TWRA Regions I, II under New Managerial Leadership

NASHVILLE --- Two of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s four regions have had recent managerial changes. Alan Peterson and Tim Cleveland have been named the managers of TWRA Region I and Region II, respectively.

 

Both Peterson and Cleveland move to the manager position after serving as assistant manager of their region. They were named to the positions earlier this spring. As region managers, they are responsible for administration and supervision of TWRA programs in the West (Region I) and Middle Tennessee (Region II) areas.

 

Peterson joined TWRA on April 1, 1985 and has served as a wildlife officer, wildlife manager, wildlife information specialists, and was a wildlife biologist from 1997-2008 before moving into the assistant regional manager position. He holds his bachelor’s degree from Missouri and his master’s from Tennessee Tech.

 

Cleveland was a fisheries biologist for 11 years after joining TWRA in April 1996. He became Region II assistant regional manager in 2007. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Tennessee in 1989 and his master’s from Tennessee Tech in 1994. He also holds the rank of major in the Tennessee Army National Guard.

 

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