Pesticides Inspector Staff

Nashville Area - State Headquarters

Porter Building, 436 Hogan Rd., Nashville, TN 37211, Phone: 615-837-5148

  • Kathy Booker, Administrator - 615-837-5133 -kathy.booker@TN.gov.
  • Pesticide Product Registration - For making general-use and restricted-use pesticide products available for sale in Tennessee. Contact: Heather Kirby - 615-837-5187 - heather.kirby@TN.gov.
  • Pesticide Dealer Licensing - For selling restricted-use pesticide products in Tennessee. Contact: John Ewell - 615-837-5340 -john.ewell@TN.gov.
  • Pesticide Applicator Testing - For commercial certification testing. Contact: Bonnie Potter 615-837-5188 – bonnie.potter@tn.gov.
  • License Issuance - For establishing and maintaining the right to apply pesticides for a fee in Tennessee. Contact: John Ewell - 615-837-5340 - john.ewell@TN.gov.
  • Pesticide Issues - For pesticide enforcement, including consumer related complaints concerning a pesticide application. Contact: Jim Endsley - 615-837-5138 - jim.endsley@TN.gov.
  • Certification and Licensing - For use of any general-use and restricted-use pesticides as either a private or commercial applicator, schools approved for points, license exams. Contact: Bonnie Potter at 615-837-5188 bonnie.potter@tn.gov, Private Applicators: Chad Hayes, 615-837-5339 – chad.hayes@tn.gov
  • Aerial Issuance – For aerial requirements and issuance of decals. Contact John Ewell – 615-837-5340 – John.Ewell@tn.gov.
  • Structural Issues – For structural issues pertaining to the application of termiticides.
    1. Middle Tennessee Supervisor, Paul Sizemore, 615-542-2739 – Paul.Sizemore@tn.gov
    2. East Tennessee Supervisor, Buddy Henry, 423-298-2232 – Buddy.Henry@tn.gov
    3. West Tennessee Supervisor, Will Spence, 731-225-1564 – Will.Spence@tn.gov
  • EPA Programs and Pesticide Disposal - For Endangered Species, Groundwater, Pesticide Disposal and Worker Protection including the requirements to train agricultural employees and pesticide handlers. Contact Jim Endsley 615-837-5138 or jim.endsley@tn.gov.
  • Worker Protection Training Verification Cards - For verification of training or to obtain Worker Protection training verification cards to show that training has occurred. Contact: Jim Endsley, 615-837-5138 – Jim.Endsley@tn.gov.

EAST TENNESSEE

  • Buddy Henry, Supervisor; 423-298-2232, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe
  • Blake Strong, 423-863-7965, Hamilton, Meigs, North GA, Polk, NC
  • Justin Cobb, 615-854-2223, Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington, VA
  • Mark Freeland, 931-261-7453, Anderson, Bledsoe, Loudon, Rhea, Roane, ½ Cumberland, ½ Knox
  • Brent Smith, 865-206-9174, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan, Pickett, Scott, Union, ½ Cumberland, ½ Knox
  • Justin Finchum, 423-647-6611, Blount, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Sevier
  • Troy Gravitt, 423-201-5461, Blount, Hamilton and GA

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

  • Jim Bilbrey, 615-342-9413, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Maury, Moore, Perry, Wayne, Hickman, Humphreys
  • Donald Bogard, 615- 981-0576, Cheatham, Davidson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner and Trousdale
  • Joshua Bush, 931-787-6277, Caly, Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Putnam, Smith, Wilson
  • Kaitlin Davis, 931-213-4053, Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Marion, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren, White, Marshall
  • Rachel Denny, Phone TBD, Davidson, Dickson, Williamson
  • Rebecca Glenn, 615-626-0276, Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Williamson
  • Paul Sizemore, Supervisor, 615-542-2739, Marshall, southern Davidson

WEST TENNESSEE

  • Will Spence, Supervisor,  731-225-1564, Crockett
  • Schuyler Bond, 901-233-2928, Fayette, Haywood, Mississippi (G-O), Shelby (G-O)
  • Carrie Joyner, 731-333-1239, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Lauderdale
  • Jamie Ross, 901-233-4402, Shelby (A-F), Tipton (A-C), Arkansas (A-F), Mississippi (A-F)
  • Keith Scantlin, 901-237-0109, Shelby (P-Z), Tipton (D-Z), Arkansas (P-Z), Mississippi (P-Z)
  • Dornesha White, 901-686-3781, Shelby