Allison DeMarcus | Founder & CEO

Allison DeMarcus is a former Miss Tennessee Teen USA, Miss Tennessee America and Miss Tennessee USA and is the only woman in pageant history to represent the state of Tennessee at the Miss Teen USA, Miss America and Miss USA pageants. DeMarcus began working with Country Music Television in January 2007 when she co-hosted the Miss America Pageant with Mario Lopez and has worked as a television personality for Country Music Television for ten years.

Allison is married to Jay DeMarcus of the country music supergroup, Rascal Flatts. In 2020, Allison and Jay - along with their adorable children - warmed hearts in their own NETFLIX reality show, DeMarcus Family Rules. Additionally, the couple has appeared together on The Chew, NASHVILLE, Good Morning America and Chrisley Knows Best. Allison also worked as a Red Carpet Correspondent for Country Music Television and hosted and co-hosted multiple original programming shows for the network during her decade-long tenure.

When she is off camera, DeMarcus enjoys serving on the Board of Directors for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital where she has served as President of the Board of Directors, has chaired an $18M Pediatric Cancer Campaign and most recently served on the Campaign Cabinet for Tennessee’s first Rehabilitation Center. She has also enjoyed serving as a Board Member for the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center’s Board of Overseers, Board member for the Memorial Foundation on the Grants Committee, chaired the Auction Committee for the Swan Ball and Co-Chairs fundraisers for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with Jay.

She has served on the Board of Directors for Cheekwood, The Women’s Fund, Sigma Epsilon Chi Omega Advisory Board at Vanderbilt, Chi Omega’s National Recruitment Team and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and has enjoyed volunteering for The Nashville Symphony, Antique & Garden Show, Sexual Assault Center, Swan Ball, Nashville Humane Association, Nashville Ballet, Second Harvest Food Bank, Nashville Alliance, Warner Parks, The Frist Center, Nashville Zoo and the Oasis Center.

Allison’s most important job is being a wife to Jay, and mother to Madeline and Dylan.

Chris Chambers | National Judges Chairperson

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A Tennessee native and true “Southern Charmer,” Chris is recognized for his national involvement with pageantry. Over the past two decades he has judged state competitions in fifteen states.

Chris currently serves as a facilitator for National Judges Seminars across the country. At these workshops, Chris works with novices, as well as experienced judges, helping them understand the mechanics of effective judging.

An avid runner and biker, Chris is also a certified fitness instructor. As a former competitive athlete, Chris is familiar with the extreme competition and pressure pageant contestants face.

Chris holds bachelors and masters degrees from University of Tennessee and the University of West Georgia with an Educational Specialist Degree in Administration from Lincoln Memorial University. A retired teacher, principal and district administrator, Chris is now an Affiliate Broker with Keller Williams Realty.

To experience the behind the scenes chaos of pageantry at its best, tune in to see Chris in the new Netflix reality show, “DeMarcus Family Rules.”

Scott Hilburn | Chief Administrative Supervisor

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Scott Hilburn has been involved in pageants for the past 24 years. He has served in a variety of roles in the industry including coach, consultant, choreographer, host, producer, and director. Having judged in various systems from Miss United States to the Miss Universe Organization over the years, Scott is a certified judge and a regular behind the judge’s table. He has judged state pageants in more than ten states over the past ten years across the country.

For ten years, he served as the Executive Director of Miss Nashville, a preliminary to the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant. Scott has also served as the Communications Director for the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant.

Scott is currently serving as Chief Administrative Supervisor for State Pageants in the Miss Volunteer America system. In his position, he is working with State Directors and volunteers to provide resources, communication and consistency between various state programs.

A graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, Scott called Nashville home for fifteen years before packing his bags and heading to the Sunshine State. He has a successful career as an Account Executive in outside sales.

In his spare time, Scott enjoys listening to live music, Tennessee Titans football, and spending time outdoors.

Jean Magness | Director of National Partnerships

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Jean Magness of Texas serves as Director of National Partnerships for Miss Volunteer America, a role she has held since the organization’s inception five years ago. One of the most respected and revered leaders in the pageant industry, Jean brings a lifetime of experience, wisdom, and service to the Miss Volunteer America organization. For decades, Jean and her late husband, B. Don Magness, devoted themselves to building a legacy of excellence that impacted generations of young women and helped shape pageantry as we know it today. Their remarkable tenure and indelible mark make Jean an invaluable resource and a driving force for our organization. 

At Miss Volunteer America, Jean has been instrumental in developing and nurturing the national partnerships that further the organization’s mission of scholarship, education, and service. She also forges relationships with the young women our program recruits every single day and seeks to find the most extraordinary young women who can participate in this organization. Her extraordinary knowledge of the industry, genuine love for helping young women, and lifelong commitment to volunteerism make her an invaluable member of the Miss Volunteer America family and a treasured mentor to generations of titleholders and leaders.

Stacy McIntyre | National Program Book Coordinator & Liaison

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Stacy has been in the printing industry for over 22 years with thirteen of those years at TIPS Printing, Inc. Stacy loves the relationships that she has developed over those years and values the level of service, commitment and quality that TIPS provides their customers. These qualities in the company assist her customers in growing their business for years to come.

Originally from Lexington, Tennessee, she graduated from Lexington High School. Stacy now resides in the big town of Oakfield, Tennessee, with her husband, Keith, and her two outstanding children, Baylee and Dalton.

Baylee is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with her PhD in Chemistry and Dalton is currently playing baseball for the Atlanta Braves’ Double-A Affiliate, The Columbus Clingstones. Don’t forget to watch for #7 in the outfield!

Stacy has been actively involved in the Miss Volunteer America Organization since its inception playing a role in most facets of the program. Stacy has enjoyed working with each state organization to secure all social media and web-based sites and is always there to help our directors launch! When she is not putting out fires and fielding phone calls, Stacy is collecting headshots, creating Google drives, and laying out pages in the program book for both the Teen and the Miss Programs.

When we aren’t monopolizing her time at MVA, Stacy enjoys volunteering for the American Cancer Society and being a crazy cat lady to the Fearless Fourteen. Being left-handed, it makes her one of the 12% population being in their “right” minds!