Locally, the effort will be managed by a Joint Complete Count Committee, aimed at educating the public about the importance of participating fully and accurately in the population count. The Joint Complete Count Committee provides direction and feedback for working groups that will be established to maintain and increase the count of individuals, including demographic information.
The Joint Complete Count Committee is co-chaired by City of Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and includes the Town of Farragut, members of Knoxville City Council, Knox County Commission, and representatives of various organizations.
The members include:
• Mayor Indya Kincannon, City of Knoxville
• Mayor Glenn Jacobs, Knox County
• Mayor Ron Williams, Town of Farragut
• Chris Battle, community advocate / urban farmer
• Ben Bentley, Executive Director / CEO, Knoxville's Community Development Corp.
• Justin Biggs, Knox County Commission
• Myretta Black, Director, Knox County Public Library
• Martha Buchanan, Director, Knox County Health Department
• Claudia Caballero, Executive Director, Centro Hispano
• Rick Emmett, Downtown Coordinator, City of Knoxville
• Larsen Jay, Knox County Commission
• Jane Jolley, Community Engagement Director, Knox County
• Barbara Kelly, Executive Director, Community Action Committee (CAC)
• Gwen McKenzie, Knoxville City Council
• Phyllis Nichols, Executive Director, Knoxville Area Urban League
• Mike Odom, Knoxville Chamber
• Donde Plowman, Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (attending on Chancellor Plowman's behalf is Matthew Scoggins, Chief of Staff)
• Bob Thomas, Superintendent, Knox County Schools
• Gene Thomas, Pastor, Canaan Baptist Church of Christ
• Stephanie Welch, Knoxville City Council, District 1
• Gina Whitmore, Director, Compassion Coalition
• Anthony Wise, President, Pellissippi State Community College