Tim Sheppard

Blue Jacket, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Fort Wayne, IN that provides training, employment, and vocational direction for ex-offenders returning to the community. The private company specializes in social enterprising as a means to employ people in-house. The company offers various services such as the Career Academy, Adapted Career Academy, Professional Clothing Store, and job postings for ex-offenders. Blue Jacket's mission is to provide tools and opportunities to any adult with a barrier to employment to earn their chance at gainful employment.

Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition, Inc. operates as a nonprofit organization dedicated to sustaining good water quality in creeks, lakes and rivers. The firm’s Coalition works with local landowners, governments, schools and businesses to understand and address threats to water resources. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Murphy, NC.