WestStar Leadership
554 University Street
Administration Building, Room 321
University of TN at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7298
(731) 881-7019 fax
Virginia Grimes
vgrimes@utm.edu
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Mission The WestStar mission is to identify, encourage and equip community-minded people who want to become more involved, want to help West Tennessee become a better place, and are willing to accept assertive and dynamic leadership roles. Participants learn new leadership skills and develop strategies for assisting communities in solving problems and maximizing potential. Participants also become part of a growing network of other leaders who, through mutual support and assistance, shape the future of West Tennessee
Vision WestStar will be the premier leadership program in the U.S. that establishes an elite group of people bonded by their commitment to realizing the educational, economic and social development of West Tennessee .
![]() Pictured above: Charley Deal, Executive Director, Virginia Grimes, Coordinator, and Jackie Johnson, Accounting Assistant III
Pictured below: Charley Deal, Executive Director, Virginia Grimes, Coordinator and Dr. Tom Rakes, Chancellor, UT Martin |






















