University of Tennessee Athletics
Staff Directory
- Abeln , Alec
- Adams, Tyler
- Adamson, Greg
- Ahmad, Aziz
- Alley, Jonathan
- Altizer, Scott
- Anderson, Meghan
- Anderson, Libby
- Anderson, Claudia
- Antonelli, Laura
- Arnold, Chuck
- Arnold, Rodney
- Arnone, Joe
- Ashmos, Kevin
- Avery, Bryant
- Bailey, Sierra
- Bailey, DJ
- Bailey, Scotty
- Baker, Marty
- Barajas, Jaime
- Barlow, Laura
- Barnes, Rick
- Barows, Sean
- Barr, Melissa
- Barr, James
- Barrier, Lexie
- Bartow, Alec
- Bartram, Brenda
- Bates, Ben
- Baum, Jason
- Baxter, Andrew
- Beard, Brianne
- Bearden, Jordan
- Bedenbaugh, Matthew
- Bell, Craig
- Bell, Nik
- Bennett, John
- Berger, Ryan
- Berneburg, Seth
- Biekert, Brian
- Bittner , Michael
- Black, Sam
- Blackman, Elijah
- Blankenship, Sara
- Bonamego , John
- Bounds, Michael
- Bowlin, Chelsea
- Bowling, JB
- Boyd Keck, Angie
- Bradley, Wes
- Brady, Robert
- Braun, Karly
- Brausen, Hanna
- Brautigam , Nick
- Briggs, Brad
- Britt, Reece
- Brock, Andy
- Brooks, Justin
- Brooks, Tara
- Brooks , Rhett
- Bruhin, John
- Burdette, Jenna
- Burger , Brett
- Cain, Barry
- Caldwell, Kim
- Caldwell, Justin
- Callahan , JC
- Calvin, Presley
- Campbell, Lucas
- Cantú , Diana
- Caplan, Jerry
- Carpenter, Jaci
- Castle, Marcus
- Catlett, Emily
- Caver, Dr. Georgia
- Cecil, Mashayla
- Chakouian, Jeff
- Chalfant, Savannah
- Charters, Sammie
- Chorba, Josh
- Choukroun, Hadrien
- Cipriano, Frank
- Clark, Walt
- Clark, Brian
- Clements, Susan
- Cochran, Cayden
- Cockrum, Luke
- Collins, Rob
- Collins, Sarah
- Colt, Hannah
- Comerford, Alex
- Connell, Kirby
- Copple, Ben
- Cornelius, Abbey
- Coughlin, Elizabeth
- Courtney, Becky
- Cowan, Nancy
- Cox, Gail
- Coyne, Colin
- Crabtree , Evan
- Cronan, Joan
- Crowder, Will
- Crowley, Patrick
- Cruse, Deonte'
- Cupini, Kim
- Curtis, Bobby
- Dailey, Casi
- Darby, Anna Ree
- Daughtry, Scott
- Davis, Evan
- DeWitt, Jeff
- Dean, Travis
- Dean, John
- Delaney, Jimmy
- Detwiler, Sarah
- Duffy, Randy
- Dukes, Laura
- Duncan, Justin
- Dunn, Tommy
- Eachus , Shane
- Early, Steve
- Echeverria , Jorge
- Eggert, Mary-Carter
- Elander, Josh
- Elarbee, Glen
- Ellis, Kyle
- Ernst, Derek
- Ervin, Heather
- Evans, Emily
- Farrell, Ashley
- Ferguson, Andrew
- Fernandez, Amanda
- Ferrara, Bill
- Figueiredo, Jane
- Findley, Morgan
- Fisher, Mac
- Fofana, Amadou
- Ford, Bud
- Ford, Evan
- Frazier, Jordan
- Frazier, Brandon
- Frazier, Roger
- Gandy, Blake
- Gardner Feigl, Mallory
- Gargiulo, John
- Garlock, Andrew
- Garner, Ron
- Garner , Rodney
- Garnett, Cristin
- Garrison, Miles
- Gartner, Zach
- Gilbert, Devin
- Gillis, Colleen
- Gmitro, Forrest
- Golden, Cole
- Goldman, Marshall
- Golightly, Kristen
- Goodman, Josh
- Goodman , Andrew
- Gossett, Mark
- Grant, Earl
- Green, McKinzie
- Griffin, Caleb
- Gross, Dylan
- Halford, Noah
- Hall, David
- Hall, Justice
- Hallums, Julie
- Halzle, Joey
- Hamer, Steve
- Hamlet, Gerald
- Hancock, Mady
- Hansen, Daniel
- Hansen, Terri
- Harris, Sarah
- Hart, Brady
- Hart, Amy
- Hartman, Emily
- Hartmann, Sam
- Harvath, Nolan
- Hay, Connor
- Hearld, Logan
- Hegerich, Maddy
- Henderson, Megan
- Henry, Robbie
- Hermann, Mabrie
- Heron, David
- Heupel, Josh
- High, Billy
- Hill, Deanna
- Hill, Celeycan
- Hilliard, Marcus
- Hiser, Kellen
- Holden , CJ
- Holmes, Molly
- Howard-Berry, Tierra
- Howell, Candra
- Howell, Eddie
- Huff , Josh
- Hutchinson, Johnny
- Inge, William
- Ip, Victoria
- Jackson , Andrew
- Jahn, Ashley
- Jancek, Jack
- Jeroloman, Chuck
- Jersey, Forest
- Jilka, Denise
- Johnson, Trey
- Johnson, Chris
- Johnson, Tyler
- Johnson , Billy Ray
- Jones, Parker
- Jones , Landry
- Jones , Derek
- Jowers, Khloe
- Kain, Megan
- Kaminski, Nathan
- Kaufman, Rachel
- Kavanagh , Quinn
- Keith, Shelby
- Keith, Mike
- Keys, MJ
- King, Hunter
- King, Chris
- Kinnick, Matthew
- Kirt, Joe
- Kivett, Ross
- Klemenz, Kristina
- Klenck, Dr. Chris
- Klooster, Alyssa
- Knight, Branch
- Knoll, Keegan
- Knowles , Jim
- Kommer, Matt
- Koncar, Kyle
- Kredich, Matt
- Kronitz, Brock
- Labidou, Chris
- Lane, Reggie
- Langford, Cole
- Larkin, Brittney
- Lawrence, Caleb
- Lawson, Zach
- Lawson, Patrick
- Leach-Gartner, Aubrey
- Ledbetter, Dr. Muriel
- Lee, Jordan
- Legrand, Violette
- Leifheit, Jessica
- Lentz, Bryan
- Leroy, Sarah
- Liddell, Joshua
- Ligon, Jack
- Littrell , Seth
- Locke, Tayloe
- Long, Duncan
- Longworth, Alicia
- Love, Tara
- Low, Adam
- Lucas, Matt
- Luffman, Kate
- Lynch, Beth
- Lyons, Mike
- Mann, Haughton
- Marcoulier, Marly
- Marshall, Keith
- Marshall, Grace
- Martin, Bill
- Martin, Kristen
- Martinez, Ricky
- Mateer, Mark
- Mayfield, Jill
- McBride, Chandler
- McCarthy, Matthew
- McCartney, Christine
- McClain, Steve
- McCormick, John
- McEntire, Tyler
- McGruder, Greg
- McHone Jr., Tim
- McMinn, Todd
- McTighe, Andrew
- McVeigh, Jason
- Medenwald, Garrett
- Mihelich, Matt
- Miller, Carl
- Miller, Brandon
- Miller, Michaela
- Miller , Kate
- Mills, Carter
- Minefield, Taurean
- Minkin, Izzy
- Mitchell, Kelley
- Moats, Thomas
- Morgan, Jonathan
- Morgan, Amorrow
- Morrow, Elizabeth
- Murphy, Rich
- Mytyk, Greg
- Neal , Lorenzo
- Needham, Marcus
- Nelson, Briana
- Newell, Anna
- Newman, Chad
- Nguyen, Sarah
- Nguyen, Mike
- Northcut, Alex
- O'Connor, Katie
- O'Rourke, Danny
- Ogle, Bryan
- Ogle, Tina
- Ojeda, Alison
- Olson, Kayleigh
- Owings , Derek
- Painter , Drew
- Parker, David
- Parks, Brandon
- Parks, Valerie
- Parris, Alyson
- Parrott, Max
- Patterson, Staisha
- Patterson , Jake
- Payne, Ethan
- Payton, Natalie
- Peery, Jared
- Pendleton , Kevin
- Perfetti, Cloe
- Perot, Josh
- Pittman, Carrie
- Pohrte, Callaghan
- Poindexter , Anthony
- Polinsky, Gregg
- Pope , Kelsey
- Prata, Martim
- Presburger, Yosef
- Prichard, Sarah
- Rackham Watt, Eve
- Raines, Juli
- Rawson, Don
- Reinhard , Herb
- Reynolds, Janet
- Reynolds, Josh
- Rhodes Smith, Megan
- Richards, Sam
- Rizor, Angel
- Robbins, Jake
- Robertson, Terrence
- Robinson , Miles
- Rodriguez, Isaac
- Rogers, Taylor
- Rogers, Tyler
- Rohrbaugh, Tyler
- Roll, Brad
- Roseberry, Jess
- Ross, Duane
- Rudder, Spencer
- Rudolph, Amy
- Ruzic , Steven
- Ryan, Caitlin
- Salisbury, Mitchell
- Sanders, Stephanie
- Sass, Karla
- Scanlon , Mack
- Schapker, Luke
- Schipfer, Samantha
- Schriver, Sydney
- Schwartz, Alex
- Schwinge, Angela
- Serrano, Parker
- Seybold, Darren
- Sharma, Hemant
- Sharp, Meegan
- Shortt, Ally
- Simmonds, Janae
- Simpson, Kirby
- Sims, De'Rail
- Sitzler, Allen
- Slater, Halle
- Smith, Dylan
- Smith, Dr. Austin
- Smith, Quinton
- Smith , Ryan
- Snider, Craig
- Snoddy, Sydney
- Sommers, Nate
- Soto, Macaulay
- Sparks, Adam
- Stalling, Ashton
- Stanley, Maggie
- Steward, Dr. Marshall
- Stewart, Jessica
- Storm , Todd
- Stovall, Zach
- Surface, Madison
- Switzer, Shane
- Tafazzoli, Kelley
- Tarantino, Michael
- Taylor, Travis
- Teffeteller, Dwight
- Thackston, Glenn
- Thedford, Devonte'
- Thomas, Bradley
- Timpano, Bill
- Tomlinson, Al
- Topmiller, Gary
- Trainer, Eric
- Trent, Jeff
- Uzamere, Isoken
- Van De Velde, Ashley
- Van Meter, Rick
- VanStinson, Makayla
- Videtto, Caroline
- Vogt, Carrie
- Wagner, Chris
- Watkins, Will
- Watt, Gavin
- Webb, Brennan
- Weekly, Karen
- Weiland, Murphy
- West, Devin
- Wheeler, Reid
- Wheelock, Matt
- White, Mitchell
- White, Dr. Daniel J.
- Whitesell, Bill
- Whitney, Dr. Joe
- Whitter, Taylor
- Wildfire, Dr. Jessica
- Williams, Heather
- Wilson, Kelly
- Wilson, Bailey
- Winn, LaTaya
- Wirth, Dan
- Wong, Elizabeth
- Wood, Jeff
- Woodall, Tyler
- Wooding , Jason
- Woodruff, Chris
- Woods, Dominique
- Wright, Michael
- Wright, Lauren
- Yerkes, Ryan
- Young, Megan
- Young, Morgan
- Zdebski, Brent
- Zurcher, Chad
Branch Knight
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Development, Major Gifts
- Email:
Branch Knight joined the Tennessee Fund staff in January of 2026 and currently serves as an Assistant Director of Development, Major Gifts. He comes from the University of North Carolina where he was a Graduate Development Assistant for The Rams Club.
Branch is originally from Cullman, Al. He graduated from Auburn University in 2020 with a degree in Business Administration. Branch also has his JD and Master's in Sport Administration from the University of North Carolina. He and his wife, Ellenor, now reside in Knoxville with their dog, Buster.
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