Partnership Announces New Board President

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release With Photo

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Sharon Love 423.697.3827

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(Chattanooga, TN) August 18, 2021 – Partnership for Families, Children and Adults (Partnership) is pleased to announce Tyler Forrest has been elected as new board president. Forrest was elected to the board in 2014 and has served on the Executive, Investment/Finance and Facilities Ad Hoc Committees and chaired the Investment Committee. He succeeds Andrew McGill who served as board president since 2019.

Forrest received his bachelor’s degree in Finance, MBA, and Doctorate of Philosophy in Learning and Leadership from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. His entire professional career has been spent in higher education holding several administrative positions at varying levels of responsibility over the past 11 years. He currently holds the position of Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and Chief Business Officer at UTC. In this role, he is responsible for leading the financial, operational, and administrative enterprises of the institution, including the Budget and Finance, Business Services, Human Resources, Facilities Planning and Management, and Emergency Services units. As a native and current resident of Athens, Tennessee, he currently resides with his wife Emily and children Caroline and Benjamin.

“As the new president of the board, I am proud and humbled by the opportunity I have to work alongside the dedicated and talented staff and fellow board members,” said Forrest. “I believe that Partnership is the pivotal social services resource for many residents across our community. It offers life changing support and resources for individuals in crisis and others needing supportive capabilities to enhance their personal life situations. The broad range of services the Partnership offers enables us to touch the lives of children, youth and adults in ways matched by no other organization in the region. The agency serves some of the most vulnerable among us and does so with integrity, compassion and excellence.”