Bredesen Appointments Include Several Chattanoogans

Monday, November 22, 2004

Nashville – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced a round of appointments he has made to 37 of the state’s boards and commissions since September 1 - including several from Chattanooga and Signal Mountain.

“I’m announcing 87 individuals today I have selected to fill positions on the state’s boards and commissions,” Bredesen said. “I greatly appreciate the time and effort each of these Tennesseans has committed to serve our state.”

Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows:

Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities

Samuel E. Cole, Nashville

Jeffery L. Finney, Elizabethton

Rex H. Roberts, J.D., Nashville

Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities

Charlsie H. Lankford, Clarksville

Carissa S. Lynch, Pharm.D., Franklin

Ronald C. Staples, D.D.S., Memphis

James V. Weatherington, Memphis

Jon R. Winter, D.O., Camden

Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences

Rose Ann Hutton, Soddy Daisy

Nakeda R. Kirby, Madison

Board of Examiners in Psychology

Donald L. Brookshire, Psy.D., Signal Mountain

Board of Optometry

Pier S. Briley, Nashville

Jean Anne Rogers, O.D., Murfreesboro

Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Marie A. Gordon, Nashville

Charles M. Thompson, D.V.M., Crossville


Committee for Clinical Perfusionists

Phillip P. Brown, M.D., Nashville

Elevator Safety Board

Lester C. McClain, Brentwood

Health Services and Development Agency

Charles R. Handorf, M.D., Ph.D., Memphis

Homeland Security Council

William D. Green, Knoxville

Interagency Coordinating Council

Silvia Fregoso, Kingsport

Gladys S. Harris, Memphis

Quentin A. Humberd, Cunningham

Knoxville and Knox County Community Services Agency Board

Richard L. Bean, Knoxville

Terry A. Brown, Knoxville

Chris Coffey, J.D., Knoxville

Billy J. Stokes, J.D., Knoxville

Local Government Planning Advisory Committee

Mayor Billy Simpson, Jasper

Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Board

Ellen M. Hays, Signal Mountain

Physical Therapy and Occupational Examiners Board

Blake A. Murphy, Ripley

Post-Conviction Defender Commission

Kathryn R. Edge, J.D., Nashville

Lynn T. Tarpy, J.D., Knoxville

Public Health Council

James W. Clark, M.D. Limestone

Irwin Hodes, D.D.S., Nashville

Royce E. Joyner, M.D., Memphis

Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors

Kathy M. Atkins, Goodlettsville

Paul J. Ballard, Nashville

James C. Cotey, Murfreesboro

Roger H. Farley, Lebanon

Debbie B. Frank, Nashville

Solid Waste Disposal Control Board

Melissa H. Bryant, Adams

Kenneth L. Donaldson, Columbia

Star Quality Advisory Council

Judy E. Collins, Morristown

Cassandra R. Hauge, Knoxville

Linda L. Kitzmiller, Chuckey

Tina M. Nicely, L.P.N., C.D.A., Selmer

Ryan K. Seiberling, Nashville

Harriett B. Tisdell, Nashville

Deloris J. Wilson, Memphis

Sandy A. Workman, Columbia

State Board of Accountancy

Joseph F. Buffler, C.P.A., Brentwood

William C. Underwood, C.P.A., Signal Mountain

State Board of Electrolysis Examiners

Richard A. Collier, R.N., E.M.T.P., White House

State Board of Examiners for Architects and Engineers

Dana L. Miller, N.C.I.D.Q., LaVergne

William J. Stockard, Nashville

State Rehabilitation Council

Lynda S. Crisp, Bolivar

Cynthia E. Gardner, J.D., Nashville

John L. Harris, Murfreesboro

Sun Hwan-Chu, Ph.D., Chattanooga

Renee M. Lopez, Gallatin

Robert G. Rosenbaum, Ed.D., Knoxville

Melissa A. Smith, Nolensville

Raymond L. Stevenson, Martin

Edward D. Wilhite, Rock Island

Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability

John H. Arriola, Nashville

Deborah L. Cunningham, Memphis

Shelburne Ferguson, Jr., J.D., Blountville

Judson E. Palmer, Knoxville

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Dennis M. Clark, Murfreesboro

Carlton M. Lewis, J.D., Nashville

Tennessee Conservation Commission

William L. Taylor, Collierville

Tennessee Economic Council on Women

Carol Danehower, D.B.A., Memphis

Commissioner Gwendolyn S. Davis, Nashville

Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board

David A. Baxter, Murfreesboro

Susan M. Breeden, Hurricane Mills

Robert L. Byrd, Jr., Clinton

Julie A. Dunn, M.D., Johnson City

Jackie W. Wilkerson, Cedar Hill

Tennessee Firefighting Standards and Education Commission

Mark Finucane, Johnson City

Charles M. Vance, Nashville

Tennessee Historical Commission

Norman J. Hill, Murfreesboro

Tennessee Housing Development Agency

Robyn J. Askew, J.D., Knoxville

Loretta J. Jercinovich, Dyer

Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission

Kent Bewley, Greeneville

TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council

Deputy Commissioner Jim Fyke, Nashville

Upper Cumberland Community Services Agency Board

Marion “Bryant” Johnson, Jamestown

Delores F. Turnbull, Livingston

Water Quality Control Board

Ann P. Murray, Nashville


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