Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 135 men and women to serve on 60 state boards and commissions. These Tennesseans represent areas from all across the state.
“I commend all those appointed for their willingness to serve the state through its boards and commissions,” Gov. Bredesen said. “Tennesseans have always been recognized for dedicating their time and talents to serve their fellow citizens, and I appreciate these men and women for upholding this tradition. I am confident they will represent their respective boards with integrity and honor.”
Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows:
Advisory Committee on Credit Life Insurance Rates
Earl R. Whaley, Jr., Maryville
Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities
Jeffrey L. Finney, Elizabethton
Chantal Bena Hess-Taylor, Cordova
Flavenia L. Leaper, Memphis
James E. Topp, Collierville
Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation
Bobby L. Pitts, Franklin
Air Pollution Control Board
John R. Roberts, Sr., Manchester
Archaeological Advisory Council
David H. Dye, Cordova
Architects and Engineers Board of Examiners
Robert G. Campbell, Jr., Knoxville
Board of Dentistry
Michael Philip Tabor, Nashville
Board for Professional Counselors, Marital & Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists
Stephen A. Caldwell, Dickson
James L. Philpott, Hixson
Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities
Sylvia J. Burton, Cookeville
Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Cummins, Fayetteville
Janice M. Hill, Memphis
Roy King, Knoxville
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Craig B. Ratcliff, Sevierville
Board of Communication Disorders & Sciences
John Richardson Ashford, Nashville
O.H. “Shorty” Freeland, Adamsville
Board of Dietitian and Nutritionist Examiners
Abbie Jane Derrick, Nashville
Janet J. Skates, Kingsport
Board of Examiners in Psychology
George H. Bercaw, Chattanooga
Donald Lynn Brookshire, Signal Mountain
Rodney A. Sullivan, Telford
Board of Medical Examiners
Michael John Baron, Franklin
Gary Keith Lovelady, Manchester
Board of Osteopathic Examination
Donald H. Polk, Waynesboro
Board of Physical Therapy
Minty R. Ballard, Brentwood
Lisa Church Fortner, McKenzie
Michael L. Voight, Nashville
Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
David H. Long, Martin
Board of Respiratory Care
Brian T. Cook, Chattanooga
Board of Social Worker Licensure
L. LaSimba M. Gray, Jr., Collierville
Teresa C. Housteau, Knoxville
Building Finance Committee
Debbie C. Small, Pleasant View
Lonnie M. Haley, III, Memphis
John Frank McGuffin, Morristown
Carroll County Watershed Authority
Joe T. Smothers, Huntingdon
Committee on Physician Assistants
Omar Nava, Clarksville
Emergency Communications Board
Mark T. Archer, Buchanan
Isaac Duff “Ike” Lowry, Bluff City
Steven J. Smith, Murfreesboro
Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission
Warren L. Gooch, Oak Ridge
Health Services and Development Agency
Charlotte C. Burns, Savannah
James Lee Wright, Franklin
Keep Tennessee Beautiful Advisory Council
Terry A. Griffin, Clarksville
Larry E. Potter, Cordova Springer, Nashville
Local Government Planning Advisory Committee
Tony Burriss, Trenton
Linda Hayes, White Bluff
George E. James, Springfield
Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Board
Cathleen T. Burrell, Adams
Jonathan M. Edwards, Lawrenceburg
Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors
Edward “Ed” Cole, Nashville
James K. “Ken” Davis, Lebanon
Solid Waste Disposal Control Board
Jack Edward Deibert, Clarksville
Jared L. Lynn, Hermitage
State Board of Accountancy
William F. Blaufuss, Nashville
Jennifer L. Brundige, Nashville
Stanley Bernard Sawyer, Memphis
Casey M. Stuart, Signal Mountain
State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors
Sue Braly, Pulaski
State Capitol Commission
Judith Boyer Danner, Nashville
State Workforce Development Board
Kristee Bell, Memphis
Craig S. Butler, Lexington
Echell Eady, Murfreesboro
Shirley A. Frierson, Nashville
Raymond S. Marston, Lawrenceburg
Jean C. Schmidt, Nashville
Yolanda E. Shields, Spring Hill
Zachariah N. Stansell, Knoxville
Sandra B. Woods, Humboldt
Tennessee Aeronautics Commission
Jim Berry, Georgetown
Tennessee Arts Commission
Donna Chase, Knoxville
Edwin F. Gerace, Johnson City
Carol L. McCoy, Nashville
Tennessee Board of Court Reporting
John Mack Green, Murfreesboro
Tennessee Board of Regents
Agenia W. Clark, Brentwood
Barry Doyle Gidcomb, Columbia
Fran F. Marcum, Tullahoma
Casey Lyn McCullum, Athens
Howard Roddy, Hixson
Tennessee Career and Technical Education Council
James G. Neeley, Nashville
Tennessee Collection Services Board
Elizabeth C. “Beth” Dixon, Memphis
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Philip A. Acord, Chattanooga
Sidney J. Bynum, Nashville
Lindsay V. Callahan, Cookeville
Janell F. Clark, Cookeville
Erica S. Gilmore, Nashville
Martha C. Herndon, Sharon
Carlton Lewis, Nashville
Harold Moses Love, Jr., Nashville
Joy Phillips Strickland, Piney Flats
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Board of Directors
Dennis L. Carroll, Cleveland
Alfred W. Laney, Nashville
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Cynthia R. Chambers, Jonesborough
Renee M. Lopez, Gallatin
Deborah S. Riffle, Humboldt
Marilyn L. Sortor, Memphis
Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board
Timothy Lynn Bell, Woodbury
Richard Holliday, Memphis
Dennis Wayne Parker, Sparta
James E. Ross, Jackson
Robert W. Thurman, Jr., Brentwood
Tennessee Foreign Language Institute
Gloria L. Bishop, LaVergne
Katherine Taylor Haynes, Nashville
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Jack Murrah, Hixson
Zachary Ross Walden, LaFollette
Tennessee Human Rights Commission
Joseph Warren Walker, III, Whites Creek
Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board
Regina L. Bartlett, Hendersonville
Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission
James D. “Donnie” Hatcher, Brownsville
Stan McNabb, Tullahoma
William L. Tarr, Jefferson City
Reed Edward Trickett, Nashville
Tennessee Performing Arts Center Board of Directors
Anne L. Russell, Nashville
Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
James R. “Russ” Farrar, Brentwood
Tennessee Real Estate Commission
Wendell F. Alexander, Dresden
Grover C. Collins, Lewisburg
Michelle W. Haynes, Gallatin
Tennessee Real Estate Appraiser Commission
Edward A. Baryla, Jr., Johnson City
Herbert E. Phillips, Nashville
Nancy W. Point, Rogersville
Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction (TRICOR) Board of Directors
Tonya G. Jones, Nashville
George Jordan Phillips, Gallatin
Tennessee State Veterans Home Board
Clarence E. “Gene” Bayless, Jr., Knoxville
Hughley Moore, Collierville
Robert D. “Bob” Tuke, Nashville
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
SimmieRay Lee Dinkins, Henning
William C. “Will” Pinkston, Nashville
Tennessee Water Quality Control Board
James W. Cameron, III, Franklin
Frank McGinley, Jr., Savannah
University of Tennessee Board of Trustees
J.A.M. “Toby” Boulet, Knoxville
Carey Elizabeth Smith, Kingsport
Water and Wastewater Financing Board
Randy Paul Wilkins, Springfield
Water and Wastewater Operators Certification Board
Larry W. Moore, Germantown