Staff Directory
The Tennessee Division of Forestry is led by a centralized team in Nashville, as well as four district foresters across the state. Each district has a variety of foresters, forestry technicians, and forestry aides, as well as support staff, who serve the people of Tennessee by providing landowner assistance, managing state forests, and preventing, mitigating, and suppressing wildfires.
Area Forester Map
If you are seeking forest management assistance, please use the map or directory below to identify and reach out to the area forester for your area.
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Scott Huff, District Forester
Ryan Morris, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Caleb LaMontagne, Asst. District Forester (State Forests)
P.O. Box 438, Lexington, TN 38351
Voice: (731) 968-6676, Fax: (731) 968-5356
| Lake, Obion, Weakley, Gibson, Carroll, Henry, Benton James Moore, Area Forester 1745 Leach Road, Cedar Grove, TN 38321 (931)-337-4936 |
Hardeman, McNairy, Chester, Henderson, Decatur Pete Moditz, Area Forester P.O. Box 471, Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-3531 |
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| Fayette, Shelby, Madison, Haywood, Tipton, Lauderdale, Crockett, Dyer Shawn Posey, Area Forester 3570 Ebenezer Loop, Somerville, TN 38068 (901) 465-7349 |
Brian Hughett, District Forester
Michael Holder, Asst. District Forester (Fire & Forests)
3497 Church Street, Burns, TN 37029
Voice: (615) 797-3117, Fax: (615) 797-3113
| Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Rutherford Chris Carney, Area Forester 2011 Midland Rd., Shelbyville, TN 37160 (931) 224-5414 |
Cheatham, Montgomery, Stewart Jack Wilkerson, Area Forester 1030 Cumberland Heights Road, Suite B Clarksville, TN 37040 (615)-748-0975 |
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| Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson Adam Muth, Area Forester 5112 Murfreesboro Rd., Lebanon, TN 37090 (615) 443-2768 |
Dickson, Houston, Humphreys Jacob Hooker, Area Forester 500 Fire Tower Rd, Dickson, TN 37055 (731) 363-2937 |
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| Giles, Lawrence, Maury, Williamson Kyle Hanners, Area Forester 4377 Firetower Road Columbia, TN 38401 (615) 913-1439 |
Hardin, Wayne Vacant, Area Forester 495 Main Street, Savannah, TN 38372 |
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| Hickman, Lewis, Perry Christy Gearhiser, Area Forester 1454 Waynesboro HWY, Hohenwald, TN 38462-2246 (931) 212-9312 |
Vacant, District Forester
Joel Blackburn, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Joshua Biggerstaff, Asst. District Forester (State Forests)
929 West Jackson Street STE C, Cookeville, TN 38501
Voice: (931) 526-9502, Fax: (931) 526-2279
Bledsoe, Meigs, Rhea |
Bradley, McMinn, Polk |
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| Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren Brian Haddock, Area Forester 195 Firetower Ln., Morrison, TN 37357 (931) 635-2757 |
Clay, Overton, Pickett Elliot Norrod, Area Forester P.O. Box 226, Livingston, TN 38570 (931) 319-4498 |
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Cumberland, Fentress |
Franklin, Grundy, Marion Levi Trumbore, Area Forester 1657 Lower Fire Tower Rd., Sequatchie, TN 37374 (423) 895-4133 |
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| Hamilton, Sequatchie, White, Van Buren Shannon Hayes Gann, Area Forester 1327 Montlake Rd., Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 (423) 332-5335 |
Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale Jeff Thompson, Area Forester 929 West Jackson Street STE C, Cookeville, TN 38501 (931) 528-6813 |
Darren Bailey, District Forester
Nathan Waters, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Shawn Hendrickson, Asst. District Forester (State Forests)
P.O. Box 2666, Knoxville, TN 37901-2666
Voice: (865) 594-6432, Fax: (865) 974-4172
| Anderson, Knox, Sevier Brook Smith, Area Forester P.O. Box 2666, Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 974-5873 |
Blount, Loudon, Monroe Eric Miller, Area Forester 884 HWY 70W, Lenoir City, TN 37771 (865) 986-7335 |
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| Campbell, Claiborne, Scott Matt Aldrovandi, Area Forester 211 N. Indiana Ave., LaFollette, TN 37766 (423) 566-3715 |
Carter, Johnson, Sullivan |
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| Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson John Henderson, Area Forester 1250 HWY 73, Newport, TN 37821 (423) 625-4092 |
Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Union Cody Lamb, Area Forester 773 Ridge View Rd., Bean Station, TN 37708 (865) 767-3380 |
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| Greene, Unicoi, Washington Neal White, Area Forester P.O. Box 731, Greeneville, TN 37744 (423) 787-1620 |
Morgan, Roane Joe Johnson, Area Forester 4314 Roane State Hwy, Rockwood, TN 37854 (865) 354-0258 |
- MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40627, Melrose Station, Nashville, TN 37204
- STREET ADDRESS: Ellington Ag Center - Bruer Bldg., 406 Hogan Rd., Nashville, TN 37220
- PHONE: (615) 837-5520
| Heather Slayton | State Forester and Assistant Commissioner | (615) 837-5432 |
| Dyshea Brown | Executive Administrative Assistant 1 |
(615) 837-5411 |
| Wade Waters |
Assistant State Forester - Forest Protection | (615) 837-5425 |
| Megan Carpenter | Communications and Outreach Unit Leader; PIO | (615) 487-2704 |
| Bernard Conway | Administrative Services Assistant 3 | (615) 934-3719 |
| David Fiorella | Fire Management Unit Leader | (615) 837-5470 |
| Shannon Sims | Fire Management Specialist - Mitigation | (731) 412-8437 |
| Kimberly Burch | Fire Logistics Specialist | (423) 742-0157 |
| Jackie Broeker | Prescribed Fire Program Specialist - Fire Planner | (615) 917-6504 |
| Richard Saltzman | Fire Management Specialist - Operations | (615) 866-5425 |
| Todd Overbay | Radio Systems Analyst | (865) 206-6277 |
| Robert Harper | Radio Communications Technician | (731) 377-0266 |
| Loyde Qualls | Radio Communications Technician | (931) 981-0698 |
| Dylan Rader | Radio Communications Technician | (615) 306-1812 |
| Jason Rickman | Equipment Manager |
(615) 837-5430 |
| Jay Hayek | Assistant State Forester - Grants, Forest Management, Reforestation | (615) 483-6349 |
| Chris Wiesmueller | Administrative Services Unit Leader | (615) 924-2120 |
| Wanda Aldridge | Administrative Services Assistant 2 | (615) 837-5540 |
| Shane Harrington | Forest Health & Sustainability Unit Leader | (615) 253-1392 |
| Phil Morrissey | Forest Stewardship Forester | (615) 837-5422 |
| Katy Kilbourne |
Forest Health Forester | (615) 767-0918 |
| Allana Funderburk | Landscape Conservation Program Specialist | (629) 237-9575 |
| Ashley Kite-Rowland | Urban & Community Forestry Program Coordinator | (615) 815-6921 |
| Cody Leonard | Water Quality/BMP Forester | (615) 906-2450 |
| Gina Sowders |
Reforestation Unit Leader | (423) 368-3678 |
| Greg Bailey | State Forests Unit Leader | (615) 253-1602 |
| Colin Stiles |
Forest Data and Analysis Unit Leader | (615) 347-8381 |
| Andy Thornton | Forest Inventory and Analysis Forester | (865) 806-6949 |
| Daniel Nielsen | Forest Data Systems Forester | (615) 202-9393 |
| Nirmal Thapa | Data Program Specialist | (615) 906-3500 |
| Andrea Maholland | Real Property Agent | (615) 837-5091 |
| David Neumann | Agribusiness Consultant - Forestry | (615) 837-5334 |
| Ward Tarkington | STS Liaison | (615) 837-5097 |