Bredesen Names Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Monday, October 05, 2009 | 07:13am
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 73 men and women to serve on 28 state boards and commissions.
“I want to commend all those appointed for their readiness to serve the state through its boards and commissions,” Bredesen said. “Tennesseans have always been known to give of their time and talents to serve their fellow citizens, and I thank these men and women for sharing in this tradition. They will be valuable additions to the respective boards they have been appointed to represent.”
Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows:
Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation
David N. Davenport, Franklin
Keith Bradford Graves, Franklin
Daniel J. Pohlgeers, Johnson City
Archaeological Advisory Council
Joseph L. Rife, Nashville
Architects and Engineers Board of Examiners
L. Alton Hethcoat, Brentwood
Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities
John Anthony Marshall, Dickson
Board of Nursing
Debra Pecka Malina, Memphis
Cheryl Stegbauer, Memphis
Marian Ikard Stewart, Winchester
Kathleen Egerton Harkey, Nashville
Board of Osteopathic Examination
Karen Rhea Shepherd, Dunlap
Board of Social Worker Licensure
Georgia Y. Alexander, Hendersonville
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Forest Reynolds, Franklin
Douglas Henry State Museum Commission
Mary Ann Clark, Jackson
Charles W. Cook, Jr., Nashville
Deborah S. DiPietro, Knoxville
Johnny B. Moore, Jr., Memphis
Anna Durham Windrow, Nashville
Drycleaner Environmental Response Board
Paul D. Krivacka, Brentwood
Elevator and Amusement Device Safety Board
Charles J. “Charlie” Edens, Elizabethton
Governor’s Advisory Committee on Equal and Fair Employment Opportunity
Fred Dudley Boyd, Nashville
Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., Nashville
Marjorie Flemming, Chattanooga
Governor’s Commission on Crime Victim Assistance
Bonnie S. Beneke, Nashville
Teresa L. “Terry” Blakley, Jackson
Melvin Bond, Jr., Brownsville
Jody Folk, Nashville
Tammy R. Foster, Oneida
Sara Kemp, Madison
Nancy H. Williams, Memphis
Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health
Timothy A. “Tim” Roberto, Nashville
Local Government Planning Advisory Committee
Brent Greer, Paris
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Statewide Planning and Policy Council
Marthagem Whitlock, Hermitage
Regional Water Planning Study Committee
Douglas W. Cameron, Sewanee
State Board of Cosmetology
Vergiline T. “Vergie” Lotze, Crossville
State Rehabilitation Council
Jody Ray “Joe” Shaw, Madison
TennCare Pharmacy Advisory Committee
Jasmine Ali, Nashville
Tennessee Auctioneer Commission
David L. Cole, Kingsport
Tennessee Board of Court Reporting
Earl W. Houston, II, Memphis
William C. “Bill” Killian, Chattanooga
Kenneth “Ken” Mansfield, Dresden
Jimmie Jane McConnell, Knoxville
Russell T. Perkins, Nashville
Shelia J. Staggs, Bon Aqua
Virginia “Ginger” Truesdel, Knoxville
Tennessee Center for Diabetes Prevention and Health Improvement Board
Rebecca Ann Todd Chaffin, Pulaski
Tennessee Community Services Agency Board of Directors
Tasha C. Blakney, Knoxville
Bobby Collier, Kingston
Susan W. Fowler, Greenbrier
Deborah Garrett, Byrdstown
William Joseph “Bill” Johnson, Gallatin
Tennessee Historical Commission
Norman Hill, Murfreesboro
Tennessee Medical Examiner Advisory Council
Jacky E. Carver, Jr., Carthage
Tennessee State Veterans’ Home Board
Robert D. “Bob” Tuke, Nashville
John G. Castellaw, Alamo
Joe S. Davis, Cleveland
Craig B. Laman, Alamo
Carl R. Moore, Bristol
Julia W. “Judy” Powell, Murfreesboro
Kenneth P. Thomas, Antioch
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Advisory Council
Pamela A. Arnell, Pulaski
Stephanie Brooks Barger, Nashville
Karyl Chastain Beal, Columbia
Jennifer Diane Harris, Centerville
Linda Phipps Harold, Jonesborough
Janna Fite Herbison, Memphis
Harold Buddy Leonard, Kingsport
Sandy N. Smith, Chattanooga
Timothy J. Tatum, Chattanooga
Kenneth F. Tullis, Memphis
Madge Tullis, Memphis
Misty R. Yarbrough, Nashville
Anne Burnett Young, Knoxville