Meet the Team Behind Peak Performance

Denise Rice is president and owner of Peak Performance, Inc.  She also serves as a Manufacturing Consultant to the Tennessee Manufacturers Association, a division of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry. 

 

Previously, she was an Operations Executive with a career spanning more than 25 years with Corning, Inc. and their subsidiaries holding positions including Director of Operations, Plant Manager, and Engineering Manager.  Under her leadership, Cormetech, a joint equity venture between Corning and Mitsubishi, was awarded Tennessee’s Business Recycler of the year, Gold and Platinum awards for their BEST (Business and Education Working Together) Program with Cleveland High School and was nominated for the U.S. Department of Defense Freedom Award for their support of military veterans. 

Jessica Duffield is a dedicated marketing and event planning professional with a passion for creativity and bringing people together. At Peak Performance, she leads marketing strategies and organizes events designed to foster connection and drive results.

 

Jessica’s love for marketing began during her time at the University of Mississippi, where she created social media campaigns and content strategies that sparked engagement and showcased her storytelling skills. She later developed her leadership expertise in operations, managing large teams and implementing innovative strategies to improve efficiency and collaboration. Along the way, she led initiatives to build inclusive, high-performing teams—experiences that shaped her approach to creating meaningful and impactful work.

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Skylar Randolph is a high-energy business development professional with 8 years of experience employing strategic planning initiatives. He positively impacts business outcomes through effective organization, prioritization and execution of key projects. His professional competencies in rapport building, customer service, product knowledge and problem solving are attributed to his successful track record in the areas of account management, sourcing & procurement, marketing and sales. 

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In 2016, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Marketing and Media from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Skylar’s passion for helping others serves as his inspiration to help drive our continued success in shrinking the knowledge-gap between incumbent workers and modern manufacturing technologies. 

Joel Petgrave is an accomplished financial management professional and certified tax specialist with broad experience in manufacturing, construction, and education. A graduate of Southern Adventist University with a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Management, Joel is known for his analytical precision, process improvement mindset, and unwavering commitment to excellence.

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With a career spanning several industries, Joel has developed deep expertise in financial operations, including intercompany reconciliation, payroll management, and accounts payable/receivable. He has held accounting roles at well-known manufacturing companies such as Fillauer LLC and Astec Inc., where he was responsible for critical financial reconciliations and business variance analysis (BVA) reporting.

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Kathy Wilson is an experienced Curriculum Developer. She honed her skills through many years in the field of Education. Having taught learners from the very young to adults, Kathy has planned, created, and implemented learning content using a variety of teaching and training methodologies and technologies to increase learning retention and application of knowledge.

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After spending many years as an educator, Kathy’s love of learning led to her furthering her education and experience, and ultimately to her current position. She has advanced degrees in Education and Instructional Technology and has received certifications in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Instructional Design. She has worked independently as a Freelance Copywriter and has published magazine articles.