Indya Kincannon
Mayor @City of Knoxville
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WORK HISTORY
Mayor @City of Knoxville
Knoxville, TN, US
CEO and Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Knoxville, overseeing Police, Fire, Public Service, Engineering, Parks and Recreation, and all the services that keep our city safe and running smoothly.
EDUCATION
Princeton University
MPA-URP, Public Affairs, Economics
Princeton University
Master's degree, Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning
Haverford College
BA, History, Spanish
Haverford College
Bachelor's degree, History
SKILLS
ABOUT INDYA KINCANNON
Indya Kincannon was sworn in as the 69th Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 and sworn in for a 2nd term December 16th, 2023. Mayor Kincannon’s top priorities include public safety, affordable housing, and access to opportunity. Her accomplishments to date include -Purchased and deployed the city’s first-ever body-worn cameras for KPD-Implemented the City’s first co-responder program, where licensed mental health professionals respond to mental health crises with police officers-Created the Office of Community Safety to focus on violence interruption via community partners-Committed $50 million for the newly created Affordable Housing Fund-Bringing a new multi-use stadium that will revitalize blighted properties, bring in more jobs and investment, and bring baseball back to Knoxville. Estimated economic impact is over $480m-Made city buses free for kids through high school-Started to convert KAT buses to 100% electric, 16 purchased and deployed so far-Successfully pushed for municipal broadband-Helped our community navigate the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Kincannon served 10 years as a member and Chair of the Knox County Board of Education, where she pushed for high quality public schools in every neighborhood. Mayor Kincannon has been a teacher, a budget analyst, and a paralegal for the Department of Justice, where she served as an undercover housing tester for the Civil Rights Division and helped translate for the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section. Mayor Kincannon has always been an active member of the community. In addition to serving on the 4th & Gill Neighborhood Board, she was President of the Beaumont Magnet PTA, President of the West High School Foundation, and a 10-year member of the Project GRAD Board. Mayor Kincannon and her family love to travel and she has led Habitat for Humanity trips to Guatemala and Bolivia. Mayor Kincanon was awarded a full scholarship to attend the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and earned a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning. Prior to that, she earned her B.A. in history from Haverford College. Mayor Kincannon is married to University of Tennessee Law Professor Ben Barton and is the proud mom of two adult daughters. She resides in North Knoxville and can often be found on the city’s trails and greenways walking her dog, Romeo.
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