Tennessee Jump$tart

Tennessee Jump$tart is a non-profit organization comprised of approximately 50 individuals and organizations representing business, government and education who have joined together to improve the personal financial literacy of Tennessee’s youth.

Board

The following officers and directors comprise the Board of the Tennessee Jump$tart Coalition:

  • Cadence Bank

  • Christian Community Services, Inc.

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Nashville Branch

  • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis-Memphis Branch

  • Middle Tennessee Council on Economic and Free Enterprise Education @ MTSU

  • Pinnacle Financial Partners

  • Regions Bank

  • Truist Bank

  • Tennessee Attorney General's Office

  • Tennessee Consumer Finance Association

  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance

  • Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions

  • Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission

  • Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation

  • The Farmers Bank

  • The University of Tennessee Extension

  • Y-12 Federal Credit Union

Officers of the Board

The following individuals serve as officers on the board of the Tennessee Jump$tart Coalition.

Dr. Maria Edlin King
President

Tennessee Council on Economic and Free Enterprise Education
Middle Tennessee State University
Director

maria.king@mtsu.edu

Rachel Carden
Vice President

Tennessee Securities Division,
Director of Investor Education 

rachel.carden@tn.gov

Vickie Trice
Secretary

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance,
Director of Consumer Insurance Services

vickie.trice@tn.gov

Lori Mitchum
Treasurer

Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation,
Outreach Specialist

lori.mitchum@tn.gov

Past Coalition Presidents

Alan Smith
Chief Administrator-Consumer Resources
2021-2022

Jason Seay
TN Student Assistance Corporation
2019-2020

Natasha Bishop
Apprisen
2017-2018

Jared Plunk
Tennessee Attorney General’s Office
2015-2016

Carla Jarrell
Pinnacle Financial Partners
2013-2014

Kristina Howard
Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union
2010-2012

Ann Berry
UT Extension
2010-2012

Jackie Morgan
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
2007-2009

Christy Minton
BancorpSouth
2000-2006