2026 Board of Directors
The Sevier County Partners in Progress Education Foundation is a non-profit corporation chartered by the State of Tennessee in April 2016. The purpose of the organization is to establish a scholarship fund to be used to assist area high school students with tuition for dual enrollment classes at Walters State Community College and tuition assistance for students pursuing a four-year degree at East Tennessee State University in Sevierville.
David Ogle
President, Five Oaks Development
Larry Waters
Mayor, Sevier County
Emily Kile
Sevierville Businesswoman
Chris Plemons
Sevier County Market President, SmartBank
Board Members
Kevin Blalock, Vice-President, Blalock Companies
Greg Davis, Chief Financial Officer, D&S Builders
Robbie Fox, Mayor, City of Sevierville
Jerry Huskey, Mayor, Town of Pittman Center
Wendy Patterson, Interim Director of Sevier County Schools
Allen Newton, Executive Director, Sevier County Economic Development
Pablo Chavez, U.S. Regional Manager for Aquariums and Attractions
Doug Swaggerty, President, Swaggerty’s Farm
Elizabeth Urquhart, CFP, Retired, Ameriprise Financial Services
Kevin McClure, Mayor, City of Pigeon Forge
Mike Werner, Mayor, City of Gatlinburg