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
Bell, Craig
Bell, Nik
Bennett, John
Berger, Ryan
Berneburg, Seth
Biekert, Brian
Bishop, Haley
Bittner , Michael
Black, Sam
Blackman, Elijah
Blankenship, Sara
Bonamego , John
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
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
Choukroun, Hadrien
Cipriano, Frank
Clark, Walt
Clark, Brian
Clements, Susan
Cochran, Cayden
Cockrum, Lucas
Collins, Rob
Collins, Sarah
Collins, Riley
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
Dabbelt , Grace
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
Early, Steve
Eggert, Mary-Carter
Elander, Josh
Elarbee, Glen
Ellis, Kyle
Ernst, Derek
Ervin, Heather
Evans, Emily
Farrell, Ashley
Ferguson, Andrew
Fernandez, Amanda
Figueiredo, Jane
Findley, Morgan
Fisher, Mac
Flournoy , De’Mauri
Fofana, Amadou
Ford, Bud
Ford, Evan
Frazier, Jordan
Frazier, Brandon
Frazier, Roger
Gainey, Justin
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, Robin
Goodman, Josh
Goodman , Andrew
Gossett, Mark
Gray, Liam
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
Hilliard, Marcus
Hiser, Kellen
Hobbs, Andrew
Holden , CJ
Holmes, Molly
Howard-Berry, Tierra
Howell, Candra
Howell, Eddie
Huff , Josh
Hunter Jr. , Michael
Hutchinson, Johnny
Inge, William
Ip, Victoria
Jackson , Andrew
Jahn, Ashley
Jancek, Jack
Jay, Bryan
Jeroloman, Chuck
Jersey, Forest
Jilka, Denise
Johnson, Trey
Johnson, Chris
Johnson, Tyler
Johnson , Billy Ray
Jones, Parker
Jones , Landry
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
Lahmann , Donovan
Lane, Reggie
Lane, Brandon
Langford, Cole
Larkin, Brittney
Lawrence, Caleb
Lawson, Zach
Lawson, Patrick
Lazo, Gabe
Leach-Gartner, Aubrey
Learman, Jerome
Ledbetter, Dr. Muriel
Legrand, Violette
Leifheit, Jessica
Lentz, Bryan
Leroy, Sarah
Liddell, Joshua
Ligon, Jack
Lipka , Samantha
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
Martin, Bill
Martin, Kristen
Martinez, Ricky
Mateer, Mark
Mayfield, Jill
McBride, Chandler
McCarthy, Matthew
McCartney, Christine
McClain, Steve
McCormick, John
McEntire, Tyler
McHone Jr., Tim
McMinn, Todd
McVeigh, Jason
Medenwald, Garrett
Mihelich, Matt
Miller, Carl
Miller, Michaela
Miller , Kate
Mills, Carter
Minefield, Taurean
Minkin, Izzy
Mitchell, Kelley
Moats, Thomas
Morgan, Jonathan
Morgan, Amorrow
Morrow, Elizabeth
Mui, Kaitlin
Murphy, Rich
Mytyk, Greg
Needham, Marcus
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
Parks, Brandon
Parks, Valerie
Parmer , KJ
Parris, Alyson
Parrott, Max
Patterson, Staisha
Patterson , Jake
Payne, Ethan
Peery, Jared
Pendleton , Kevin
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
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
Snider, Craig
Snoddy, Sydney
Sommers, Nate
Soto, Macaulay
Sparks, Adam
Stalling, Ashton
Stanley, Maggie
Steward, Dr. Marshall
Stewart, Jessica
Stovall, Zach
Surface, Madison
Switzer, Shane
Tafazzoli, Kelley
Tarantino, Michael
Taylor, Travis
Teffeteller, Dwight
Thackston, Glenn
Thedford, Devonte'
Theis, Josh
Timpano, Bill
Tomlinson, Al
Topmiller, Gary
Trainer, Eric
Trent, Jeff
Tubner, Roman
Van De Velde, Ashley
Van Meter, Rick
VanStinson, Makayla
Videtto, Caroline
Vogt, Carrie
Wagner, Chris
Walker , Kiana
Waters, Caleb
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, Troy
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
Zurcher, Chad

Branch Knight

Title:
Assistant Director of Development, Major Gifts
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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.