Staff Directory

The Tennessee Division of Forestry is led by a centralized team in Nashville, as well as four district foresters across the state. Each district has a variety of foresters, forestry technicians, and forestry aides, as well as support staff, who serve the people of Tennessee by providing landowner assistance, managing state forests, and preventing, mitigating, and suppressing wildfires.

Area Forester Map

If you are seeking forest management assistance, please use the map or directory below to identify and reach out to the area forester for your area.

Map showing which which area foresters serve each county in Tennessee; updated in September, 2026

This map shows the state of Tennessee and its counties, along with a listing of which area foresters serve them. The information contained in the map is also available in the drop down sections below. This map was most recently updated in September 2026.

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Contact Us

West Tennessee District

Scott Huff, District Forester
Ryan Morris, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Caleb LaMontagne, Asst. District Forester (State Forests)
P.O. Box 438, Lexington, TN 38351
Voice: (731) 968-6676, Fax: (731) 968-5356

Lake, Obion, Weakley, Gibson, Carroll, Henry, Benton James Moore, Area Forester 1745 Leach Road, Cedar Grove, TN 38321 (931) 337-4936	Hardeman, McNairy, Chester, Henderson, Decatur Pete Moditz, Area Forester P.O. Box 471, Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-3531
Fayette, Shelby, Madison, Haywood, Tipton, Lauderdale, Crockett, Dyer Shawn Posey, Area Forester 3570 Ebenezer Loop, Somerville, TN 38068 (731) 772-4592

Highland Rim District

Brian Hughett, District Forester
Michael Holder, Asst. District Forester (Fire & Forests)
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 Jack Wilkerson, Area Forester 1030 Cumberland Heights Road, Suite B Clarksville, TN 37040 (615)-748-0975
Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson Adam Muth, Area Forester 5112 Murfreesboro Rd., Lebanon, TN 37090 (615) 443-2768	Dickson, Houston, Humphreys Jacob Hooker, Area Forester 500 Fire Tower Rd, Dickson, TN 37055 (731) 363-2937
Giles, Lawrence, Maury, Williamson Kyle Hanners, Area Forester 4377 Firetower Road Columbia, TN 38401 (615) 913-1439	Hardin, Wayne Vacant, Area Forester 495 Main Street, Savannah, TN 38372
Hickman, Lewis, Perry Christy Gearhiser, Area Forester 1454 Waynesboro HWY, Hohenwald, TN 38462-2246 (931) 212-9312

Cumberland District

Jaime Nunan, District Forester
Joel Blackburn, Asst. District Forester (Fire)
Joshua Biggerstaff, 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 Bryan Duggan, Area Forester P.O. Box 384, Dayton, TN 37321 (423) 775-0251	Bradley, McMinn, Polk Scott Guffey, Area Forester P. O. Box 59. Delano 37325 (423) 483-2593
Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren Brian Haddock, Area Forester 195 Firetower Ln., Morrison, TN 37357 (931) 635-2757	Clay, Overton, Pickett Vacant
Cumberland, Fentress William Canfield, Area Forester 2914 Peavine Firetower Rd., Crossville, TN 38571 (931) 484-4227	Franklin, Grundy, Marion Levi Trumbore, Area Forester 1657 Lower Fire Tower Rd., Sequatchie, TN 37374 (423) 895-4133
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

East Tennessee District

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) 974-4172

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
Campbell, Claiborne, Scott Matt Aldrovandi, Area Forester 211 N. Indiana Ave., LaFollette, TN 37766 (423) 566-3715	Carter, Johnson, Sullivan Danny Osborne, Area Forester P.O. Box 906, Elizabethton, TN 37644 (423) 542-9221
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
Greene, Unicoi, Washington Alex Bremner, 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

Nashville Office

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

Heather Slayton	State Forester and Assistant Commissioner	(615) 837-5432
Dyshea Brown	Executive Administrative Assistant 1	(615) 837-5411
Wade Waters	Assistant State Forester - Forest Protection	(615) 837-5425
Megan Carpenter	Communications and Outreach Unit Leader; PIO	(615) 487-2704
David Fiorella	Fire Management Unit Leader	(615) 837-5470
Shannon Sims	Fire Management Specialist - Mitigation	(731) 412-8437
Kimberly Burch	Fire Logistics Specialist	(423) 742-0157
Jackie Broeker	Prescribed Fire Program Specialist - Fire Planner	(615) 917-6504
Richard Saltzman	Fire Management Specialist - Operations	(615) 866-5425
Todd Overbay	Radio Systems Analyst	(865) 206-6277
Chris Wiesmueller	Administrative Services Unit Leader	(615) 924-2120
Wanda Aldridge	Administrative Services Assistant 2	(615) 837-5540
Bernard Conway	Administrative Services Assistant 3	(615) 934-3719
Andrea Maholland	Facilities Construction Specialist	(615) 837-5091
Jason Rickman	Equipment Manager	(615) 837-5430
Jay Hayek	Assistant State Forester - Grants, Forest Management, Reforestation	(615) 483-6349
Shane Harrington	Forest Health & Sustainability Unit Leader	(615) 253-1392
Phil Morrissey	Forest Stewardship Forester	(615) 837-5422
Katy Kilbourne	Forest Health Forester	(615) 767-0918
Allana Funderburk	Landscape Conservation Program Specialist	(629) 237-9575
Ashley Kite-Rowland	Urban & Community Forestry Program Coordinator	(615) 815-6921
Cody Leonard	Water Quality/BMP Forester	(615) 906-2450
Gina Sowders	Reforestation Unit Leader	(423) 368-3678
Greg Bailey	State Forests Unit Leader	(615) 253-1602
Colin Stiles	Forest Data and Analysis Unit Leader	(615) 347-8381
Andy Thornton	Forest Inventory and Analysis Forester	(865) 806-6949
Daniel Nielsen	Forest Data Systems Forester	(615) 202-9393
Nirmal Thapa	Data Program Specialist	(615) 906-3500
David Neumann	Agribusiness Consultant - Forestry	(615) 837-5334
Ward Tarkington	STS Liaison	(615) 837-5097