Introducing the FY2021 Commission Executive Committee
From Anne B. Pope, Executive Director –
It is always an honor to work with the Commission Board members who govern this agency. Each member is appointed by the Governor to serve a five-year term. At the quarterly Commission meeting on May 28, the Board cast a unanimous vote on those who will fill the leadership positions for the fiscal year 2020-2021. They are Chair, Jan McNally; Vice-Chair, Jennifer Wolfe; and Secretary, Amy Rhodes.
Jan McNally is from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and was appointed to the Commission in 2017. She retired as director for the Journey to Excellence, Leadership Development at Covenant Health in 2013. Previously she was the president and chief administrative officer for Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Jan serves on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer for the East Tennessee Foundation. She also is on the board of directors for Ridgeview Behavioral Services. Jan is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and served on the University of Tennessee College of Nursing Advisory Board.
A graduate of the J&J Wharton Fellows Program for Nurse Executives, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Jan holds a B.S. in Biology and Psychology from Mississippi University for Women; a BSN from the University of Tennessee Knoxville; and an MHSA from the University of St. Francis. Jan has received the University of Tennessee College of Nursing Outstanding Alumni Award; the University of Tennessee College of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award; the Ned R. McWherter Excellence Award, Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence; and a Knoxville Healthcare Heroes Award. She continues to be an enthusiastic supporter of theater, music, and dance in the Knoxville/Oak Ridge region. Jan and husband, Lt. Governor Randy McNally, have two daughters and three grandchildren, one of whom is a ballet dancer, and one great-grandchild.
Jennifer Wolfe is from Jonesborough, TN, and joined the Commission in 2016. She is the Managing Partner of the family business, Wolfe Development, founded by Jennifer and her husband, Kelly Wolfe in 1994. Jennifer previously worked as a CPA with Price Waterhouse. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Eastman Credit Union and serves as Treasurer and a member of the Board of the Jonesborough Area Merchants and Service Association. Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Accountancy from the University of Tennessee.
Jennifer and Kelly are parents to two daughters and can be found often enjoying and supporting music, theater, and storytelling in Jonesborough.
Amy Plunkett Rhodes was appointed to the Commission in 2018. She has been a community volunteer and board member in Memphis since 2002. Amy currently serves on the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy board and the University of Tennessee Alliance of Women Philanthropists board. Prior she served on the board of the Memphis Oral School for the Deaf, Christ Methodist Day School, St. Mary’s Episcopal School, University of Memphis Advisory Board, and the LeBonheur Children’s Hospital Advisory Board.
Amy previously worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist from 1993 until 2001. She was past president of Subsidium, Inc., the fundraising arm of the Memphis Oral School for the Deaf. Amy holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from Memphis State University.
