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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 ★ 

Ronette Adams-Taylor ★ 

Mary Agee

Vic & Linda Alexander 

Edgar & Kathi Allen 

Denise Alper 

Dr. Kathryn Anderson 

Bert & Kim Bailey

Jim & Ellen Barry ★  

Isaiah S. Beard 

Jane Beasley 

Kathryn Beasley 

Sam & Michelle Beckman ☨ 

Margaret Behm & Harlan Dodson, III 

Luke R. Belsito & Judy Belsito

Richard Bennett

Shaun M. Bennett 

David Berger 

Drs. David & Terry Jo Bichell 

Robb Bigelow 

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 Brantley

Lou & James Bryan

Michael Buhl

Martin & Mary Liz Burns ★ 

Drs. Brenda Butka & J. Thomas John 

Kristen & Jeff Camp

Paul Campbell III & Emily Campbell

David Cañas ★ 

Dr. Angelo & Ms. Regina Canonico ★

Bill & Trudy Carpenter

Frank & Kay Carter 

Richard & Vicki Chambers ☨ 

Julie & Jeffrey Chitwood

Drs. Brian & Julia Christman 

Charlotte Collins & Gerald West ★ 

Linda G. Cooper

Ellen Corenswet & John Morgan 

Nancy Krider Corley

Sandra Keifert & Peter Coughlan

Patricia Crifo

Kevin & Katie Crumbo 

Cheryl & Michael Dastugue

Laura Lynn Davenport

Sarah Davis

John & Natasha Deane

Matt & Beth Deeb

Jacqueline B. Dixon 

Donald Donati

Andrew Dunlap

Carol & Christopher Dunn ★ 

Marshall & Michelle Eakin 

Sherie L. Edwards 

Jason Ehrlinspiel

Frank Einstein

Jim & Betty Emison

J. Michael Engle & Pam Auble

David Esquivel 

Dave Ettinger & Kitty Calhoon

Quin Evans Segall & Josh Segall

Mary Falls & Jim Cooper 

Dr. Dale Farran 

Deborah & John Farringer ★ 

Sara Finley

Dr. Sabrina Finney 

Kenton L. Fourman

Diana Gallaher ★ 

Sarah Fisher Gardial ★ 

Michael & Virginia Gardner 

Frank & Amy Garrison 

Drs. Mark & Nan Gaylord 

Jeff & Allyn Gibson ★ 

Dr. Joseph Gigante & Ms. Felice Apolinksy

Harris N. & Danielle M. Gilbert 

Nate & Lillian Gilmer ★

Drew & Carolyn Goddard

Dr. Trent & Ms. Kate Goodin ★

Allan Gordus & Mary Beth Schultz

Randy & Katie Gottlieb

John & Mary Green ★ 

Riney & Lynn Green 

Diane & John Grover

Patricia C. Gunn

Joe & Desa Haase ★ 

Miriam Harmatz ☨ 

Ruth Ann & William Harnisch 

Matt & Paula Harris

Tamara Hart & Mike Jameson 

Hon. William J. Haynes, Jr. ★ 

Josh & Ellie Hedrick ★ 

Branch H. Henard, III

William H. & Jodi A. Hess 

Bucky & Kathy Hesson

Barbara J. Hill

Rodrick D. Holmes

E. Berry & Celeste Holt 

Joseph & Emily Hubbard

Joseph Interrante 

Sadiatou Jallow ☨ 

Dr. Kevin James & Dr. Julia Wood 

Robert W. & Emily Jarrett

Emily & Chris Jenkins ★

Michele Johnson & Jeffrey Hill 

Victor S. Johnson III & Mary Johnson 

Dr. Mary Kate Jordan

Leon & Suellen Joyner

Sally & Thomas P. Kanaday, Jr. 

Susan Kay

Jason Dinger & Kristen Keely-Dinger

Anne K. King

Bill & Robin King

Paul & Peggy Kingsbury

Sumter Camp & Sherry Knott ★

Joan Koch

David Kozlowski & Jackie Frost

Neil Krugman & Lee Pratt

Chancellor Ellen H. Lyle & Hon. Walter Kurtz

Brent & Jennifer Lankford ★ 

Ed Lanquist  

Ellen & Michael Levitt

Catherine Link & Kirby Pate

Samuel & Mary Ann Lipshie 

Rebecca Lyford 

Chris & Paul Lynes 

Sara Lynes

Alex MacKay & Eric Lease

Monica & John Mackie 

Nancy Fraas MacLean 

Dr. Robert & Ms. Marcia Mallard 

Dr. Kathleen Maloy 

Cynthia Mann 

Gino & Jeanne Marchetti

Hon. James G. Martin, III

Brooks & Bert Mathews 

Neil & Maureen McBride 

Dr. Conn & Ms. Betty McConnell 

Samantha McCory

Woodley McEachern

Catherine McEvoy-Smith ★ 

Miriam F. McFadden 

Susan Emery McGannon

Hon. C. Creed & Ms. Janie McGinley ★ 

Barbara McGinnis

Joseph & Thelma McGrory

Louise McKown

Patricia Meadows 

Ken & Lynn Melkus 

Lauren Melkus 

Drs. Charles & Alice Mercer

Drs. Bob and Bonnie Miller ★☨ 

Nancy Miller Herron

Olan Mills, II

Christine Modisher 

Dennis & Sharon Monroe

Barbara J. Mook 

Mary Hunt Moore

David Morgan & Karen Bloch

Mika Moser ★ 

Amanda Moss ★ 

James Overton & Mary Mountcastle

Virginia Murphy 

Mike & Teresa Nacarato

Karen Neal & John Berggren

Mary Nichols 

John & Christina Norris 

Drs. Ryan & Becki Oakley ★

George & Peggy O'Brien

Sara Oglesby

Michael & Linda O’Neal 

Drs. Freida & Lucius Outlaw ★

Russell Overby & Sara Smith

Tom & Susan Parker

Celeste Patterson & Doug Meech

Dr. Douglas & Ms. Anna Pearce ★ 

Bart & Christy Perkey 

Jim Peterman

Andrew J. Phay & Ann S. Mantus

W. Brantley Phillips, Jr.

Todd Phipps & Laura J. Sell 

Yolanda Pierce, PhD

Matt & Patsy Powers 

Preston & Joyce Quirk

Allan & Jimmie Lynn Ramsaur 

Kay & David Raybin

Cary Rayson ★ 

Colin & Brenda Reed 

Michael & Lizzy Reed

Willa F. Reister 

Dr. Barbara C. Reynolds

Susie Ries

Richard Riles ★

Lisa S. Rivera

Brenda McGee & Dean Hill Rivkin

Sandra J. Roberts

Mary E. Johnston & Carey Rogers

Anne Blake & Judson Rogers

Donald & Linda Rubright

Jacob Hathaway & Sharon Ruiz

Michael & Maureen Schlacter

Andy & Robin Schneider 

Nelda Schreiber 

Tom Schulman

Beneva Schulte & Paul Orzulak ★

Robert & Patty Schwartzman

King & Judy Self

Ward Seymour

Joan B. Shayne 

Charlotte Ann Shea & Judith C. Guerry

Mike & Lisa Shmerling 

Hon. Andy Shookhoff & Ms. Eva Sochorova

Leonard B. Simon & Candace M. Carroll

Susan Simons 

Gray & Leah Skinner

John & Wanda Sobieski 

Joe & Joanne Sowell

Shirley & Stuart Speyer 

Dr. Isabel & Mr. Brooke Stanley

Jonathan Steen

Dr. Walter Stephens & Ms. Laurie Stephens

Joycelyn Stevenson 

Alyssa Stines ★ 

Mr. James Stranch III & Hon. Jane Branstetter Stranch

Jack F. Stringham II & Anne Stringham

David Super ☨

Elizabeth & Tom Surface

Matt & Judy Sweeney

John Kirk & Mary Tenkhoff

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 

Victoria A. Wachino

Kathryn S. Ware

Bill & Janet Warfield 

Harriet Overton Warner

Robert & Michelle Watkins 

Whitney Weeks

Bernadette Welch & Chris Fischer ★

Dranda Whaley ★☨

Matt Wiltshire & Crissy Wieck

Vickie & Scott Willis ★

Ann & David Wilson

Susan & Ashley Wiltshire ☨ 

R.J. Hinde & John T. Winemiller ★

Dr. Charles & Ms. Sally Womack 

Debra Wymer 

Nathan Yates

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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