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
- Ryan Durham, Vice Chair - Lawrenceburg
- Lisa Johnson, Evaluation Committee Chair - Greeneville
- Tatum Fowler, Communications Committee Chair - Knoxville
- Lesley Guilaran, Public Policy Committee Chair - Jackson
- Alicia Hall, Audit Committee Chair - Cordova
- Alison Bynum - Smyrna
- Jody Cheek - Johnson City
- Roddey Coe - Ooltewah
- Jennifer Coleman - Paris
- Sarah Cripps - Smithville
- Chrissy Hood - Pulaski
- Clancey Hopper - Lebanon
- Jean-Marie Lawrence - Chattanooga
- Craig Lemak - Knoxville
- Linda Monterroso - Memphis
- Brigham Scallion - Bells
- Gina Summer - Jackson
- Karen West - Gallatin
- Brent Wiles - Nashville
- Martez Williams - Nashville
Commissioners/Representatives of State Government Departments and Agencies and their designees in parentheses
- Commissioner Brad Turner (Jordan Allen) Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Commissioner Penny Schwinn, (Theresa Nicholls/Alison Gauld) Department of Education
- Commissioner Danielle Barnes, (Mandy Johnson; back-up: Paula Knisley) Department of Human Services: Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Commissioner Marie Williams, (Mark Liverman) 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 Richard Kennedy, (Rose Naccarato) Commission on Children and Youth
- Executive Director Ralph Perrey, (Bettie Teasley) Tennessee Housing Development Agency
- Executive Director Jim Shulman, (Anna Lea Cothron) 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, UT Health Science Center for Developmental Disabilities
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Lisa Primm, Executive Director, Disability Rights Tennessee
Local Non-governmental Agency
Sarah Kassas