Welcome 2020 Board Member

Nyda Brook is a Women’s Fund of East Tennessee Legacy member, serves on the Annual Women’s Fund Luncheon Committee, and is a major sponsor. Most recently, she, and her husband William B. Smith, MD, FACC, shared their sea-going vessel, Sensation, with the Women’s Fund for a successful Cruising with the Coaches fundraiser. She is passionate about the WFET mission and vision.

Nyda is the Vice President and General Counsel of the New Orleans Center for Clinical Research (NOCCR) now aligned with AMR Company. Prior to that time, she practiced healthcare law in New Orleans. Established in New Orleans in 1985, NOCCR still maintains the original Canal Street location. Following Hurricane Katrina, the Phase I unit and company headquarters were moved to Knoxville, which brought Nyda and family to our community.

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From Julie’s Desk

In this month’s newsletter, we introduce Dr. Anna Lora Taylor, Assistant Professor of Counseling at Carson-Newman University, current Women’s Fund Board and Executive Committee Member, as well as the Chair of the Grants Committee. Having served as the former Program Director of the Women’s Fund from 2017 – 2020 , fresh out of her doctoral studies at the University of Tennessee in Counselor Education, Anna Lora has a unique perspective of and vision for the organizations impact in East Tennessee.

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Grantee Spotlight: Fostering Hope TN

We sat down with Chante Hensley, Executive Director of Fostering Hope TN, one of the Women’s Fund’s newer Self-Sustainability grantees that has supported foster care, adoption, and kinship community in our area since 2013. Chante and her husband, Matt, have not only...

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From Julie’s Desk…

Our 15th Anniversary Year has launched with a blast—thankfully not the Arctic kind we’ve all been experiencing recently! As we celebrate this milestone, we are truly “saving a seat at our table for you” and actively seeking luncheon sponsorships.

If you are reading this, we hope you have already made plans to join us on Thursday, March 26.

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