Mayor Jo Matherne  

About Jo Matherne

A native of Haywood County, Matherne is the daughter of the late Kirby and Betty Matherne of Brownsville. She was married for 22 years to the late Dick Meschendorf.

She attended public schools in Haywood County; graduated from Haywood High in 1967; and earned B.S. and M.A. degrees from University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

She is an active member of First United Methodist Church (FUMC), Brownsville.

Matherne’s business career includes over 35 years in marketing and banking in Knoxville, TN and Brownsville. She most recently was Vice President at INSOUTH Bank, where she managed the marketing, public relations, media relations, market research, and product development for the bank and its branches in three West Tennessee counties.

The Mayor’s community service has involved her in many groups around town, including:

Chair, Board of Trustees, Leadership Haywood County
Graduate, Leadership Haywood County, 1999
Treasurer and Board member, Habitat for Humanity of Haywood County
Regent, David Craig Chapter, DAR
Founding Committee Member, Reading Railroad (Imagination Library)
Chair, UT Alumni Association, Haywood County Chapter
President, Ninth Review Club
Advisory Board Member, WLJT-TV, Public TV for West Tennessee
Member, Chamber of Commerce

She has also served as:

Graduate of WestStar, 2002
President, Brownsville Rotary Club
President, Brownsville-Haywood County Arts Council
Chair, Brownsville Haywood Park Hospital
Chair, Finance and Staff/Parish Relations Committees, FUMC
Member, Board of Pensions, Memphis Conference, United Methodist Church
Member, regional Board and the Haywood affiliate Board, YMCA
Graduate of Leadership Knoxville, 1989