Lynne Fugate - At Large Seat A
Vice-Mayor 
PO Box 11245
Knoxville, TN  37939
865-566-7414
[email protected]
Term ends: December 2027

Lynne Fugate is the current Vice-Mayor.

She was sworn in as a City Council member on December 21, 2019. She was reelected in 2023 for another four-year term and was sworn in on December 16, 2023. She was elected as Vice-Mayor on December 20, 2025.

Prior to serving on City Council, Lynne served two terms on the Knox County Board of Education from 2010-2018. She served as Chair of the Board 2013-2014.

Lynne is the Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, which serves girls in forty-six counties that span three states. Prior to joining Girl Scouts, Lynne enjoyed a career in banking for over 25 years which was interrupted by a 5 + year stint as the Executive Director of Nine Counties. One Vison., a regional strategic planning initiative. She received her degree in business administration with a major in Finance from the University of Tennessee.

She has been actively involved in Knoxville through her service with many organizations. She is currently serving on the Board of Trustees for the Knoxville Museum of Art and the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Drug Commission. She previously served on the boards of the YWCA of the Tennessee Valley (President), YMCA of East Tennessee, Knox Housing Partnership dba HomeSource (President), Economic Ventures, Junior League of Knoxville Community Advisory Board, and Great Schools Partnership. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Knoxville, Executive Women's Association, Leadership Knoxville Class of 2000, and the East Tennessee Regional Leadership Association Class of 2004. 
 
She has received the following awards for her work; the 2001 YWCA Tribute to Women Honoree for Business and Government; the Knoxville Chapter, Public Relations Society of America Community Service Award; John J. Duncan, Sr. Award for Commitment to Housing and Community Development; and The Bob Gonia Leadership Award for Outstanding Regional Leadership.


Swearing in ceremony of Lynne Fugate