Department of Environment & Conservation
Robert Martineau, Commissioner

Amanda Carter

Amanda Carter attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management with her focus in Soil and Water Conservation. She has worked for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation since 2004. Before becoming an instructor for the Fleming Training Center, Amanda worked in the Columbia region for the Division of Groundwater Protection for 6 years. She has been with Fleming Training Center since April 2011. Her email address is Amanda.Carter@tn.gov. 

Joe Holmes

Joe Holmes has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Austin Peay State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from Middle Tennessee State University. He has served as Director of the Fleming Training Center since July of 2012. He has over 30 years of experience with the state including working as an Environmentalist in a local county Health Department, a supervisor in a Regional Office, a Program Manager in the Central Office. Joe.Holmes@tn.gov

Shannon Pratt

Shannon Pratt attended MTSU where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science.  She is a Murfreesboro native.  Shannon has been with Fleming Training Center since March 2004 where she started teaching in the water and distribution classes.  Since 2008 she moved into the lead instructor for Fleming’s wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment math, wastewater treatment lab and collection math classes.  She is certified in Cross Connection Control.  Before coming to Fleming Training Center, Shannon spent almost three years working at private environmental labs testing water and wastewater samples.  Her email address is Shannon.Pratt@tn.gov.

Dennis Conger

Dennis Conger graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science. He worked in environmental consulting prior to joining the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in 2006 where he worked for the Division of Water Pollution Control. In 2011, Dennis began working as an instructor at the Fleming Training Center. His email address is Dennis.Conger@tn.gov.