Home Federal Bank has named Jake Ogle to their Board of Directors and thanked Dr. Joseph
Johnson for his 30 years of service. Ogle is a partner at Five Oaks Development Group, LP. His company focuses primarily on the development of retail, restaurants, lodging, and attractions throughout East Tennessee. Prior to joining his family’s real estate development company in 2015, Ogle worked for The Shopping Center Group, LLC in Nashville as a commercial real estate broker. In addition to real estate development, Ogle is the co-founder of several businesses including Scrambled Jake’s Breakfast Company,

Ogle Brothers General Store, and Sugarland Cellars. Dr. Johnson will take Emeritus status after 30 years of service as a board member with Home Federal Bank. Dr. Johnson’s career is a progression of leadership posts that took him from the classroom to the governor’s cabinet to the UT president’s office. He has served the University of Tennessee for 58 years, in many roles including Vice President of Development, Chancellor of the Center for Health Sciences, and eventually retired as President in 1999.

Home Federal Bank is the largest mutually owned community bank in the state of Tennessee. Founded in 1924, with 23 offices in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Sevier counties.