Spotlight

ABN Member Spotlight: Random Acts of Flowers

First off, guys like flowers too! I am a 34-year-old male, I like video games, I enjoy sports, I work on cars — but I also enjoy rom-coms, my favorite color is purple, my voice goes up an octave around puppies, and I love, LOVE getting flowers from my wife. Flowers have the ability to […]

By Sam on March 23, 2018

ABN Member Spotlight: Claudia Caballero, Executive Director of Centro Hispano de East Tennessee

Claudia Caballero, Executive Director of Centro Hispano de East Tennessee, knows what it’s like to straddle two worlds and two different cultures. Claudia was born in the western mountains of Honduras and spent most of her early childhood and teens moving between Honduras and the United States. Today, she spends her time supporting the Latino community by […]

By Sam on November 07, 2017

ABN Member Spotlight: ASAP of Anderson County

In 2008, the Anderson County Health Council voted unanimously to establish a substance abuse prevention coalition. In 2010, the program was funded by the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. Now, in 2017, Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County (ASAP) is making a big difference in our communities. Stephanie Strutner, ASAP’s executive director, says that one of […]

By Sam on November 02, 2017

ABN Member Spotlight: American Meditation Society

Kenton Yeager, president of the American Meditation Society, is dedicated to making profound differences in the lives of others – one peaceful and open mind at a time. The American Meditation Society (AMS) is a national organization devoted to spreading the teachings of meditation as developed by Gururaj Ananda Yogi in 1975. AMS works to promote […]

By Sam on October 23, 2017

ABN Member Spotlight: National Embryo Donation Center

Since 2003, the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) has been the country’s leading comprehensive nonprofit embryo donation program. NEDC’s mission is to protect the lives and dignity of human embryos by promoting, facilitating and educating about embryo donation and adoption. They are also the only clinic-based organization that works with families of all races, faiths and ethnic […]

By Sam on September 20, 2017

ABN Member Spotlight: Alanna McKissack, Executive Director of Keep Blount Beautiful

As Executive Director for Keep Blount Beautiful, Alanna McKissack handles all of the day to day operations of the nonprofit. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Alanna served an AmeriCorps term with Keep Knoxville Beautiful as a program coordinator, and later made the move to Executive Director for the Blount County program. Keep Blount […]

By Sam on June 01, 2017

ABN Member Spotlight: Rhoni Basden, Executive Director of Girls Inc. TN Valley

Rhoni Basden, Executive Director of Girls Inc. TN Valley (which comprises both Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge and Girls Inc. of Knoxville), said she fell in love with the organization’s mission of “inspiring girls to be strong, smart, and bold” when she came to Girls Inc. four years ago. Girls Inc. of TN Valley began as Girls Inc. of Oak […]

By Sam on February 28, 2017

ABN Member Spotlight: Nicole Chandler, Executive Director of The Change Center

Nicole Chandler, Executive Director of The Change Center, is dedicated to hearing the community’s voice. The Change Center is a safe, strategically located, center-city partnership facility that provides relational, recreational, leadership development, and job initiatives for teens and young adults. Set to open in the fall of 2017, the center grew out of the need for […]

By Sam on June 23, 2016