Melanie Connatser, Membership Services & Communications Coordinator, is responsible for maintenance of the attorney database. She enjoys sending out the weekly email to members to keep them updated on KBA activities and designing promotional PowerPoint presentations which illustrates the active bar association the KBA is. Melanie joined the KBA in November, 2003 and has been an integral part of the staff since she began. She graduated in 2003 from Maryville College with a B.A. in Business & Organization Management. She lives in Sweetwater with her husband, Adam, and their two boxers, Scoop and Lucy. Robin Cox has been with the KBA 8 years and serves as the Director of the Lawyer Referral & Information Service. Robin's primary responsibility is to manage the Lawyer Referral & Information Service (LRIS), which includes administration of referral panels, attorney membership, referral of clients to panel attorneys and other available resources. She coordinates the LRIS speakers bureau and assists in long-range planning and program development. Robin received her paralegal degree from the Knoxville Legal Education Center and has worked in the local legal community since 1991. She has been married for 5 years to her husband Allen and they have 4 "kitty babies", Sam, Boots, Pepper and Patches. Tammy R. Tupps is the Membership Services Assistant at the KBA. Typically, she will be the friendly voice you hear when you call the KBA office. Her main responsibilities are handling CLE registrations and reporting credit hours, administering the Legal Placement Service program and assisting with Membership Services. Tammy graduated from the University of Tennessee (GO VOLS), where she received a B.S. degree in Business Management. She is happily married to her husband Mason. They have two cats, Leroy and Wiggy and a dog named Max. Tammy enjoys traveling, playing sports and generally any type of outdoor activity.   Marsha S. Wilson has served as Executive Director since September, 1990. Marsha began her bar service working in Washington, DC for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America in 1985 and then moved to Baltimore to accept the position as the Director of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association in 1987. She currently serves on the Juvenile Court Advisory Board, participated in the Leadership Knoxville Class of 2000 and is a member of the National Association of Bar Executives, Tennessee Society of Association Executives and the Executive Women’s Association. Marsha is an avid sports fan, loves outdoor activities and is active in the Halls community.  Marsha was recently married to Barry Wilson and they are enjoying raising her two sons, Tyler (16) and Hunter (11).