hathaway & Sharon Ruiz ★ 

Hon. William J. Haynes, Jr. ★ 

Frankie Hedrick

Josh & Ellie Hedrick ★ 

Dr. Craig Anne & Mr. Scott Heflinger 

William H. & Jodi A. Hess 

Barbara J. Hill

E. Berry & Celeste Holt 

Joseph & Emily Hubbard 

Joseph Interrante 

Sadiatou Jallow ☨ 

Dr. Kevin James & Dr. Julia Wood 

Robert W. & Emily Jarrett

Emily & Chris Jenkins 

Michael & Barbara Johnson 

Michele Johnson & Jeffrey Hill 

Rick & Lynn Johnson 

Victor S. Johnson III & Mary Johnson 

Roger Jones 

Leon & Suellen Joyner 

Rita Kaplan 

Susan Kay

Sandra Keifert & Peter Coughlan  

Bill & Robin King 

David Korones 

Susan B. Korones Gifford 

Nancy Krider Corley 

Neil Krugman & Lee Pratt 

Hon. Walter Kurtz 

Brent & Jennifer Lankford ★ 

Ed Lanquist 

Ellen & Michael Levitt

George T. Lewis III 

Ms. Catherine Link & Dr. Kirby Pate 

Samuel & Mary Ann Lipshie 

Carla Lovell 

Rebecca Lyford 

Chris & Paul Lynes 

Sara Lynes 

Alex MacKay & Eric Lease 

Monica & John Mackie 

Matthew & Helena MacLean

Nancy Fraas MacLean 

Dr. Robert & Ms. Marcia Mallard 

Dr. Kathleen Maloy 

Cynthia Mann 

Brooks & Bert Mathews 

Neil & Maureen McBride 

Dr. Conn & Ms. Betty McConnell 

Catherine McEvoy-Smith ★ 

Miriam F. McFadden 

Susan Emery McGannon 

Brenda McGee & Dean Hill Rivkin

Hon. C. Creed and Ms. Janie McGinley ★ 

Barbara McGinnis

Patricia Meadows 

Ken & Lynn Melkus 

Lauren E. Melkus 

Drs. Bob and Bonnie Miller ★☨ 

Donnell Miller

Nancy Miller Herron 

Olan Mills, II

Christine Modisher & Marsha Williams

Dennis & Sharon Monroe  

Barbara J. Mook 

Mika Moser ★ 

Mary Mountcastle & James Overton 

Virginia Murphy 

Mike & Teresa Nacarato

Karen Neal & John Berggren 

Kristie & Kathryn Nettles 

Mary Nichols 

John & Christina Norris 

George & Peggy O'Brien

Michael & Linda O’Neal 

Drs. Freida & Lucius Outlaw ★

Russ Overby & Sara Smith 

Robbin S. Page 

Celeste Patterson & Doug Meech 

Dr. Douglas & Ms. Anna Pearce ★ 

Bart & Christy Perkey 

Jim Peterman 

Todd Phipps & Laura J. Sell 

Matt & Patsy Powers 

Allan & Jimmie Lynn Ramsaur 

Kay & David Raybin

Cary Rayson ★ 

Colin & Brenda Reed 

Dr. Brenda Reilly & Mr. Neil de Crescenzo 

Willa F. Reister 

Linda S. Rivera

Wayne Robertson 

Dr. Charles & Ms. Ann Roos 

David Rue

Michael & Maureen Schlacter ★ 

Andy & Robin Schneider 

Nelda Schreiber 

Ray & Phyllis Sells 

Ward Seymour

Dr. William & Ms. Karen Shannon 

Joan B. Shayne 

Mike & Lisa Shmerling 

Hon. Andy Shookhoff & Ms. Eva Sochorova 

Dr. Buzz Sienknecht & Ms. Sharon Bandy 

Leonard B. Simon & Candace M. Carroll 

Susan Simons 

John & Wanda Sobieski 

Joe & Joanne Sowell 

Shirley & Stuart Speyer 

Dr. Isabel & Mr. Brooke Stanley  

Joycelyn Stevenson 

Alyssa Stines ★ 

Mr. James Stranch III & Hon. Jane Branstetter Stranch 

Jack & Ann Stringham 

David Super 

Elizabeth & Tom Surface 

Matt & Judy Sweeney 

Baylor Bone Swindell & Ryan Swindell 

Steve & Jeanne Thomas 

Bob & Mary Battle Thompson 

Greg & Carla Thurman 

John & Sandee Tishler ★ 

Liz Slagle Todaro & Corey Todaro ★ 

Dr. Susanne Tropez-Sims 

Phillippe & Katherine Villers 

Vikki Wachino 

Bill & Janet Warfield 

Harriet Overton Warner 

Robert & Michelle Watkins 

Whitney Weeks

Bernadette Welch & Chris Fischer ★ 

Dr. Jule & Mr. David West 

Carol Westlake & Jody Bailey 

Mark & Peggy Westlake 

Dranda Whaley ★☨ 

Scott & Vickie Willis ★ 

Ann & David Wilson

Matt Wiltshire & Crissy Wieck 

Susan & Ashley Wiltshire ☨ 

Dr. Charles & Ms. Sally Womack 

Dr. Taylor & Ms. Melinda Wray 

Debra Wymer 

Dr. Michael Zanolli & Ms. Julie K. Sandine

Stephen and Jamaica Zralek 

★ Sustaining Star 

☨ Iris Society Legacy Donor 

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PARTNER WITH TJC TO TRANSFORM LIVES

The Iris Society honors donors who contribute $1,000 or more within the calendar year or include TJC in their estate plans. Like irises, we are known for our resilience. Like so many of our clients, partners, and community members, we are faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles every day. We just keep working, and we could not do so without our supporters. Their generosity and compassion allow us the opportunity to fight for the dignity, independence, and opportunity for all Tennesseans.

EXCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION WITH TJC LEADERSHIP

RECOGNITION ON TJC MATERIALS AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

INVITATIONS TO PRIVATE EVENTS

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