TCAD Staff

Administration

Jim Shulman
Executive Director
615-532-4543
jim.shulman@tn.gov

Kathy Zamata
Deputy Director
615-253-4315
kathy.zamata@tn.gov

Cindy Warf
Executive Administrative Assistant 2
615-253-4423
cindy.warf@tn.gov

To report problems with the Commission's portion of the state website or to offer suggestions for improvement, email Lee Enss at lee.enss@tn.gov. Requests sent to administrative staff will be forwarded to Lee Enss. Because of the volume of link requests from for-profit entities, we no longer review such requests. Links to generic online resource guides will not be approved.

Public Information and Legislative Affairs

Ryan Ellis 
Director of Communications & Legislative Affairs
615-253-4083
ryan.j.ellis@tn.gov

Fiscal

Sheryl Smith 
Budget Analyst Director
615-253-4432
sheryl.smith@tn.gov

Home and Community Based Services

Tabitha Satterfield
Aging Program Director: Caregiver Support
615-253-4417
tabitha.satterfield@tn.gov

Legal

Charles Ferguson
General Counsel
615-253-3339
charles.b.ferguson@tn.gov

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Lauren Meeker
State LTC Ombudsman
615-837-5112
lauren.meeker@tn.gov

Nutrition

Lacey Aviles
Aging Nutrition Program Director
615-253-4161
lacey.aviles@tn.gov

Public Guardianship

James Holmes
State Public Guardian Coordinator
615-253-3967
james.holmes@tn.gov

State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

Shannon Jones
Aging Program Director: TN SHIP
615-741-7703
shannon.jones@tn.gov

Ryan Ramsey
State SHIP Program Development and Quality Assurance Coordinator
615-399-4262
ryan.ramsey@tn.gov

Vivian King
State SHIP Volunteer Program Coordinator
615-253-5818
vivian.king@tn.gov

Website  (TCAD portion only)

Lee Enss
Information Technician and Web Content Strategist
615-253-4516
lee.enss@tn.gov