Featured Speaker:

Gerald McCormick
Former TN House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick

After his retirement from the Tennessee General Assembly, Gerald McCormick joined The Ingram Group. Representative McCormick served in several leadership positions, including his role as House Majority Leader and as Chairman of the Budget Subcommittee of House Finance, Ways and Means. He carried most of Governor Bill Haslam’s legislation in the House and is particularly proud of passing the Tennessee Promise, which gives every Tennessee high school graduate the opportunity to get a 2-year degree or certificate free of tuition and fees. His community involvement has included serving on the boards of the Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Blood Assurance, Big Ridge Elementary School PTA, and the Tennessee State Museum Foundation Board. Gerald also completed the Leadership Tennessee program and remains active in the organization.

He is a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Specialist in the First Gulf War. He attended public schools in Memphis and graduated from The University of Tennessee – Knoxville where he met his wife, Dr. Kimberly McCormick, before moving to Chattanooga and later to Nashville. They have two daughters and a granddaughter.

Singer/Songwriter:

Jenny Tolman

Sweet yet sassy, vintage yet fresh, an old soul with a new vision and some incredible comedic timing, country music songstress Jenny Tolman is the breath of fresh air that the genre needs now. Having woven the incredible storyline of her life into her music thus far, Tolman has found a way to create albums which tie up all that life has handed her – both the good and the bad and the downright tragic – and makes it sound beautiful. On her new album Married in a Honky Tonk, Tolman brings a kaleidoscope of stories and emotions to the country music table with the swagger of a certified superstar.