Staff Directory
The Tennessee Division of Forestry is made up of a Headquarters and four Districts:
To contact an Area Forester in your county, reference the tables below by district or click for a map of Area Foresters across Tennessee.
Scott Huff, District Forester
Ryan Morris, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Adam Ziegenbein, Asst. District Forester (State Forests)
P.O. Box 438, Lexington, TN 38351
Voice: (731) 968-6676, Fax: (731) 968-5356
| Benton, Carroll, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley Vacant, Area Forester (contact District Forester in lieu of) P.O. Box 226, Dresden, TN 38225 (731) 364-3430 |
Chester, Hardeman, McNairy Pete Moditz, Area Forester P.O. Box 471, Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-3531 |
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| Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Henderson, Madison Vacant, Area Forester (contact District Forester in lieu of) P.O. Box 438, Lexington, TN 38351 (731) 307-8199 |
Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton Shawn Posey, Area Forester 3570 Ebenezer Loop, Somerville, TN 38068 (901) 465-7349 |
Brian Hughett, District Forester
Michael Holder, Asst. District Forester
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 |
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| Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson Richard Saltzman, Area Forester 5112 Murfreesboro Rd., Lebanon, TN 37090 (615) 443-2768 |
Dickson, Houston, Humphreys Tristan Forsberg, Area Forester 500 Fire Tower Rd, Dickson, TN 37055 (615) 202-1886 |
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| Giles, Lawrence, Maury, Williamson James Moore, Area Forester 57 Fire Tower Rd, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 (931) 766-1413 |
Hardin, Wayne Paul Whaley, Area Forester 495 Main Street, Savannah, TN 38372 (731) 925-3157 |
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| Hickman, Lewis, Perry Christy Gearhiser, Area Forester 1454 Waynesboro HWY, Hohenwald, TN 38462-2246 (931) 796-4313 |
Dwayne Turner, District Forester
Joel Blackburn, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Jeremy Albright, 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 vacant, Area Forester (contact District office in lieu of) 195 Firetower Ln., Morrison, TN 37357 (931) 635-2757 |
Clay, Overton, Pickett Elliot Norrod, Area Forester P.O. Box 226, Livingston, TN 38570 (931) 823-2428 |
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Cumberland, Fentress |
Franklin, Grundy, Marion Gary Roark, Area Forester 1657 Lower Fire Tower Rd., Sequatchie, TN 37374 (423) 942-6408 |
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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) 594-8907
| 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 |
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| East Tenn Urban Forester Diane Warwick 2416 Fletcher Luck Lane, Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 594-5439 |
| West Tennessee District - Adam Ziegenbein | Assistant District Forester - State Forests | (731) 967-6606 |
| vacant | Chickasaw State Forest |
(731) 986-9528 |
| Matthew Simpson |
Natchez Trace State Forest Supervisor | (731) 968-3214 |
| vacant | Natchez Trace State Forest | (731) 968-2429 |
| Logan Priestley | Natchez Trace State Forest | (731) 986-3214 |
| Shawn Posey | John Tully State Forest | (731) 635-4799 |
| Highland Rim District | Office | (615) 797-3117 |
| Richard Saltzman |
Cedars of Lebanon State Forest | (615) 443-2768 |
| Christy Gearhiser | Lewis State Forest | (931) 796-4313 |
| vacant | Stewart State Forest | (615) 740-2023 |
| Cumberland District - Jeremy Albright | Assistant District Forester - State Forests | (931) 879-5170 |
| Anthony Johnson | Prentice Cooper State Forest Supervisor | (423) 658-5551 |
| Daniel Nielsen | Bledsoe State Forest | (615) 202-9393 |
| Daniel Nielsen | Franklin State Forest | (615) 202-9393 |
| Russell Fulcher | Pickett State Forest | (931) 403-1010 |
| Russell Fulcher | Standing Stone State Forest | (931) 403-1010 |
| East Tennessee District - Shawn Hendrickson |
Assistant District Forester - State Forests |
(865) 974-4253 |
| John Henderson | Martha Sundquist State Forest | (423) 625-4092 |
| Jeffrey Collins-Key |
Chuck Swan State Forest Supervisor |
(865) 594-6432 |
| Wesley Harris | Chuck Swan State Forest | (865)-337-4063 |
| Joe Johnson | Lone Mountain State Forest | (865) 354-0258 |
| Matt Aldrovandi | Scott State Forester | (423) 566-3715 |
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
| David Arnold |
State Forester and Assistant Commissioner | (615) 837-5435 |
| Dyshea Brown | Executive Administrative Assistant 1 |
(615) 837-5411 |
| Tim Phelps | Communications and Outreach Unit Leader; PIO | (615) 428-5913 |
| Wade Waters |
Assistant State Forester - Fire Management & Emergency Response Operations | (615) 837-5425 |
| David Fiorella | Fire Management Specialist - Operations | (615) 837-5470 |
| Robin Bible | Fire Management Specialist - Mitigation | (615) 837-5537 |
| Kimberly Burch | Fire Logistics Specialist | (423) 742-0157 |
| 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 |
| Heather Slayton | Assistant State Forester - Grants, Forest Management, Reforestation | (615) 837-5432 |
| Wanda Aldridge | Administrative Services Assistant 2 | (615) 837-5540 |
| Ameni Graba | Procurement Officer | (615) 253-2527 |
| Robert Elliott | Forest Health & Sustainability Unit Leader | (615) 837-5552 |
| Phil Morrissey | Forest Stewardship Forester | (615) 837-5422 |
| Hannah Hollowell |
Forest Health Forester | (615) 837-5439 |
| John Woodcock | Rural Forest Resource Management Forester | (615) 837-5438 |
| Diane Warwick | Urban & Community Forestry Partnership Coordinator East Tennessee Regional Urban Forester |
(865) 594-5439 |
| Ashley Kite | Urban & Community Forestry Partnership Coordinator (TUFC) | (615) 638-8027 |
| Jackie Broeker | Strike Team Coordinator | (615) 917-6504 |
| Gina Sowders |
Reforestation Unit Leader | (423) 368-3678 |
| Nick Pietrzak | Water Quality/BMP Forester |
(615) 981-1400 |
| Andy McBride | State Forests Unit Leader | (931) 510-1442 |
| Rachel Greene |
Forest Data and Analysis Unit Leader | (615) 837-5437 |
| Thomas Rowe | Forest Inventory and Analysis Forester | (615) 837-5437 |
| Cody Barrett | Forest Data Systems Forester | (615) 837-5426 |
| Andrea Maholland | Real Property Agent | (615) 837-5091 |
| David Neumann | Agribusiness Consultant - Forestry | (615) 837-5334 |
| Ward Tarkington | STS Liaison | (615) 837-5097 |