Membership

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What Is Membership?

Becoming an ETCDC Member is a meaningful way to show your support for the Design Center's mission and long-term success. ETCDC relies on community support in order to continue tackling new projects that improve our East Tennessee communities. As a nonprofit, ETCDC is funded entirely by donations and grants, meaning your financial support is critical for the Design Center's ability to grow and succeed.

But joining as a Member isn't solely about financial support. Each membership, regardless of level, represents a person or group committed to improving access to quality design and planning in East Tennessee. As our member base grows, so does our ability to demonstrate the importance of intentional design and planning to community leaders, organizations, and other stakeholders.

 

Members of all levels receive the following benefits:
  • Our monthly newsletter
  • Your name listed on our website (listing remains on website for 2 years)
  • Invitation to our 2025 Annual Members' Meeting
  • Early access to some ETCDC publications
  • Invitation to our annual Celebration of Design
Please take a look at the chart below to view the additional benefits associated with each Membership level:
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HOW IS MEMBERSHIP DIFFERENT FROM SPONSORSHIP?

Each year, ETCDC engages in two main fundraising campaigns: the Membership campaign, and the Celebration of Design event campaign (which includes Sponsorships and event ticket purchases). Both are great ways to support the Design Center's mission!

The primary difference is that Sponsorships are associated with ETCDC's annual Celebration of Design. This means that in general, the benefits offered by ETCDC for a Sponsorship are linked to that specific event (e.g., your company's name or logo listed in the event program, tickets to the event, etc.).

Membership benefits last throughout each calendar year and are not linked to a specific event. For example, all Members receive our monthly newsletter, their names listed on our website for two years, and their names listed in our in our end-of-year publications. Members above the Design level also receive their name/logo included in each monthly newsletter, as well as access to any special programs and events hosted throughout the year.

Many supporters opt for both Membership and Sponsorship, some opt for Membership only, and some for Sponsorship only. We are grateful to each and every one of our donors for their belief in and dedication to the Design Center's goal of making East Tennessee a better place to live and work by design.

If you have additional questions regarding Membership, please reach out to our Membership and Sponsorship Coordinator, Cam Coppala.

Thank you to our past and current members for your support. Your financial contribution makes it possible for ETCDC to continue our mission: To Envision, Inspire and Improve East Tennessee through Design.

By becoming a member, you support ETCDC's objective to create a more functional and beautiful East Tennessee.

All membership levels receive - our newsletters, recognition of membership on our website and access to the Annual Members's Meeting.

Community, Regional and Sustaining Members also receive - their business logo in our newsletters, access to a Special Program and a printed version of our yearly publications.

Thank you for your support!

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Your financial contribution makes it possible for ETCDC to continue our mission to Envision, Inspire and Improve East Tennessee through Design.

A matrix of the membership levels and benefits is below.

Thank you for your support!

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Envisioning,
Inspiring,
&
Improving
East Tennessee
through Design.

That's the mission your financial contribution makes possible! Thank you!

Charrette - Design Levels

$50-1,000

annually


  • your name on this page

  • an invite to our members' meeting

  • your name/logo in our monthly e-newsletters

  • access to special programs

  • a hard copy of our yearly book

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Become a Member in this Level Range

Community - Sustaining Levels

$2,500 - 10,000

annually


  • your name on this page

  • an invite to our members' meeting

  • your name/logo in our monthly e-newsletters

  • access to special programs

  • a hard copy of our yearly book

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Become a Member in this Level Range

2025 Members

Sustaining Members

$10,000 +

Doug & Jane McCarty
Martha E. Begalla
WATE-TV 6 On Your Side

Regional Members

$5,000 +

This Could Be You!

Community Members

$2,500 +

Andy Oakes

Design Members

$1,000 +

Exact Tile, Inc.
Hayes & Hope McCarty
Kevin Murphy
KCDC
Sparkman & Associates Architects, Inc.

Neighborhood Members

$500 +

Blackburn Development Group
DFA (Brent Midyett)
Jerry Askew
Kenneth & Cindy Moffett

Studio Members

$250 +

Avigail Sachs
Appalachian Arts Craft Center
Betsy Quinn
Brewer Ingram Fuller Architects, Inc.
Carlene & Max Robinson
Gayden Green
Honey Badger Custom Homes
Karen Sundback & John Owens
Nathaniel Shelso
Norma Lynn Beagle
Sharon Miller Pryse
Sharon Moore & Patty Boardwine
Susanne Tarovella

Center Members

$100 +

Al Solomon
Charles Fels
Cliff and Poppy Beach
F. Michael Combs
Finbarr Saunders & Ellen Bebb
Jacob Walters
Kimberly Dixon Hamilton, Downtown Realty Inc.
Leslie Wylie & Thomas Bateman
Mark & Diane Honeycutt
Marleen Davis
Michael & Nancy Lofaro
Pamela Cannella Treacy
Steven & Jennifer Goodpaster
Sylvia Woods
Dr. Thomas Broadhead
Wayne Blasius

Charrette Members

$50 +

Georgiana Vines
Hollie Cook
Mike Driskill
R.J. Duncan
Sean Hackett

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2024 Members

Sustaining Members
Martha E. Begalla
Phillip Lawson
Doug & Jane McCarty
WATE -TV 6 On Your Side

Regional Members
Thomas Boyd

Community Members
Andy Oakes

Design Members
Carey Parker Curtsinger
Exact Tile, Inc.
Design Innovation Architects
Duane & Marsha Grieve
Mary & Dan Holbrook
Ruth & Don Horton
Johnson Architecture, Inc.
LOSE Design
A. David & Sandy Martin
RBA Structural Engineering, LLD
Sparkman & Associates
  Architects, Inc.

Neighborhood Members
Ben Bentley, KCDC
Normalynn & Keith Beagle
Blackburn Development Group
Broadway Carpets
Christopoulos & Kennedy  
  Construction
Commercial Environments
Denark Construction
Dollar & Ewers Architecture
Dover Signature Properties
Faris & Ghada Eid
John & Phyllis Eldridge
Kristin Lee Grove
Merit Construction. Inc.
Ken & Cindy Moffett
Kevin Murphy
Proficient Engineering
Betsy Quinn
Shaw Contract
Stowers Machinery Foundation, Inc.
Amy & Mike Taylor

Studio Members
Ellen Adcock
Appalachian Arts Craft Center
The Aslan Foundation
Ms. Patricia Bing
Brewer Ingram Fuller Architects, Inc
Amy Brooks
Scott Busby
Margaret Butler
Steve Cotham
Courtney Cox
Dwane L. Dishner
Robert E. Freeman
Gayden Green
Becky Hancock
Hank & Pat Hardcastle
Honey Badger Custom Homes
Nathan Honeycutt
Dennis and Susan Hunter
Nathan & Josie Hunter
Scottie McDaniel
Randy Merritt
Ric Mixon
Sharon Moore & Patty Boardwine
Chuck Morris
Open Door Architecture
Mike Parish
  & Susan Kincaid
Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Sharon Pryse
Darcy Rathjen
Carlene & Max Robinson
Ross/Fowler
Avigail Sachs
Finbarr Saunders
  & Ellen Bebb
Nathaniel Shelso
Karen Sundback & John Owens
Sunset Gap Community Center
Susanne Tarovella
John Thurman
Pamela Treacy
Li Wang
Jeff & Linda Welch
Jason Young


Center Members
Kathryn Baldwin
Leslie Bateman
Charles D. Smith Architecture and
   Planning, LLC
Cliff Beach
Wayne Blasius
Thomas W. Broadhead
Gwen Brown
Nick Cazana
Megan Chafin
Joseph Coen
Kristin Colwell
F. Michael Combs
Julie Dalby
Diane Davidson
Marleen Davis
Jim & Diane DeRopp
Lynne & Scott Fugate
Steven M. Goodpaster
Reid Hartsell
Leanne Kersey
Louise Leighton
Michael & Nancy Lofaro
Shana Love
Sarah McCarty
Sharon & Rodney McKee
Don Morris
William O. Moorefield & Nancy S. Campbell
Madeline Rogero
Monty Ross
Will Skelton
Alan Solomon
Georgiana Vines

Charrette Members
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Mrs. Barbara Bernstein
Mr. Gene & Rosemary Burr
Jeremiah Corbett
Nissa Dahlin-Brown
R.J. Duncan
Shannon Elliott
Elizabeth Goodale
Ross and Megan Goodman
Kimberly Dixon Hamilton,
  Downtown Reality, Inc.
Emmanuel Huber-Feely
William Parrish

 

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