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Meet the Staff

These are the fantastic people that keep our program running!

Dr. Amy Cathey	Dr. Amy Cathey Executive Director of the MBA program Dr. Cathey's research and teaching interests focus on helping companies understand what their customers value, integrating customer value information with business processes, and finding new ways of creating active dialogue between company and customer. Dr. Cathey is formerly Director of the Executive MBA program and a Director of the Office of Corporate Partnerships in the Department of Marketing and Logistics at the University of Tennessee. She has consulted with organizations in a number of industries, including consumer packaged goods, consumer durables, logistics, manufacturing, financial services, technology, healthcare, business services, non-profit foundations, and higher education. Dr. Cathey holds her PhD and MBA degrees in marketing from the University of Tennessee, graduating from the UT MBA program in 1990. She is an active community volunteer and the mother of three girls.
Donna Potts	Donna Potts MBA Admissions Director Donna Potts is the director of MBA admissions and financial aid. Donna has been in admissions at the University of Tennessee for the past 15 years -- serving as the MBA program's admissions director for the past 13. Over the course of her career she has served on the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC) Professional Development Committee, been the school's primary representative for GMAC, participated in several college committees such as the Fellowship Awards Committee, and been a representative for the Southeastern MBA (SEMBA) Consortium. Donna earned both a BA in Education and a master's in Higher Education from the University of Tennessee.
Molly Justice	Molly Justice MBA Career Services Director In August 2006, Molly was named Director of MBA Career Services after serving as the Associate Director of UT MBA Career Services for the previous 2 years. Molly leads the Career Services team in developing and cultivating recruitment programs with companies interested in hiring MBA’s and provides career consultation to students with an emphasis in Logistics, Operations, Marketing, Finance and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Mansfield, Ohio native is no stranger to The University of Tennessee having worked three years on campus as an Assistant Director at the Thornton athletics Student Life Center as the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program Coordinator. Molly received her Bachelor of Arts from Wright State University and a Master of Science from The University of Tennessee.

Gail Chapman	Gail Chapman Administrative Specialist II Gail Chapman is the assistant to the admissions director and works closely with the applicants to the MBA Program. Gail joined the office staff in November, 1996 and will be happy to answer any questions you have regarding the application process. You may email her at: gchapma1@utk.edu.
Christine Cummings	Christine Cummings Program Coordinator
Danielle Kitts	Danielle DeBusk Administrative Assistant Danielle is the Administrative Assistant in the MBA Office, providing assistance to the program director and the two career services directors. Danielle is a graduate of Gibbs High School in Corryton. While in high school she enjoyed working with the handicapped students in her class and recently she was employed with a child development center where she worked with babies and toddlers born in drug addiction. It is easy to see where her passion lies. Danielle would like to attend classes while she is working at UT and prepare for a career in child development.