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Will Garner

Will Garner serves as a Vice President and Shareholder at Ross & Yerger, one of the top independent insurance agencies in the southeast. He joined the firm in 2007 and works with a wide array of businesses, with particular emphasis in both fully insured and partially self-funded employee benefit plans. Prior to joining Ross & Yerger, Will wor...

John Pepper

John E. Pepper, Jr. has spent a 40-year career in various positions at Procter & Gamble, including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman from 1995 to 1999, Chairman of the Board from 2000 to 2002, Director of Procter & Gamble from 1984 to 2003, and President from 1986 to 1995. Pepper currently serves as Honorary Co-Chairman of the Board of th...

Susan Jacobs

Susan Jacobs is vice president, Human Resources & Administration (HR&A) for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII. In this role, Jacobs is responsible for leading all aspects of the human resources function related to the attraction, development and retention of the workforce. Areas of responsibility include talent acquisition, labor and emplo...

Brian K. Johnson

Brian Johnson began his career with Trustmark National Bank as a management trainee in Jackson, MS in 2006. Subsequently, he joined Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, a subsidiary of Trustmark National Bank as an insurance broker in 2007. Brian currently serves as Executive Vice President of Fisher Brown Bottrell, the 44th largest property and cas...

Larry Jensen

Larry Jensen is President and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors Partners. With more than 35 years of experience, Jensen has been recognized as “Commercial Broker of the Year,” “Office Broker of the Year,” and “Office Leasing Broker of the Year” for the Memphis region by his peers. He was also named one of Memphis Business Quarterl...

George Halvorson

George Halvorson is a member of ReadyNation’s CEO Taskforce on Early Childhood. Currently, he is the Chair and CEO of the Institute for InterGroup Understanding. He has served for more than 30 years as CEO of six different health care delivery and financing organizations in the U.S., and he has helped start similar organizations in several other...

Boyd Palmer

Boyd Palmer has been a member of ReadyNation since 2011. Prior to joining the Ottawa Area Chamber in 2006, Palmer directed the Small Business Development Center at Illinois Valley Community College for 20 years. He also worked with his family’s business, a drugstore, from 1961 to 2014. Over time, this business grew to include leasing three addit...