Jeannine Alday is currently serving as Chief-of-Staff for Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey. She has served as Administrator of Human Services for 20 years with specific responsibility for Parks, Emergency Services, Corrections, Maintenance, Social Services, and Development. She also served for nine years in the County Schools as a classroom teacher and supervisor.

Jeannine has served her community as President of the Riverbend Festival and the Theatre Centre. She is currently involved in or has been involved in the following organizations: Kiwanis Club, Chattanooga Theatre Center, Allied Arts, Sexual Assault Center, Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association, Tennessee Riverpark Planning and Design Committee, Greenway Task Force, National Association of County Administrators, National Association of Counties Human Services Steering Committee Women’s Leadership Institute Board and Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association.

Jeannine was recognized for her outstanding service to her alma mater, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as a member of The Chancellor’s Roundtable from 1994-1997. She was voted as 1994 Executive of the Year by the Chattanooga Chapter of Professional Secretaries International and was named as a Woman of Distinction in May, 2001.

Jeannine serves on the Church Council at St. Luke United Methodist Church, chairs the Pastor/Parish Committee and is a member of the Chattanooga District Board of Trustees for the United Methodist Church. She and her husband have a daughter who is a local attorney, a son who owns a public relations firm in Franklin and four grandchildren.