{"id":18679,"date":"2017-09-12T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=18679"},"modified":"2017-09-12T08:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T12:57:00","slug":"building-better-chattanooga-alumna-named-ceo-local-manufacturing-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/building-better-chattanooga-alumna-named-ceo-local-manufacturing-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a better Chattanooga: Alumna named CEO of local manufacturing group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly a decade ago, Megan King was taking notes during a communication class in Frist Hall. Now, she has a sweeping view of downtown Chattanooga from her office in the EPB building.<\/p>\n<p>King was recently named the CEO and president of the Chattanooga Regional Manufacturers Association.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18680\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"403\" data-attachment-id=\"18680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/building-better-chattanooga-alumna-named-ceo-local-manufacturing-group\/megan-king-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,712\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Megan King, UTC alum and new CEO of Chattanooga Regional Manufacturer\\u2019s Association, stands on the balcony outside of her office Monday, August 14, 2017.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502673163&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Megan-King-17&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Megan-King-17\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of Megan King in her office&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Megan King, UTC alum and new CEO of Chattanooga Regional Manufacturer\u2019s Association, stands on the balcony outside of her office.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224-1024x712.jpg\" class=\"size-newsletter-large wp-image-18680\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224-580x403.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224-580x403.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224-610x424.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224-250x174.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/Megan-King-17-224-575x400.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Megan King, UTC alum and new CEO of Chattanooga Regional Manufacturer\u2019s Association, stands on the balcony outside of her office.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Founded in 1906, the Chattanooga Regional Manufacturers Association was the first local manufacturers association in the United States. Now the organization has nearly 200 members, including local industry giants like BASF, EPB, Siskin Steel, Propex and Koch Foods.<\/p>\n<p>King began her career with the nonprofit association as an executive assistant in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a blind ad, so I didn\u2019t know it was with the association when I applied. I had a huge learning curve, but now it\u2019s something I\u2019m really passionate. Tennessee is a leader in manufacturing and the impact the industry has on our community is amazing,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>In her new role, King plans to continue the association\u2019s original mission of supporting local manufacturers. As CEO, she spends her days planning events, coordinating committees, among many other tasks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like being in the nonprofit world because you get to work on so many different aspects of a company.\u00a0 A lot of what you do is with a small staff.,\u201d she says. \u201cWe don\u2019t have someone in-house to do marketing, public relations or accounting. You get a lot of cool opportunities because and no two days ever look the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a few years, King worked her way up in the organization, serving as events coordinator and operations director along the way. Her communication degree from UTC has helped her throughout her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the beginning, I\u2019ve handled a lot of our member communications, whether that\u2019s developing a newsletter, sending emails or promoting events. Having developed my writing skills and being able to communicate has been really beneficial,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Now, she regularly hires UTC students for internships. She urges students to go into their internships with an open mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe willing to do anything and everything because you never know what opportunities will arise. Sometimes you don\u2019t know what will come out of certain opportunities. I\u2019ve had interns that come to me thinking they want to go into a certain industry like advertising or marketing, but then they do a project for us and realize they want to do something else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep your mind open and don\u2019t be afraid to try new things,\u201d she advises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly a decade ago, Megan King was taking notes during a communication class in Frist Hall. Now, she has a sweeping view of downtown Chattanooga from her office in the EPB building. 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