Bredesen Names Appointments to Boards and Commissions

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | 07:08am

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 30 Tennesseans to serve on 12 state boards and commissions.

“The State of Tennessee depends on citizens like these men and women to serve the state through its boards and commissions,” Bredesen said. “I appreciate their willingness to serve and the skills, experience and knowledge they bring to their respective appointments.”

Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows:
 
Board of Physical Therapy
Minty Ballard, Brentwood
 
Commission on Firefighting Standards, Personnel and Education
Gerald Wakefield, Springfield
 
Conservation Commission
John Thomas Callery, Brownsville
Martha Hays Cooper, Nashville
Aaron Ellison, Mercer
David Atlas Turner, Humboldt
 
Drycleaner Environmental Response Board
Dennis B. George, Cookeville
 
Governor’s Citizen Corps Advisory Committee
Howard R. Bradley, Springfield
 
Pest Control Board
Richard E. Joost, Martin
Larry Patrick, Eads
 
Statewide Independent Living Council
Glenn Howard Barr, Dyersburg
Judith Pardue Barrett, Kingsport
Susan E. Conder, Nashville
Errol L. Elshtain, Nashville
Bryan Jeffery Hilbert, Knoxville
Carole Moore-Slater, Franklin
 
Tennessee Collection Services Board
James L. Mitchell, Memphis
 
Tennessee Community Services Agency Board of Directors
John H. Dixon, Murfreesboro
Joyce H. Grissom, Spencer
Deborah S. “Debbie” Jenkins, Ripley
Sue C. Peck, Cosby
Gregory G. Vick, Bell Buckle
Gwendolyn D. Wright, Memphis
 
Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board
Bruce Dobie, Nashville
Mary H. Johnson, Shady Valley
Earl S. Worsham, Gatlinburg
 
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Advisory Council
Joanna Lynn “Jodi” Bartlett, Baxter
Linda Carol Moran, Cookeville
Micky D. Roberts, Maryville
 
Utility Management Review Board
Samuel Donnie Leggett, Moscow
 
 
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