The East Tennessee Chapter Rebuild Team!

On Saturday, 1 March at Faith Lutheran Church in Farragut, TN the East TN Chapter Rebuild Team held a kick-off meeting to revitalize the East TN Chapter of MOAA in the Knoxville area. The postcard campaign and word of mouth attracted approximately 58 members to sign up and express their support for the chapter. Of the 58 potential new members, we were able to nominate 5 board members on the spot and have them officially installed by none other than MOAA's Senior Director of Affiliate Councils and Chapters, Frank Michael, CAPT, USN (Ret)!

Following are the names of the new officers: 

• President - Doug Goins, LTC, USA (Ret)
• First Vice President - Steve Meyers, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
• Membership Chair - Tom Peck
• Treasurer - Eric Nicholls
• Secretary - Daniel Steiger

Members of the rebuild team include:

• Peter Warner - TN COC
• Sandy Warner - TN COC
• Don Thompson - Mountain Empire Chapter
• John Rice - Mountain Empire Chapter
• Ray Mitchell - Chattanooga Chapter
• Scott Hardin - Chattanooga Chapter
• Robert Martin - Upper Cumberland Chapter
• Nick Marrota - Upper Cumberland Chapter
• Doug Goins - East TN Chapter
• Steve Meyers - East TN Chapter
• Larry Ellis - Stones River Chapter
• Mary Boring - Faith Lutheran Church
• Patrice Collins - Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
• Frank Michael - MOAA ACC