Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 83 men and women to serve on 40 state boards and commissions.
“We depend upon the leadership and commitment of citizens like these Tennesseans to serve our state through its boards and commissions,” said Gov. Bredesen. “I appreciate their readiness to serve, and I am confident they bring the experience and knowledge necessary to be valuable members of their respective boards and commissions.”
Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications.
The appointments are as follows:
Advisory Council for Alternative Education
Joyce S. Hale, McKenzie
Rita C. Herndon, Ashland City
Gary L. Houck, Lake City
Eric Trent McVay, Millington
James E. Murphy, Jr., Jonesborough
Joris M. Ray, Memphis
Larry E. Saunders, Nashville
Joetta Burkett Yarbro, Dyersburg
Barber Board of Examiners
Donald A. Collins, Millington
Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
Major L. McNeil, Collierville
Board of Communication Disorder and Sciences
Roland “Ron” Eavey, Nashville
Board of Dispensing Opticians
LeRhona Walton-Hill, Knoxville
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Diana L. Miller, Chattanooga
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Tony W. Hysmith, Henderson
Board for Licensing Alarm Systems Contractors
Vivian L. Hixson, Dayton
Board of Nursing
Terri A. Bowman, Parsons
Arthur L. Thompson, Nashville
Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
Lawrence Burns, Nashville
Committee for Clinical Perfusionists
Gwen Bonner, Germantown
Robert Lewis Wilson, Cookeville
Conservation Commission
Ronald Braam, Cleveland
Kim H. Hawkins, Nashville
Mary H. Johnson, Shady Valley
Robert George Keast, Camden
William E. “Will” Martin, Nashville
Chris T. Moore, Lookout Mountain
Council for Licensing Hearing Instrument Specialists
Kimberly Renee Glynn, Sevierville
Douglas Henry State Museum Commission
Jan F. Simek, Seymour
Governor’s Citizen Corps Advisory Committee
J.T. “Pancho” Chumley, Covington
Wanda Bruce Graham, Brentwood
Richard “Rick” Scarbrough, Clinton
Homeland Security Council
Howard R. Bradley, Springfield
Keep Tennessee Beautiful Advisory Council
Eldra T. White, Memphis
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Statewide Planning and Policy Council
Renee Bouchillon, Lynnville
Kimberly Dean, Hendersonville
Mary A. McLennan, Nashville
Michael Myszka, Nashville
Linda O’Neal, Nashville
Leslie H. Vincent, Gallatin
Wanda Willis, Nashville
Polysomnography Professional Standards Committee
Kristin Weis Lester, Collierville
Donna J. Lovitt, Nashville
Private Probation Services Council
Sidney Chism, Memphis
Regional Transportation Authority Board
Debbie B. Frank, Nashville
James T. “Jim” Kerr, Murfreesboro
J. Thomas Trent, Nashville
Southern Growth Policies Board
Rick E. Meredith, Clinton
State Board of Pharmacy
Joyce McDaniel, Nashville
State Workforce Development Board
Nichole Saulsberry-Scarboro, Memphis
Statewide Independent Living Council
Anthony D. Sledge, Memphis
Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Rozelle Criner, Ripley
Tennessee Board of Court Reporting
James G. “Jim” Martin, III, Franklin
Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs
Christine M.R. Goddard, Louisville
Tammera D. Hicks, Chattanooga
Tennessee Community Service Agency Board of Directors
David H. Stanifer, Tazewell
Tennessee Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision
Kathleen M. Starnes-Maxwell
Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board
Pete Claussen, Knoxville
J. Andrew Goddard, Nashville
Tennessee Historical Records Advisory Board
Jack Masters, Gallatin
Tennessee Medical Laboratory
Gloria L. Jenkins, Brentwood
Royce E. Joyner, Memphis
Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission
William L. Tarr, Jefferson City
Tennessee Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission
Alan Gerard Rousseau, Memphis
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Board of Directors
Timothy Carl Schwarz, Nashville
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Advisory Council
Vickie Lynn Bilbrey, Cookeville
Claudia M. Mays, Nashville
Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council
Carol Sue Braslow, Memphis
Barbara Ann Gregory, Lafayette
Thomas E. Groomes, Franklin
Frederick William Hart, Chattanooga
Ursula A. Wieland, Germantown
Utility Management Review Board
Loyal Edward Featherstone, Memphis
John Marshall Hagewood, Franklin
Volunteer Tennessee Board of Directors
Kay Woods Davenport, Smyrna
Shannon L. Duke, Spring Hill
Mary Douglas Graham, Franklin
Diane L. Hayes, Nashville
David Lee Keiser, Madison
Paige L. Kisber, Nashville
C. Matthew Little, Signal Mountain
Shannon Little, Bartlett
Larry Dean Stone, Hermitage
Alice Sue “Susie” Wilkin, Murfreesboro