Jim joined the staff of The Generosity Trust in January 2000 after many years in ministry service with Samaritan’s Purse and The Moody Bible Institute. He attends Calvary Chapel Northside in Hixson, where he serves on the board. He has volunteered as a baseball, softball, basketball and football coach, and has also been involved in missions outreaches in Romania, Bosnia, Croatia, Jamaica and Ecuador. He is a graduate of Cedarville College (now University), with a double major in Psychology and Behavioral Science. Jim and his wife, Tammy, who is the Assistant Principal for Academics (Middle School) at The McCallie School, have been married for 37 years, have two sons and a daughter, two daughters-in-law, and two beautiful granddaughters.

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Rhonda joined The Generosity Trust in March 2023, as Director of Finance and Accounting.  She is a native of Chattanooga and graduated from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she received a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Rhonda has 22 years of accounting experience, with 9 years focused on non-profit industry.  She is the proud parent of one son, Ashton, and they reside in Hixson.

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Sarah joined the TGT family in February, 2018.  She graduated from UTC in December, 2017, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance.  She, her husband, Scott, and their son, Elijah, attend Brainerd Baptist Church.

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Cathy joined TGT in June 2023 as a staff accountant.

She graduated from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with an accounting degree and MBA.

Started in accounting and shifted gears to her favorite role as a full time mom.  Served in various volunteer roles in preschool and children’s ministry at church and at her son’s school, Chattanooga Christian School.  During this time she completed her MACE at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and went on to serve in staff ministry roles at a couple of local churches.  The last several years she began shifting back to accounting in the non-profit field.

Cathy and her husband James are Chattanooga natives and have one son, Joseph, and a soon to be daughter in law.

They attend Calvary Chapel Chattanooga.

She loves giraffes, Sudoku, puzzles, and watching the birds with her cat and dog.

Mr. Zeiser serves as Executive Vice President of Southern Champion Tray, L.P. As a third generation family-owned company, SCT has been manufacturing quality paperboard packaging products for over 85 years. Mr. Zeiser directs all the personnel-related areas of the company. A graduate of Tennessee Tech University, Mr. Zeiser has been with the family business virtually his entire life. He and his wife, Regina, are members of Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church, and are the proud parents of two children. Mr. Zeiser serves on several boards, including the board of Signal Mountain Christian School and The United Way of Greater Chattanooga.

Mrs. Brown is President of Pendleton Square Trust Company and also serves as a Director of the Trust Company. Prior to joining Pendleton Square, Betsy worked at Cumberland Trust and JPMorgan Private Bank serving affluent families throughout the Southeast. She was a Director in the Fixed Income Origination team within SunTrust Debt Capital Markets, where she gained considerable transaction experience. Betsy is a partner in The JumpFund, an angel investment fund dedicated to investing in female-led businesses in the Southeast. Betsy earned a BS in Business Administration and a BA in East Asian Studies from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. She also holds an MBA from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to her professional responsibilities, Betsy serves as a Trustee of Girls Preparatory School, her alma mater. Betsy is also a member of the Rotary Club of Chattanooga, the Estate Planning Council of Chattanooga, and the Endowment Committee for The Generosity Trust. Betsy lives on Signal Mountain with her husband and 3 active children.

Mrs. Welborn began her career as a CPA with Ernst & Young. After graduating from the University of Alabama School Of Law, she shifted her focus to the practice of business, real estate and estate planning law in the Tuscaloosa, AL area. After relocating to the Chattanooga area in 2000, she and her husband, Miller, began Foresight Holdings, LP, a family partnership where she manages real estate holdings and securities. She has served on a variety of boards in the Chattanooga area, including the AIM Center, Girls Preparatory School, and the Lula Lake Land Trust, and also serves on the Women’s Leadership Committee of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church. She and Miller have three daughters and one son-in-law.

Mr. Gandy is an investment management professional with over a decade of sales, trading, research, and risk management experience across several asset classes including foreign exchange, interest rates, commodities, equities, and credit.

In his current role as Director of Investment Strategy at Unum, John manages derivatives strategy and trading, assists with overall portfolio investment strategy, and leads macroeconomic research. Prior to joining Unum, John was a crude oil derivatives trader at Chevron in Houston, TX and a senior analyst on the foreign exchange desk at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (now Truist) in Atlanta, GA.

John received a BSBA in Economics from the University of Florida. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and the Chartered Market Technician designation. John is a member of the Investment Committee at The Generosity Trust and previously led the Finance Team at Sojourn Community Church for three years. John and his wife, Jourdan, have two children (twins) and he enjoys golfing in his spare time.

Mr. Madison is the Program Director for First Things First, a national non-profit based in Chattanooga whose mission is to strengthen families and relationships. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Divinity. He and his wife, Erika are the proud parents of seven children. He serves as the youth Pastor at Greater Tucker Baptist Church.

Mr. Rolen serves as CEO of Southeastern Trust Company, an independent, boutique trust and investment firm headquartered in Chattanooga. He is a graduate of The University of Georgia (BBA) and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (MBA). Bart is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga (PCA) where he serves as a deacon and Treasurer. He and his wife, Kate, have two girls.