Bredesen Names Appointments to Boards and Commissions

Friday, April 23, 2010 | 09:42am
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 30 men and women to serve on 21 state boards and commissions.
 
“We depend upon the leadership and commitment of citizens like these Tennesseans to serve our state through its boards and commissions,” said Bredesen. “I appreciate their readiness to serve, and I am confident they bring the experience and knowledge necessary to be valuable members of their respective boards and commissions.” 
 
Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows:
 
Advisory Council for Alternative Education
Denise Marie White, La Vergne
 
Barber Board of Examiners
Larry W. High, Chattanooga
 
Board of Dentistry
John M. Douglass, Jr., Nashville
Charles E. Holt, Jr., Chattanooga                 
 
Board of Dispensing Opticians
Kathy L. Hawkins, White House
Edward L. Risby, Nashville                          
 
Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
P. Elayne W. Poston, Memphis
James Harold Walker, Sparta
 
Board of Nursing
Carol Lynn Thompson, Memphis          
 
Board of Respiratory Care
Ernest E. “Gene” Gantt, Livingston
Jeffrey Paul McCartney, Humboldt
 
Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health
Russell D. Epperson, Henderson                    
  
Humanities Tennessee Board of Directors
Karen E. Williams, Franklin 
                   
Interagency Coordinating Council
Scott O. Guthrie, Jackson
 
State Board of Education
Dallas Cress “Chip” Woods, Maryville    
 
State Rehabilitation Council
Sharon Bryant, Ooltewah        
Michael Ryan McGrath, Knoxville                  
Mark Edward Montgomery, Hermitage                                
 
State Soil Conservation Commission
Cindy B. Anderson, Manchester
Edward M. “Eddie” Sanders, Franklin             
 
State Textbook Commission
Christie Conyers Lewis, Crossville
 
State Workforce Development Board
Niketa Hailey-Hill, Nashville
Johnnie M. Wheeler, Cookeville          
 
Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Jeff Huffman, Covington                                     
 
Tennessee Community Services Agency Board of Directors
Michael D. “Mike” Dockery, New Market         
Yvonne Stewart, Winchester
 
Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Margie Littell Ulrich, Dayton    
 
Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board
B. Lee Mallory, Cordova                   
 
Tennessee Historical Commission
Sam Davis Elliott, Signal Mountain        
 
Viticulture Advisory Board
Carl O’Cain, Jackson
 
 
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