Commission Members
According to T.C.A., Title 71, Chapter 2, the Commission shall consist of twenty-two (22) members who shall provide leadership in programs for older adults and other adults with disabilities in the state. The Governor shall appoint nineteen (19) members, and the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall name one (1) legislator from each speaker’s respective house to serve on the Commission as ex-officio members.
Area Agency on Aging and Disability Representatives
VACANT, East TN Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2028
Mike Willis, First TN Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2026
Kristi Wick, Southeast TN Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2026
Cynthia Strong, Upper Cumberland Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2026
Tracy Moore, South Central Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2024
VACANT, Greater Nashville Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2028
Tena Fields, Southwest TN Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2026
VACANT, Northwest TN Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2024
VACANT, Mid-South TN Representative
Term Expiration: 9/30/2028
Chartered Organizations
VACANT, Federally chartered organization that advocates exclusively for older persons (AARP TN)
Term Expiration: 9/30/2026
Carol Westlake, Statewide organization that advocates exclusively for disabled persons (TN Disability Coalition)
Chairman
Term Expiration: 9/30/2025
Janice Wade-Whitehead, Statewide organization that advocates exclusively for older persons (Alzheimer's Tennessee)
Term Expiration: 9/30/2024
State Agency Representatives
Alec Richardson, Governor's Staff
Renee Bouchillon, TN Dept. of Human Services
Sally Pitt, TN Dept. of Health
Mike Scholes, TN Dept. of Veterans Services
Alicia Robeson, TN Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Babs Tierno, TN Dept. of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
James Morgan, Division of TennCare
Lauren Pearcy, TN Council on Developmental Disabilities
Legislative Appointees
(ex-officio members)
The Honorable Ken Yager, Tennessee Senate
The Honorable Sabi Kumar, Tennessee House of Representatives
Committees
Executive Committee
Carol Westlake, Chair
Kristi Wick
Mike Willis
Tracy Moore
VACANT
Audit Committee
Dora Ivey, Chair
Janice Wade-Whitehead
Lauren Pearcy
Community Living Committee
Janice Wade-Whitehead, Chair
Renee Bouchillon
Dora Ivey
James Morgan
Sally Pitt
Legislative Committee
Carol Westlake, Chair
Del Holley
Tracy Moore
Mike Scholes
Kristi Wick
Strategic Planning Committee
Ed Cole, Chair
James Morgan
Alec Richardson
Alicia Robeson