About The Innovation District

Where Chattanooga’s entrepreneurs, academics, and creatives collide. 

Events Calendar

Discover activities and events in the area.

Resiliency Checklist

Everything you need to prepare your organization for a crisis.

Small Business Supports

Helping small business owners across the region.

The Edney Innovation Center

The front door to the Innovation District of Chattanooga.

Tech Goes Home

Expanding access to technology and teaching digital literacy.

Digital Access Committee

Bringing together partners to close the digital divide, together.

HCS EdConnect

Home internet at no cost to thousands of families.

Connected Communities: Orchard Knob

The OKC leverages the collective support of partner organizations to tackle the whole picture of health and wellness in the historically underserved neighborhood.

Chattamatters

Answering the most basic and most complex questions about life in Chattanooga

EMPACT Program

Preparing residents for the jobs of tomorrow, and today. 

Chattanooga Smart Communities Collaborative

Working together to identify our region’s challenges and create solutions.

Environmental Sensors

Collecting and analyzing air quality data from across our region with US Ignite.

Education (4K Microscope & Lola)

High-tech tools in Hamilton County’s classrooms.

Community Connectivity

Expanding access to the internet in homes and neighborhoods.

Meet Our Team

Alex Brown

Southwest — Tech Coach
Tech Goes Home TN

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Andrew Schlemmer

Southeast — Tech Coach
Tech Goes Home TN

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Bethany Mackin

South Central — Tech Coach
Tech Goes Home TN

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Cameron Williams

Program Coordinator
Tech Goes Home CHA 

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Casey Miller

Director of Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement
Tech Goes Home CHA

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Charlie Hilgeman

West Program Coordinator
Tech Goes Home TN

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Deb Socia

President & CEO
The Enterprise Center

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Devan Munger

Finance Manager
The Enterprise Center

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Elle Marler

Field Director
Tech Goes Home TN

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Emily McMorrow

Program Coordinator
Tech Goes Home TN

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Freddie Brooks

Orchard Knob Project Coordinator
Connected Communities

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Gabrielle Chevalier

Director of Communications
The Enterprise Center

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Geoff Millener

Chief Operating Officer
The Enterprise Center

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George Bairaktaris

Technology & Special Projects Coordinator
The Enterprise Center

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Ian-Alijah Bey

Video & Motion Graphics Producer
ChattaMatters

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Katherlyn Geter

Program Manager
Connected Communities

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Kevin Love

Innovation District Director
The Enterprise Center

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Lauren Wade

Trainer Support Coordinator
Tech Goes Home TN

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Mary Helen Montgomery

Civic Storytelling Program Director
ChattaMatters

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Mary Smith

Director of Operations
Tech Goes Home CHA

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Megan Auffarth

Floor Five Coordinator
The Enterprise Center

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Melissa Callejas

Program Manager
Tech Goes Home TN

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Micah Chapman

Connectivity Ambassador
Tech Goes Home CHA

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Michael Bowers

Upper East — Tech Coach
Tech Goes Home TN

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Mitchell Taylor

Upper Cumberland — Tech Coach
Tech Goes Home TN

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Nancy Tucker

Executive Assistant
The Enterprise Center

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Olivia Larkins

East TN Program Coordinator
Tech Goes Home TN

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Paige Williams

Shelby County — Tech Coach
Tech Goes Home TN

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Rachael Morrow

Program Contractor
Tech Goes Home TN

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Rhonda Post

East — Tech Coach
Tech Goes Home TN

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Sammy Lowdermilk

Program Director
Tech Goes Home CHA & TN

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Theresa McCarty

Mid Cumberland — Tech Coach
Tech Goes Home TN

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William Newlin

Writer/Producer
ChattaMatters

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Zachary Beker

Program Support Specialist
Tech Goes Home TN

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Board of Directors

Chair: Sydney Crisp, Retired Executive
Vice-Chair: Dan Ryan, Technologist
Treasurer: Rick Hitchcock, Chambliss Bahner & Stophel
Secretary: Courtney Watson, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund

Steve Angle, UTC

Jamaine Akins, Signal Centers

Rebecca Ashford, Chattanooga State

Zac Brown, Hamilton County Schools

Mickey Cloud, The Sasha Group

Tasia Malakasis, Co.Lab

Charles Wood, Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce

Stacy Johnson, La Paz

Emily Mack, River City Company

Lori Quillen, Benwood Foundation

Patricia Reid, BCBS of TN

Stacy Richardson, National League of Cities

Mina Sartipi, UTC, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress

Ronald Mobley, Unum

David Wade, EPB

Justin Robertson, Hamilton County Schools