Affiliations

Merit is a local firm who believes in our community. As a team, shareholders and staff take active roles in many civic, community and economic development organizations. The following is a list of the organizations in which members of the Merit team have been actively involved.

Charitable & Community Organizations

Boy Scouts of America, Great Smoky Mountains Council
Child and Family Tennessee
Executive Council for Children, Greeneville, Tenn.
First Baptist Church, Clinton
First Tee of Knoxville
Forget Me Not Race for Alzheimer’s
Fort Kid
Historic Tennessee Theatre
Knox Youth Sports
Knoxville Community Development Corp.
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
Leadership Knoxville
Nucleus Knoxville
Purdue University Alumni Association
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Salvation Army
Second Harvest Food Bank
Tennessee Wesleyan/Fort Sanders School of Nursing Advisory Board
Tennessee Wildlife Association
United Way Vice Chairman Coordinator – Building Trades Division
University of Tennessee National Alumni Association
University of Tennessee – Chancellor’s Associates
Westside YMCA
Workforce Connections

Professional & Trade Organizations

American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators
American Concrete Institute
American Institute of Architects
American Society of Safety Engineers
Associated Builders and Contractors Safety Committee
Associated General Contractors of Tennessee
Associated General Contractors – Women in Construction
Association of Construction Inspectors
Builder’s Exchange of Tennessee
City of Knoxville Board of Adjustments and Appeals
City of Knoxville Industrial Development Board
Construction Financial Management Association
Construction Specifications Institute
East Tennessee Economic Council
East Tennessee Industrial Council
Knox County Board of Construction Standards and Applications
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
National Society of Professional Engineers
Regions Bank Advisory Board
Resource Valley Construction Training Council