Board of Directors
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Bill Seaver
Bill Seaver has served on the JECA Board of Directors since 2014. He is the President of Techno-Aide, a medical supplies manufacturer serving the medical imaging industry. Bill holds a B.S. from Carson-Newman College and an M.A. from the University of Tennessee. Bill is an elder at Redeemer Church in Hendersonvile. Bill and his wife, Melanie, have four children, Kate, Audrey, Will and Andrew.
Dr. Timothy Eidson
Dr. Timothy Eidson is a local pediatrician at Rivergate Pediatrics. He is the former president of the Cumberland Pediatric Foundation and has been recognized by the Tennessee Chapter of the APP as Pediatrician of the year. He is a parent community partner with Autism Speaks and has served as their National Family advisory Co-Chair. He is a native of middle Tennessee and graduated from Pioneer Christian Academy which was the founding school at the JECA property. He is an elder at Sumner County U.C Presbyterian Church where he helps lead worship and teaches Sunday School. Tim is married to Dr. Stephanie Eidson, also a pediatrician. They have four children and two who attend JECA. He has been a member of the board for over ten years.
Todd Colburn
Todd Colburn has served on the JECA Board of Directors since 2018. He is the owner of a wealth management practice in Nashville, where he has lived for 30 years. He came to Nashville from Oklahoma to attend Belmont University, where he received a B.B.A. in Accounting and Finance. Todd is married to Jennifer, and they have seven children: Jack, Hank, Ben, Mary, Sara, Betty, and Lily. Todd teaches youth Sunday School at Grace Community Church in Brentwood. He loves to coach youth sports (JECA basketball of late), smoke meat, and tent camp with his family whenever possible.
Jean Gorgie
Jean and her husband, Frank, are refugees from California and arrived at JECA in 2014 with their two children, Faith (class of 2027) and Frankie (class of 2029). She has been a board member since 2018. Jean has a B.A. in English from California State University, Fullerton and an M.A. in English Literature from San Francisco State University. She is an associate professor of English and reading at Volunteer State Community College. Dog lovers, the Gorgies have rescued three dogs since moving to Tennessee in 2012. The Gorgie family attend Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship. In her free time, you can find Jean cooking, reading about cooking, and spending time with her family.
Laura Potteiger
Laura Potteiger has served as a JECA Board member since 2015. Laura has been a JECA mom since 2012. She is wife to Brooks and mother to Taylor (grade 12), Jocelyn (grade 9), Evie Kate (grade 6), Providence (age 3), Felicity (age 1) and Ransom (2 months). After a decade of practicing law, her life currently orbits around her home and the church her husband planted in 2021, Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship. Laura has a B.S. Degree in Biology from MTSU and a Law Degree from Nashville School of Law.
Dr Matthew Garner
Dr Matthew Garner and his wife, Kimberly, have three children: William, Anna, and Emily. He is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma and completed internal medicine residency in St Louis. The Garners are members of Grace Community Church in Brentwood and have attended JECA since 2015. Dr Garner is the hospital medicine director at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson. His hobbies include camping and visiting national parks, OU football, kayak camping, and Scouts BSA. His JECA board membership began August 2023.
Jon Haworth
Jon Haworth and his wife, Lisa, moved to the Nashville area 22 years ago. They live in Hendersonville with their three boys: Eli, Kyle and Eivin. The Haworths have been at Jeca since 2013 when their oldest son entered Kindergarten. Jon has previously served on the JECA board for two terms prior to stepping out to assist on the board of trustees and Missions Outreach at their church, Calvary Chapel Long Hollow. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and a MBA from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. His career has centered around product manufacturing & marketing leadership, M&A and engineering. Jon and his family love travel, mountain biking and being outdoors.