Mary Beth Gribble

Mary Beth Gribble

Director, Programs & Policy

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Since 2016, Mary Beth Gribble has served as the Director of Programs & Policy at the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO). She previously served as a Legislative Liaison for the Department starting in 2013. Throughout her career, she has honed her skills in communications, public relations, and policy development with a focus on finding common ground in any room. During her time at the SFMO, she has worked to provide consistency of policies and procedures throughout the seven sections of the SFMO. Mary Beth is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where she earned her B.S. in Political Science with a concentration in Public Administration. As an eighth generation Tennessean, her rural upbringing in a small family business prepared her to tackle the unknown with resilience.

Mary Beth is a busy mother of three to Ella, Bertie, and Everett. She enjoys watching the Vols in any sport but looks forward to football in the fall. She is a lover of dogs and spends other free time gardening or woodworking.