Member

Biography

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Greg Vital has lived in Hamilton County for 50 years, all in the Ooltewah-Georgetown area. An entrepreneur and job creator who enjoyed remarkable success serving senior citizens in five states over the past 25 years. Greg has established a legacy of giving back to the community as a private citizen Greg co-founded Morning Pointe Senior Living with Franklin Farrow 25 years ago after starting his career in healthcare as an executive with a national healthcare provider. Morning Pointe owns and operates 35 senior living and Alzheimer’s facilities in five southern states, six in Hamilton County and four within District 29. As a person who has signed both sides of paychecks, Greg’s company employs more than 400 people in Hamilton County and more than 900 in Tennessee. Greg is the current chairman of the Land Trust for Tennessee and former chairman of the National Parks Conservation Association. He is a past recipient of the Daughters of American Revolution Historic Preservation Medal and the 2000 Farm of the Year by the Hamilton County Soil & Conservation District. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park awarded Greg the Drew Haskins Award for outstanding service to national parks and support of the park’s volunteer program. He has served on the board of the Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park and the Tennessee Aquarium. His love for the land and farms propelled Greg to champion property rights and oppose the abusive use of eminent domain. He is a founding member of the Collegedale Tomorrow Foundation and a major contributor to the creation of The Commons in Collegedale. As strong as his passion is for the land, Greg is equally committed to education and promoting the education required to succeed in business. In 2013, he was inducted into the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Greg is an active member of the college of business and serves on the board of the UC Foundation. In addition, Greg has been a strong advocate for community colleges and vocational education through endowed scholarships at Chattanooga State, co-chairing for nine years the First in the Family program and as a board member of the Foundation for the College System of Tennessee, a part of the Tennessee Board of Regents. The Greg A. Vital Center for Natural Resources and Conservation was established at Cleveland State Community College and was funded by Greg and supports the Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Program. Greg serves on the board of First Horizon Bank and held a six-year term on the Erlanger Board of Trustees. Greg holds a business degree from Southern Adventist University.