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:

  • Ascend Federal Credit Union

  • 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.

Rachel C. Carden
President

Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance, Securities Division
Director of Investor Education

Rachel.Carden@tn.gov

John Nolan
Vice President

Y-12 Federal Credit Union
Manager, Community & Business Development 

John1719@y12fcu.org

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Secretary

Lori Mitchum
Treasurer

Tennessee Higher Education Commission/Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Outreach Specialist, West Region

lori.mitchum@tn.gov

Past Coalition Presidents

Dr. Maria Edlin King
Tennessee Council on Economic and
Free Enterprise Education, MTSU
2022-2024

Alan Smith
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
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
The University of Tennessee Extension
2010-2012

Jackie Morgan
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Nashville Branch
2007-2009

Christy Minton
Cadence Bank, formerly BancorpSouth
2000-2006