Adriel McCord receiving Leadership Blount's 2024 Community Leadership Award

Adriel McCord will receive the 2024 Community Leadership Award on April 16.

Leadership Blount created the award in 2000 to recognize individuals for sustained actions and leadership that reflect a commitment to lifelong service.

McCord will be recognized at a Community Leadership Award Dinner on April 16 at the Clayton Center for the Arts for all Leadership Blount dues-paying alumni and special guests.

A native of LaGrange, Georgia, McCord came to Tennessee in 1996 to attend Maryville College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and organizational management.

He began his banking career in 2001 and is currently vice president and private client relationship manager at First Horizon Bank in Maryville.

McCord began serving in the Blount County community early in his career as a volunteer for United Way of Blount County. For many years, he volunteered in United Way’s community fundraising campaign and later served on the board of directors. In 2020, he was recognized as “Board Member of the Year.”

In 2022 he and his wife, Nichole, served as co-campaign chairs for the 2022 United Way of Blount County community fundraising campaign.

Adriel McCord is a member of the Leadership Blount Class of 2004 and later served as a board member and board chair for Leadership Blount.

Currently he serves on numerous boards, including the Maryville College Board of Directors, Blount Chamber Partnership and Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the Smoky Mountain Area. He also co-chairs the Blount County MLK Celebration Committee, a committee he has served on for more than 15 years.

He previously served as board member for the Maryville City Schools Foundation.

In addition to serving in official capacities for local organizations, McCord has routinely given of his time to teach financial literacy to students in schools, the after-school program at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Alcoa, Project HOPE and the Richard Williams Jr. Leadership Academy.

McCord also has served as a small group co-leader at Foothills Church in Maryville, and he has volunteered his talents to serve as a master of ceremonies and DJ at many local community events.

Based on his commitment and service to the community, McCord has been recognized by many community organizations through the years.

He is the 24th recipient of the Community Leadership Award.

Leadership Blount educates and inspires current and emerging leaders to engage in active, lifelong service. The nonprofit’s programs include Leadership Blount, Discover Blount and Leadership Roundtable.

For more information, email office@leadershipbount.com or call 865-984-9368.