AUGUST 24, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

We are serving a delicious buffet

Location: Mountain City Club, 729 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Tickets: $25

Bio:

Amanda is a Chattanooga native who attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for undergrad and the University of Memphis for law school, both on academic scholarships. She worked with the corporate legal department of Pinnacle Airlines (now known as Endeavor Air) during her last year of law school. Then, she spent the first five years of her life as a Chattanooga lawyer at a larger, regional firm (Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, PC) where she handled complex business matters for clients ranging from entrepreneurs and small business owners to international corporations.

Amanda launched Jelks Law in the summer of 2015, which focuses primarily on providing a peace of mind to entrepreneurs and small business owners through business legal services and estate/succession planning.

Amanda is a motivational speaker and has given motivational talks to diverse audiences at schools, colleges, churches, and nonprofits to help individuals overcome tremendous odds to reach their maximum potential.

She serves on the Board of Directors for the City of Chattanooga's Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute, and the Tennessee Law Association for Women. Amanda has also served on the advisory boards for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce and the MOMentum Network. From 2013 to 2016, Amanda served on the board of directors for Chattanooga Room in the Inn, a homeless shelter for women and children which supplies women with the resources necessary to end the cycle of homelessness. She is also a former board member of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.