Council Members
The Council on Developmental Disabilities is made up of Governor-appointed private citizens who either have a disability or are family members of a person with a disability. Council members represent the cultural and geographic diversity of Tennessee. The Council also has representatives of State agencies that are connected with disability policy and services in the state.
- Tecia Puckett Pryor, Council Chair - Smithville
- Serina Gilbert, Council Vice-Chair - Charlotte
- Evan Espey, Public Policy Committee Chair - Antioch
- Lisa Johnson, Evaluation Committee Chair - Greeneville
- Steve Sheegog, Communications Committee Chair - Memphis
- Amy Allen - Milan
- Jody Cheek - Johnson City
- Roddey Coe - Ooltewah
- Jennifer Coleman - Paris
- Ryan Durham - Lawrenceburg
- Tatum Fowler - Knoxville
- Dawn Fry – Cookeville
- Lesley Guilaran - Jackson
- Clancey Hopper - Antioch
- Jean-Marie Lawrence - Chattanooga
- Craig Lemak - Knoxville
- William Lovell - Hohenwald
- Gina Summer - Jackson
- Karen West - Gallatin
- Martez Williams - Nashville
Commissioners/Representatives of State Government Departments and Agencies
- Commissioner Debra Payne (Jordan Allen/Jeremy Norden-Paul) Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Commissioner Candice McQueen, (Theresa Nicholls/Alison Gauld) Department of Education
- Commissioner Danielle Barnes, (Mandy Johnson) Department of Human Services: Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Commissioner Marie Williams, (Katie Lee) Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
- Dr. Michael D. Warren, (Jacqueline Johnson) Division of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health
- Assistant Commissioner Patti Killingsworth (Shannon Nehus) Bureau of TennCare
- Executive Director Linda O'Neal, (Rose Naccarato) Commission on Children and Youth
- Executive Director Ralph Perrey, (Bettie Teasley) Tennessee Housing Development Agency
- Executive Director Jim Shulman, (Jackie Bruce) Commission on Aging and Disability
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Elise McMillan, J.D., Co-Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Bruce Keisling, Ph.D., Executive Director, Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Lisa Primm, Executive Director, Disability Rights Tennessee
Local Non-governmental Agency
Sarah Kassas