Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 100 men and women to serve on 34 state boards and commissions. These Tennesseans represent areas from all across the state and include former Chattanooga mayor Jon Kinsey, who was named to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
"I thank these individuals for their willingness to serve the state through its boards and commissions," Gov. Bredesen said. "Tennessee's reputation as the Volunteer State is reflected through these citizens' willingness to contribute their time and talents to improve our state, and I thank them for their service."
Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows:
Barber Board of Examiners
Ralph S. Payne, Springville
Board for Licensing Alarm Systems Contractors
Karen Denise Jones, Limestone
McKenzie C. "Ken" Roberts, McMinnville
Board for Licensing Contractors
Cindi Gresham DeBusk, Knoxville
William E. Mason, Greenbrier
Board of Athletic Trainers
Monroe J. Abram, Antioch
Joseph T. Erdeljac, Cookeville
Walter S. Fitzpatrick, III, Cookeville
Cliff E. Pawley, Humboldt
Kurt P. Spindler, Franklin
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
W.T. Patterson, Camden
Commission on Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education
Mark J. Finucane, Johnson City
Drycleaner Environmental Response Board
Cullen Earnest, Nashville
Education Commission of the States
Bruce Opie, Nashville
Patrick Smith, Ashland City
Energy Efficient Schools Council
Carolyn P. Bowers, Clarksville
Goodwyn Institute
Suki Carson, Memphis
Governor's Advisory Committee on Equal and Fair Employment Opportunity
Jacky Akbari, Franklin
Governor's Citizens Corps Advisory Committee
Faye G. Morse, Liberty
Michael F. Nesbitt, Carthage
Joseph C. "Joe" Palmer, Cottontown
Homeland Security Council
William L. "Bill" Brown, Greeneville
Keep Tennessee Beautiful Advisory Council
Virginia "Happy" Birdsong, Madison
Marjorie J. "Marge" Davis, Mount Juliet
Sandra S. Ennis, Tullahoma
Jack O. Horner, Talbott
Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board
Steven E. "Steve" Elkins, Nashville
Polysomnography Professional Standards Committee
Bryan P. Hughes, Woodbury
Roxanne M. Valentino, Hendersonville
State Textbook Commission
Lois E. Coles, Brentwood
Robert W. Greene, Decatur
Donald Lanier Hopper, Middleton
Brian K. Tate, Church Hill
Robert M. Stidham, Church Hill
Edith G. Williams, Stanton
Statewide Independent Living Council
Robert L. Leonard, McKenzie
Anthony D. Sledge, Memphis
Tennessee Community Services Agency Board of Directors
Joe D. Barlow, Gainesboro
Lisa R. Bell, Camden
Peggy Collins, Lewisburg
Terry E. Crutcher, Dover
Tennessee Community Services Agency Board of Directors (cont'd)
Pamela W. Edgemon, Cleveland
Kathleen J. Garrison, Spring City
Billy Joe Glover, Selmer
Pamela J. Harris, Jonesborough
John A. Hewgley, South Pittsburg
Regina L. Mason, Livingston
John R. Prince, Trenton
Ronald W. Shirey, Jr., Lynnville
Peggy K. Smotherman, Clifton
Martha Beaty Wiley, Allardt
Linda F. Williams, Fayetteville
Tennessee Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision
Stephen G. Young, Nashville
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Norris L. Branick, Jackson
Tina Ann Burcham, Counce
Alexander N. Santana, Antioch
Steven Z. Sheegog, Memphis
Joyce Elaine Sievers, Smithville
Tennessee Duck River Development Agency
William Lee Brown, Manchester
Eslick E. Daniel, Williamsport
Robert S. Finney, Shelbyville
Olen Lee Morrison, Lewisburg
Paul Myatt, Bon Aqua
Thomas H. Peebles, Nashville
Betty Superstein, Manchester
Barbara A. Woods, Lewisburg
Tennessee Ethics Commission
Frank E. Barnett, Knoxville
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Jon M. Kinsey, Chattanooga
Tennessee Historical Commission
John Charles Trotter, Knoxville
Tennessee Historical Records Advisory Board
Jami C. Awalt, Nashville
Rebecca Conard, Murfreesboro
Jackie L. Glenn, Maryville
Jill Kay Hastings-Johnson, Clarksville
Mary McCoy Helms, Chattanooga
Wayne C. Moore, Madison
Richard L. Saunders, Martin
Tennessee Housing Development Agency
Mary Chatman, Springfield
Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board
Kathleen M. Kenwright, Cordova
Jerry L. Miller, Kingsport
Thomas F. O'Brien, Jr., Munford
Tennessee Private Investigation & Polygraph Commission
Walter Valentine, Brentwood
Tennessee Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Advisory Council
David Sevier, Murfreesboro
Belinda G. Watkins, Collierville
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Advisory Council
Nancy L. Badger, Chattanooga
Kathy A. Benedetto, Johnson City
Roberta "Renee" Brown, Memphis
Anna Lynn Shugart, Maryville
Jacqueline Anne Stamps, Algood
Shelia R. Ward, Jackson
Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council
Linda W. Copas, Nashville
Avis Easley, Antioch
Frank R. Meeuwis, Madison
Kathy Rouse, Morristown
Utility Management Review Board
Charlie C. Anderson, Kingsport
Volunteer Tennessee Commission
Laurel Leigh Creech, Nashville
Jonathan P. Farmer, Nashville
Carol L. Gaudino, Memphis
Julie C. Hembree, Knoxville
Emily Ann Jones, Knoxville
James H. Kilgore, Jr., Greeneville