Go-DBE Agency Small Business Liaisons
Effective April 2, 2012, each state agency was required by legislation to designate a staff person to assist the Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise with coordinating the agency’s efforts to utilize Tennessee small businesses. The following is a list of the Agency Small Business Liaisons:
| Department | Liason Name | Phone No. | E-mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | Peggy Naifeh | 615-837-5300 | Peggy.Naifeh@tn.gov |
| Children's Services | Erica Mayberry | 615-253-2340 | Erica.Mayberry@tn.gov |
| Commerce and Insurance | Angela Lay | 615-401-7743 | Angela.Lay@tn.gov |
| Comptroller of the Treasury | Paige Donaldson | 615-736-6063 | Paige.Donaldson@cot.tn.gov |
| Correction | Kelly Young | 615-253-8165 | Kelly.Young@tn.gov |
| Economic and Community Development | Angela Giles | 615-917-3963 | Angel.Giles@tn.gov |
| Education | Brian DiCarlo | 615-290-6715 | Brian.DiCarlo@tn.gov |
| Environment and Conservation | Amanda Head | 615-504-0373 | Amanda.Head@tn.gov |
| Finance and Administration | Eugene Neubert | 615-770-3990 | Eugene.Neubert@tn.gov |
| Financial Institutions | Tommie Pendergrass | 615-232-1013 | Tommie.K.pendergrass@tn.gov |
| General Services | Kim Henry | 615-741-2562 | Kimberly.Henry@tn.gov |
| Health | Lindsey Oliveras | 615-741-1614 | Lindsay.R.Oliveras@tn.gov |
| Health Care F&A (TennCare) | Matt Brimm |
615-507-6384 | Matt.Brimm@tn.gov |
| Human Resources | Cindy Hobbs | 615-741-6199 | Cindy.Hobbs@tn.gov |
| Human Services | Stephen Reksten | 615-313-4794 | Stephen.Reksten@tn.gov |
| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | Hany Ghabious | 615-741-9135 | Hany.Ghabious@tn.gov |
| Labor and Workforce Development | Andy Summar | 615-360-4465 | Andy.Summar@tn.gov |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Cynthia Tyler | 615-532-6586 | Cynthia.Tyler@tn.gov |
| Military | Crystal M. Lysinger | 615-313-0691 | Crystal.M.Lysinger@tn.gov |
| Office of the Governor | Daphne Cooper | 615-532-4582 | Daphne.Cooper@tn.gov |
| Revenue | Amanda McGraw | 615-253-8950 | Amanda.McGraw@tn.gov |
| Safety | Marki Mascolo | 615-251-5238 | Marki.T.Mascolo@tn.gov |
| State of TN Real Estate Asset Management (STREAM) | Jennifer Murphy | 615-426-7192 | Jennifer.Murphy@tn.gov |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Richard Moore | 615-744-4210 | Richard.Moore@tn.gov |
| Tennessee Board of Regents | Angela Flynn | 615-366-4436 | Angela.Flynn@tbr.edu |
| Tourist Development | Kevin Mahoney | 615-741-9023 | Kevin.Mahoney@tn.gov |
| Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency | Clyde Hicks | 615-781-6604 | Clyde.Hicks@tn.gov |
| Transportation |
Vince Malone | 615-253-1061 | Vince.Malone@tn.gov |
| Treasury | Dawn Rochelle | 615-253-8770 | Dawn.Rochelle@tn.gov |
| TRICOR | Lori Brewington | 615-253-4931 | Lori.Brewington@tn.gov |
| University of Tennessee | Abbie Shellist | 865-974-3110 | ashellis@tennessee.edu |
| Veterans Services | Natasha Bailey | 615-253-8972 | Natasha.F.Bailey@tn.gov |
| State Procurement Agencies (SPA's) | |||
| Austin Peay State University | Patricia Walton | 931-221-7573 | waltonp@apsu.edu |
| East Tennessee State University | Ryan Roberts | 423-439-6889 | Robertsrr@etsu.edu |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Shirman A. Thomas | 615-898-2516 | Shirman.thomas@mtsu.edu |
| Tennessee State University | Joel Sims, Jr. | 615-963-5146 | Jsims@tnstate.edu |
| Tennessee Technical University (Capital Projects) | Jim Cobb | 931-372-3524 | Jimcobb@tntech.edu |
| Tennessee Technical University (Commodities) | Donna Wallis | 931-372-3492 | Dwallis@tntech.edu |
| University of Memphis (Capital Projects) | Tony Poteet | 901-678-2619 | PPoteet@memphis.edu |
| University of Memphis (Commodities) | Kerri Reece | 901-678-3775 | Kreece@memphis.edu |