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Local Leadership
Thank You To Our 2011 Leadership!
Middle Tennessee Corporate Walk Chair
Wayne Conte
EVP, Sales
Affinion Benefits Group
Wayne Conte joined Affinion Benefits Group in March 2006. Previously, Mr. Conte worked as a Vice President and National Sales Manager for American Express in the Global Travelers Cheques and Prepaid Services Group. Prior to that, he worked at Transamerica as a Vice President of National Sales for Transamerica HomeFirst. With more than 20 years of finance and management experience, Mr. Conte has worked with many of the largest financial institutions in both the U.S. and Canada. Wayne graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in Economics and then from Pace University with a Masters in Financial Management.
Middle Tennessee Executive Committee (to date):
Brad Bissell - Creative Artists Agency
Phil Bolger - McKesson Specialty Care Solutions
Dr. Ravi Chari - TriStar
Pete Fisher - Grand Ole Opry
Mark McNeely - McNeely Pigott & Fox
Tree Paine - Warner Music Group
Dr. Jeff Patton - Tennessee Oncology
Zac Stark - Deloitte
East Tennessee Honorary Walk Chair
Bob Kesling
Director of Broadcasting / Play-by-Play
Vol Network
Tom Bob Kesling was named the Director of Broadcasting at the University of Tennessee and the lead announcer of the Vol Network in the fall of 1999.
Kesling is the radio play-by-play voice for Tennessee football and basketball on the 80-plus station Vol Network. Kesling also hosts Vol Network-produced coaches shows, including "The Derek Dooley Show." On Monday nights, he is the host of "Vol Calls" the weekly radio call-in show on the Vol Network.
In addition to his on the air work for the Vol Network, he represents the University of various events and functions throughout the southeast and the nation. In his role as Director of Broadcasting, Kesling oversees production of radio and television programming for the University. He also works with UT student-athletes to help them develop communications and public relations skills.
In 2002, the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters named Kesling as the Sportscaster of the Year in Tennessee. It was the fourth time Kesling won the Tennessee Sportscaster of the Year Award.
East Tennessee Executive Committee (to date):
Terry Craze - Craze Brothers Heat & Air
Tom Ehrnschwender - CH2M Hill Knoxville
Lynn Johnson - Johnson Architecture
