TRA LEADERSHIP
Chairman Sara Kyle
Chairman Kyle resigned from the bench in March 1994 to become a candidate for the Public Service Commission -- a race in which she stressed a strong ethics and reform program as a way to restore public confidence in the commission. She was nominated on February 29, 1996 by House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh to become one of three members of the new Tennessee Regulatory Authority. She was reappointed by House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh to serve a six year term in 2002, and again in 2008.
Director Eddie Roberson
Dr. Roberson was hired by the Public Service Commission (PSC), the predecessor to the Tennessee Regulatory Authority, in 1975. He was appointed as Chief of Consumer Services Division of the PSC and transferred to Nashville in 1989. He also served as the agency's executive director from 1995 to 1996. He was appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen in 2006 as director to the TRA.
Director Kenneth C. Hill
Dr. Hill has been active in communications and broadcasting all of his adult life, having been involved for over three decades in virtually every aspect of television and radio. For the past twenty-seven years, Dr. Hill has been affiliated with the Appalachian Educational Communication Corporation (AECC) Bristol, Tennessee and at the time of his appointment to the TRA was Chief Executive Officer of AECC and served as General Manager of five radio stations reaching portions of East Tennessee and four surrounding states.
Director Mary W. Freeman
Director Freeman has over fifteen years of legislative and policy experience in state government. Prior to her appointment, she served as legislative director for Governor Phil Bredesen where she assisted the Governor and the Senior Policy Advisor for Legislative Affairs in developing the administration’s legislative agenda. Prior to joining the administration, she served as executive assistant to State Representative Lois DeBerry, Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
