A monthly spotlight of interesting women achieving interesting things in the Knoxville community.

• Karen Tindal: Knoxville’s Coach Published 1/9/2013 at 12:31 p.m. 0 comments

  Karen Tindal recently changed jobs to become the executive director of Girls on the Run of Greater Knoxville, a chapter of the national nonprofit, which started in Charlotte, N.C., in the 1990s. The program’s mission is to show girls that ...

• Holly Briggs: Knoxville’s Artistic Educator Published 10/31/2012 at 11:34 a.m. 0 comments

  At Mooreland Heights Elementary, Holly Briggs teaches art to kindergarteners, all the way up to fifth-graders in an arts-integrated setting—art, music, and drama are incorporated into what the kids learn in math, science, social studies, and language arts.

• Laura Still: Knoxville’s Story Teller Published 10/3/2012 at 4:17 p.m. 0 comments

  Since Laura Still moved to Knoxville at age 20, she’s been busy. She’s worked as a dental hygienist (and still temps on occasion), a retail store employee, a volunteer Sunday school teacher, a stage manager for Shakespeare on the Square, ...

• Sara Baker: Knoxville’s Free Spirit Published 9/5/2012 at 9:41 a.m. 0 comments

  Almost two years ago, Sara Baker became the director of women’s advocacy and written communications at the YWCA of Knoxville. That new position includes working on projects like helping craft legislation and partnering with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to ...

• Susanna Sutherland: Knoxville’s Green Thumb Published 8/8/2012 at 4:51 p.m. 0 comments

  Susanna Sutherland’s smile is as bright as her polished wooden desk is shiny. She says she’s shy, but the city’s sustainability program manager has a strong presence that easily fills her office.

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